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of martial law, independence and the

restoration of constitutional preroga

tives.

Want Only Independence.

Hearings were held at Santa Marc,

Gonaives, Maisade, Hinche and Cape

Haitian. Eight witnesses were heard

at Hinche and 16 at Maisade.

“What does Santa Domingo want?”

demanded Senator Pomerene, in open

ing today’s hearing, of former Ameri

can minister, Francisco Peynado.

“Our independence with the assur

ance of American friendship,” he re

plied. “That’s all we want.”

Peynado testified that under the

present election laws, which do not

require registration, corrupt elections

were certain, but that the frequent

revolutions were largely harmless, in

volving but a few hundred people at

the most. One American was killed

in a revolution in 1885 by a stray shot,

he declared. The Dominican govern

ment paid his heirs $33,000.

Demand that the American govern

ment cease treating Dominicians “like

Negroes of the Congo.” was made by

Pedro Perez, former governor of Siebo

province, when he was called before

the commission.

Archbishop Novel, as chairman of

the committee from the Junta con

suite. demanded the restoration of

sovereignty.

of the tree commission. Other mem

bers of the commission are: Dorothy

Enderis, secretary: Mrs. Louis Auer,

Mrs. H. H. Raynor, Robert F

Schmidt. C. E. Reeder, Samuel Mc-

Killop, Otto A. Aagard, Archie Tegt

meyer, William Ruthenberg, C. E.

Reeder. Honorary members, Joseph

Hansen. H. H. Brueggeman, Richard

Zinke and J. E. Jones.

Samuel McKillop is chairman of

the program committee; advisory

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Milwaukee leader. (1921). Milwaukee, Wis., 1921-12-13. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045293/1921-12-13/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Milwaukee leader, 1921-12-13.