Evening journal., 1916-05-16
Revolutions Seem TO 90 on
Forever in Ancient Haiti

boucans, and the English and French
seamen. learning the trick of curing
the meat. became butchers and 'buc-
cancers, supplying passing vessels
with preserved beef and afterward
robbing these same ships.
when the peace of Ryswick was
concluded SO many Frenchmen had
settled on the west end OF Santo Do
mingo that this portion Of the island
was ceded to France. A hundred
years later Spain parted with the
eastern end also, but before the whole
island came under her jurisdiction,
France had begun to have her trou-
bies with the slaves whose importa-
tion from Africa had begun under the
Spanish regime as early as 1912.
While the Europeans were divided
among themselves over the problems
Of the French revolution the Negroes
rose against their oppressors, and
under the leadership of TOussaint
L'Ouyerture. one Of the most remark
able mon ever produced by the black
race, attained their freedom. TOus-
saint, the grandson of an African
chief, was military genius, who
made the grave mistake of styling
himself the Black Napoleon His re-
sentiment heing aroused against this
self-prOclaimed understudy, Frances
Man of Destiny sent his brother-in-
law, Leclerc. to Haiti to subiugate the
rebels Through treachery, Toussant
was captured and sent to France,
where he died in 1903
"Dessalines. Toussaint's follower.
declared Haiti Independent and as
sumed the title OF emperor in 1894.
After his assassination, two years
! later. by two of his officers. ChristOphe
and Petion. the northern section of
! the island came under the sway Of
! the former. Negro, while Petion
established a mulattO republic TO the
south Jean Pierre Boyer. a mulattO
Of exceptional ability, succeeded these
two and gained complete control of
the whole island, ruling with frmness
for nearly a quarter Of century. the
French having recognized the indie
pendence of Haiti i'm 1926.
"In 1874 the eastern twO-thirds of
the island set up the independent re-
public of Santo Domingo with the
city Of the same name as its capital.
On several occasions the latter cOun-
try has made overtures to the United
States proposing annexation and at
one time negotiations had progressed
as far as the ratification of a treaty
by the Dominican people. but. as in
the case of the proposed purchase Of
the Danish West Indies two years
previously. the United States Senate
by tie vote, rejected the proposal
For the last three-Quartors of a
century rulers i'm both Haiti and
SantO Domingo have followed each
other like birds OF passage, flight
assassination and forcible removal
from Office being the rule rather
than the exception
"Tho republic Of Haiti. which re-
fleets its French character i'm tho
language OF it's people and in tn,
custom OF sending the children of its
wealthy class TO Paris TO be edu
Gated, occupies a territory somewha
larger than the combined area o
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
The capital. Port-au-Prince, is cit
b of about $4,000. Jcremic. one Of tn
smaller cities. is noted as the birth
place OF the elder Dumas.
"Santo Domingo. where Spanish Il
the prevailing language, has an arei
twice as great as Haiti, being abou
the size of Vermont and New Hamp
shire combined, but with only one