Evening star

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the habiliments of power, very punc- j

tllious in everc matter of court- cere

menial. Poor Christophe'-—now Henry

I Back of the court and the palaces j

feat the King built this writer stretches

th* lovely land of Haiti, suave and i

melting in its climate, rich ’ln its,

growths, luring in its scenery. And j

th® story goes on with the reforms in- i

ituted by the King, industrial and

financial reforms that read like fairy j

tales sourced in some strange magic

possessed by this big black Christophe.

The King brought work to the island

er*—much to their distress; he set up

a commerce with the outer world, he j;

mad? a financial system to meet such h

enterprises He resisted the overtures j

of Napoleon, and got away with it. All 1 1

this was something over 100 years ago.

Napoleon, still sailing high, yet with 1

wings aslant toward a possible sudden

fall. But King Henry of Haiti! He,,

did other things, marvelous things for

an untutored black mar. to conceive j

and carry through. Then —but you j j

win vourself read about the end of

Christophe, Henry I. Having read the i.

whole story, one that runs with the I

magic of dramatic Inspiration itself, j

you will begin to look around upon our s

own assumed superiorities, while your j

spirit grows lowly and loving, toward

all the world, as we all grow when we 1

let ourselves alone.

A clear history of Haiti is here pro-

iected in a deeply condensed drama of 1

reality whose towering figures are three

negroes. The spirit of this is approach- i

«d even bv only one other writer that

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1928). Washington, D.C., 1928-07-22. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1928-07-22/ed-1/?sp=28

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1928-07-22.