The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
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As the most r%esourcefui revolution.
lists. either fearing the strong arm Of
the United States or coming under the
influence Of higher civilization. disap-
pear or become members OF the Cab
met the Government Of Santo Do
mingo gradually approaches stability
and the country ar era Of unprece.
dented prosperity.
Before discussing the habits Of the
people, the wonderful history Of the
country, older than the United States.
and It's opportunities for development,
a study OF the causes Of the revolu-
lions and the uprisings Of August this
year furnish a field Of inquiry that he.
comes especially interesting now when
the United States IL about to extend
It's protecting arm over tho entire
island as a means OF preventing inter-
national trouble.
Although both Of these republics on
the island. made historic by Columbus
and the scene Of the greatest torture
and bloodshed In the Western lIemi.
sphere, are on the same rugged and
rich land. yet in habits, and
language they are AZ distinct as though
in different continents. The Haytians
are for the most part uneducated. The
Dominicans are well educated ass a
class and very few are iliiterate among
the 100000. The Haytians speak a
French patois and French laws and
customs prevail. The Dominicans
speak Spanish and are Spanish In
manner. appearance and temperament.
he former are without refinement and
are little above. in morals and life. the
savages of the interior Of Africa. In
Hayti foreigners are opposed and the
investment Of foreign capital and the
development OF business are discour-
aged. The Dominicans welcome out
siders and Offer every inducement TO
foreign investors and industries.
The population of Haytl In nine
tenths black. The country is without
initiative, lies dormant. the people sub
slsting upon the foods that grow in
luxuriant abundance without cultiva-
ton. II is backward and retroRressive.
In the depths of barbarism and finan-
cial gloom. The people Of the Domin-
lean Republic are progressive. keenly
alive to the importance Of a strong
government. sanitation. improvements
and Developments. and less than one-
third Of the population are negroes.
Government is in the hands of white
blood.
The people of Santo Domingo are
mainly OF Spanish descent. some pure
white. others mixed with negro blood.
| and still others with a combination Of
white, Indian and negro. While the
pure black or nearly black negro IL
far less In evidence. yet numerically
there are many blacks In the republic.
Along the coast the plantations have
Island. the Bahamas. Jamaica and the
other West Indies. and on the north
ern border, in Monte Christi. are to
he found many negroes from Hayti.
But by no stretch Of the imagination
can the Dominican Republic be called
a "black republic" but liz distinctly n
cOl0red one. with an admixture Of
! races. hard to govern.
There Is no race problem here. The
whites and blacks intermarry and hold
office on an equality. The Dominicans
hold all men equal, regardless Of the
color Of their skin. In a word. the peo-
pie, whether found in the cities or In
the country are a pleasant people, hos
pitable to the extreme and immeasur-
ably superior in every way to their
Haytian neighbors and many OF the
other West Indians. Many Of them
are highly educated in the great uni
versities of Europe and America and
that are a credit to any country.
Everything across the line is differ
ent. In the Haytian towns the streets
are rough and dirty and without any
attempt being made TO look after the
sanitation. The buildings are neg
lected, in decay. The people are with