California eagle

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mulated their nest eggs, are

openly buying votes. Rumors

abound that American money

is being devoted to this cause.

A Dr. Jean Price Mars is sup

posed to be the American favo

rite for president—chosen later

by the congress.

It’s pretty easy to buy votes

when people are illiterate and

pauperized.

The mood of the Haitian peo

ple can be judged by the fact

that perhaps half of the many

parties claim to be "Socialist" or

"Revolutionary.”

But the people are just begin

ning to be organized. Trade

unions are barely starting, and

their leadership is inexperienced.

And it will take organization to

break the American economic

stranglehold and begin to realize

the fruits of that independence

won so heroically 142 years ago.

In 1920 there were 54.421,832

citizens 21 years of age or over,

who might have saved the world

from the horrors of another war

if they had been interested

enough to do so. Out of this

number only 26,705.346 voted at

all. Less than half. And from

this pitifully small number

16.152.200 voted for an imaginary

association of nations, some

thing never heard of before nor

since.

The enemies of progress and

of peace are pursuing the same

tactics today. They are using

double-talk, they are confusing

issues so that an ordinary per

son. believing them, would al

most think that black is white.

Red is the color they use. how

ever. and they are trying to

make all liberal, progressive

candidates appear red to the

voter.

They have cross-filed, so that

Republicans are listed as Demo

crats. and Democrats are found

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.