The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
4AYTI A LAND OF GREAT UNDEVELOPED NATURAL RESOURCE
Soil Wonderfully Rich
Mahogany So Plenti.
full That Natives Use
1t to Make Their
Boats

only by a handful of natives living In
TWO or three huts. On the extrems
northwestern corner of Hayti, only a
few miles from the eastern end ~
Cuba, is an example OF one OF these
excellent harbors. known a. por, A.
Paix.
Some day a biz city Il certain N 10
located here and a railroad will r,,
II ON this port directly across IN.
Island to a similar port at the extrens
eastern end, which Is also nj nresert
undeveloped. II Is now possible "a
n X a train from New York 10 Kov
West. ferry across to Havana ara
travel by rail the whole length ~
CUBA 10 the eastern end. Only a few
hours sail would bring one from N.
eastern terminus OF the Cuban rail.
road into this beautiful harbor of port
de Paix. II there were a cross ,sr,r
railroad one could reach Porto pIco
In a few hours. Twenty-Hyo voar.
rom now this VIII be the quickest
way to travel to Porto Rico which 4.
now rapidly developing under United
states control. However. no develon-
ment along his lino mas SO, .-Re,
place and the locatioa FOR a va,uahl.
wharf in this harbor Of por, do paIx
may now be obtained for norman.
500. 80"
This Is simply one Of MANY rl,.-
trations which | could Civ ~ ig, 80.
opportunities existing in this stand ,or
a soldier of fortune who wishes =, %
there with little capital. True 10
no place for American women ana
children. Moreover, any man who
succeeds here must he able 70 sro,L
french and work with and through
colored people.
A man going 10 this island ,r,.,
continually keep in min tia, IN. al.
and belongs TO the blacks and ,bs, n.
can win only by working for the blacks
with the blacks and as the hIacks
want to work The idea thai, a vita
man can develop the Island of uay,i
in the same spirit in which no wonft
develop a Southern State Of our own
country Is wrong. The blacks n,
Hayti cannot be treated like the blacks
OF America.
have tried to give a brief account
OF this great undeveloped island 10.
gether with It's advantages and d!sad.
v~antages, opportunities and draw.
backs. I also have related certain
stories TO illustrate the uncivllized con-
ditions existing there to-day. I DO
not wish TO close, however, without
drawing n moral:
These people have what mos. peo-
pie consider the three fundamentals a.
civilization, namely, wealth. freedom
and a church. Regarding the I'M
bounded wealth OF the island. there can
be no dispute; in fact, the creates,
drawback is that the country Is so rich
hat the natives are able 10 live with
out working and exist on simply the
fruits OF the forests.
The island also possesses the great
est freedom in accordance with tho
theory" Of democracy. Not only are
Haytt and Santo Domingo republics in
the theoretical sense Of the word, bun,
as ! have stated. in the nation Of Hayt
no one but a black is permitted by
the Constitution TO own land. N
course. Il is difficult often to draw a
line between unlimited democracy and
limited anarchy; but the Hayt.ars are
certainly allowed To govern themselves
with little internal or external inter-
ference.
Moreover. this is not n heather al
and, for the church, as an organ.za-
tlon. has a great foothold here. and
has had for several hundred years. In
short, can prove e any one thai ne
people OF this island probably -
as great wealth, freedom and "a
on rArgetpftga oD ~, ,..,I.
of the globe. Yet they show the w
est state of civilization. W1a' $ tho
reason?
A closer study - the s'la,ion
shows that this island lack. az ,du-
catlonal system. and Il is r,,o-r zed
that the island VII h,.umr z~i
only when some worth VIII. Inca
t!onal system is introduced ... MA
MED by the necessary c,pu.u mes
sure, Wealth, freedom and '.,..oFy,
separate or combined. ar" .s. ..ss cx-
cepting in conjunction VIII "a nth
while educational system which rains
people 10 work and produce r. M
there is a great lesson in this ospe-
cially to those who 'u.Ih 'uy nrot-
lens OF America can he solved g.. sim
ply dividing riches, rruy.j.n- - rem
dums and building churches
a certain moun Of prosperity Il
necessary for the d~cy,'uUu''' 90 any
people; moreover, this wN-' .y &C
c-mpanied with reasonable freedom
while worth while rolir.,n s. most
important. Nevertheless r,.D prosr 81.
comes only as these 'Nr,. w,.'h
freedom and religion are conn cd
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