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be agreed to by Baez, Mr. Sumner was unwilling, how

ever, to consent to anuexatlon on any terms, and gave

Fabeops his reasons.

During the conversation, Mr. Sumner asked Fabens if

he thought that annexation would stop with Santo Do

wingo.

“Ob, no!" replied the Dominican Envoy, you must

have Hayti too.”

And is that all continued the Senator.

Fabens thought that we could not gtop with Hayti, but

must, in the nature of things, finally absorb Porto Rico,

Jamaica, Cuba, the Windward Islands, and, indeed, all of

the West Indies. Mr. Summer then called the attention

of Fabens to the fact that the treaty involved not only

the question of the annexation of the little republic of

Banto Domingo, but an eutirely new foreign policy for

the United States. He professed his fricndship for the

people of the island, and Lis willlpguess to aid them by

every means in his power; but while he doubted that

Sauto Domingo would in the end gain by annexation, he

was sure that the United States would lose.

Mr. Sumner believes that the West India Islands are

destined to be the home of the black race. In proof of

this he points to the fact that in almost every instance

the blacks have increased there much more rapidly than

the whites, so that in some of the iglands the white pop

ulation is not more than 25 per cent of the whole, while

fn many others it is less than 50 per cent. Mr, Sumuer

also hopes that at some future day there will be estab

lished in the West Indies a great and prosperous repub

lic, and desires that the United Btates do everything in

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York tribune. (1871). New York [N.Y.], 1871-04-05. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1871-04-05/ed-1/?sp=5

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York tribune, 1871-04-05.