Evening star

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given more in sequence by Rev.

Father Raymond A. McGowan, •’ho

has recently returned from that coun

try, and whose facts are discussed

by M. Thoby.

Father McGowan thus summarizes

the history:

"1. Free government and civil lib

erty have been destroyed.

"2. The City National Rank of New

York, a Rockefeller institution, has ac

quired complete dominion over Hai

tian finances.

"9. A nation of independent farm

ers is rapidly being transformed into

a nation of plantation laborers, and

their farms are being absorbed into

plantations owned by American cor

porations.”

Father McGowan rites the fact that

an investigating committee of the

United States Senate reported in i 921

that 1,500 Haitians had been killed by

the United States Marines, including

women and children, but the commit

tee justified the killing as "necessary

to preserve order.” The Navy Depart

ment officially stated at the same

time that there had been "no unneces

sary force used.” According to Father

McGowan, to the Marines the rebel

lious natives are “bandits”; to tho

Haitians they are “patriots,” fighting

for their country's independence.

Our relations with Haiti began in

1891, when our Navy sought a base

on Mole St. Nicholas, which was

refused by the Haitian government,

on the ground that, it would impair

Haitian sovereignty.

Slnoe 1881, tho finances of Haiti

had been managed by the National

Rank of Haiti. The hank was re

organized In 1910 and certain French

banks acquired an interest in it.

Eater, our Secretary of State, Mr.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1926). Washington, D.C., 1926-03-13. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1926-03-13/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1926-03-13.