California eagle

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it seized German assets worth

$400,000 for $35,000.

With a sudden release of long

suppressed political forces a

myriad of tiny political parties

sprang into being and politicians

began to vie for power. In face

of the lack of agreement among

civilians who participated in the

strike movement, the Haitian

National Guard assumed control.

I talked at some length with

Col. Franck Lavaud and Major

Antoine Level), two of the three

members of the top military

junta, and was impressed by

their apparent sincerity and sim

plicity. They insist they have no

political ambitions.

The political line up had sim

mered down somewhat in the

three months since Lescot’s fall.

But there still were almost 900

candidates for 56 congressional

seats. Observers agree that poli

ticians who condoned the dicta

torship or even served under

Lescot are pretty sure to win a

majority of seats.

THINGS I SEE

By Marian Inglewood

Every election time we hear

candidates exhorting about "this

crucial election.” Some of our

elections indeed have been cru

cial. And in some of the most

crucial ones, sad to say, we

Americans have refused to ac

cept the responsibility that

should have been ours and we

voted as shirkers to sit still twid

dling our thumbs while the

world reeled on toward destruc

tion.

Such a crucial election was

that of 1920. Then the great

question was: Shall the United

States of America join the

League of Nations and accept

the responsibility of one of the

great nations of the world for

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

California eagle. (1946). Los Angeles, Calif., 1946-05-23. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016196/1946-05-23/ed-1/?sp=7

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: California eagle, 1946-05-23.