Evening star

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United States officials virtually

ran the country. Today the

Haitian gourde Is still tied to

the dollar, and the two cur

rencies are used Interchange-

ably. The biggest sugar mill in

Haiti is American-owned. So

is the only flour mill. And the

United States buys the largest

share nf Haitian coffee—the

leading export.

U, S, Wages Contest

For the past year the Ken

nedy administration has been

waging a thinly-veiled battle

with the Duvalier government.

Last August United States aid

valued at sl3 million annually

was all but cut off after Pres

ident Duvalier persistently

broke promises on agreed use

of agricultural and other equip

ment. The decision on the dic

tator's unreliability coincided

with the growing realization

that Dr. Duvalier’s power vio

lates every democratic princi

ple of the Alliance for Progress.

In the succeeding months re

lations have gone from bad to

worse. Only last week end the

Haitian government asked com-

uplete withdrawal of the 30-

i man United States Marine

i training mission which was

working with the Haitian

army. This mission plus the

training program for Haitian

officers in the United States—

which Dr, Duvalier has also

cut back was Riving the

United States too strong a foot

hold in the disaffected army.

The question being asked

now is whether the United

States waited too long to act.

Critics do not dispute that pres

ent hostility helps sustain do

mestic opposition. But they say

that it should have come earl

ier—for instance, during a stu

dent strike which nearly top

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1963). Washington, D.C., 1963-05-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1963-05-03/ed-1/?sp=12

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1963-05-03.