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ledge of Haitian problems,.who evidently were chosen because of their

readiness to heartheir master's voice and thereby bring in the kind

of report the National City Bank desires.

_ The commission includes: W. C. Forbes, ex-governor of the Phil

ippines who made himself very unpopular with the natives while there;

William Allen White, the crusading genius of Emporia. Kans.; James

Kerney, an unknown newspaper man of Trenton. N. J.; Elie Veniza,

a supposed student of Haitian affairs; and Henry F. Fletcher, ex-diplo

mat and Pennsylvania politician.

With such a commission, it is needless to expect anything shor'

of an evasive meaning’ess report that could be written without even

expense of the trip to the island republic. The voice of the National

City Bank will be heard and not that of the Haitian people themselves.

Of course the marines w 1 not be withdrawn soon. However, there may

be a gradu"! withdrawal, timed to probably have most of them out by

v^rn the present treaty between the United States and Haiti

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a study of the educati i

tpared to uo this. ;.e cuitur- ut Haiti .s Fien.h. its lan

uB; e and customs are largely copied from that country. This has

been true since the estab ishing of a Negro government there. The

Haitians should promptly resent their educational institutions being

Motcnized. Furthermore, if the educational needs of the island are

nade-uate, and need re-organiring from outside sources, why could

not this person have been placed on the commission prope. Is Dr.

Moton the jim-crow end of the commission?

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Washington tribune. (1930). Washington, D.C., 1930-02-14. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87062236/1930-02-14/ed-1/?sp=6

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington tribune, 1930-02-14.