Atlanta daily world

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Of the Haitian declaration of

Independence on January 1, 1804,

the author says:

“The significant fact is that a

slave revolt culminated, after more

than 12 years, with the assistance

of European and American compli

cations, in the first free Negro na

tion in the modern world, the first

Latin American colony to win in

dependence, the second nation in

the western worla to separate from

the European mother country.

“But, due to the growing in

fluence of the bloc of slave-owning

Southern States, this country d'd

not recognize the independence of

the Negro republic until 1862.’’

Though there was a flourishing

trade with Haitian ports, Hai

tians themselves were d’srouraged

from coming to the United States

for fear of their setting a danger

ous example to American slaves.

Except during the long rule of

President Boyer, political condi

tions in Haiti were frequently in

disorder and many difficthties

arose between toe local rulers and

the commercial agents who repre

sented the interests of the United

States, according to Dr. Logan.

Further complications were in

troduced by the intrigues of Eng

land and France and by discord

between Haiti and the Spanish

speaking eastern end of the island,

which is now the Dominican Re

public.

It was only after the Civil War

that American foreign policy be

came seriously interested in the

strategic importance of the An

tilles. Haiti then assumed new im

portance to the United States as

a potential site for naval bases

to guard or Gulf Coast.

The author of this valuable con

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Atlanta daily world. (1941). Atlanta, Georgia, 1941-09-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015425/1941-09-28/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Atlanta daily world, 1941-09-28.