New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-05-13
MAUMUS MAY GET BIG
POSITION.

s fellowcitizen and Deputy CJer
d of Court, Hon. A. J. Maum1.s ha
d fine prospects of being appointc
o collector of customs at Port =
: Prince, Haiti, which pays an az
e nual salary Of 100000. At tn
4 time the news was sent over tn
L wires. Mr.. Maumus was then j
!; consultation with Mr.. Lansm
and returned home on Monday +
await the decision of those III 10
!; sltlon to make the appointments
; The post is peculiar one !,
that the appointment is made b,
} the president of Haiti. It is un
derstood. however, that the an
pointment is to 60 to an American
who is to be approved by the
President OF the United States
This makes practically necessary a
recommendation from Washing
ton.
Great care is taken in the selec-
ton OF the man for this place, as
on his honesty and good judy
ment depends not only the con-
fidence of the Haitian government
but the reputation of the United
States Throughout Latin-America
No better qualified citizen of
this country could have been
found for this position than Mr..
Maumus. Trained in the art of
public service, tactful and diplo-
matte, keen of intellect, a student
OF hrman nature. a man under
Standing thoroughly the temporal
ment of the Latin races, speaking
fiuently the French. English and
Spanish languages. it would have
been difficult indeed to find a
man better fitted than Mr.. Maui
mus. and we congratulate the
department as well as Mr.. Maui |
mus that the services of such a |
man was available.
We would like to tell OUT read
ers of why and how the responsi-
bility for managing and attending
to the finances Of this Republic is
now in the hands of Uncle Sam,
and how very important this po-
'ition is. not only in reference to
his country but to European ma
ions as we'll, but the story is so
admirably told in the September,
[915 issue of the "World s
Work that we reproduce entirely
he article as contributed to that
magazine by Mr.. George Marvin,
relieving that our citizens will bel
DELIGHTFULLY."- interested and in
ormed in reading this article:
"While we have been thinking
nd reading of the war in Eu- +,
ope, the materials for a not i'm ::
ossible international strife have i
cen simmering almost unnoticed !.
Or a year or more in the Carib- +"
can. The war has prevented, or .
erhaps only postponed, an inter- !,
ational crisis in which the Unit Il
! States was, and is now, pri- .
larilv concerned. q
In Haiti the critical conditions,
realty accentuated by the war, :,
although from Haiti the "a
ar has drawn the alert attention "
the two European nations .t
liefy concerned. Relieved thus - =,
ON immediate foreign pressure, q
lie American Government still ,f1
ces a very difficult problem in "
is potentially richest and act ~
lily poorest island in the West ~
dies. ~
The gist of the situation is p'
like this: The Haitian u
ADMINISTRATION of the late Presi- 9
mt Guillaume Sam came to a
oody close on July 2Sth. while
e revolutionists, under "gen-
al" who rejoices in the name of
,bo, were seeking it's authorit.
the. north. This was merely
e last chapter in a series of rev.
1tions which have paralyzed the
1ustry Of the country for the
It two years. Before the Eu-
pean war began France and
rmmy had brought pressure to
ar in Haiti and at WASHINGTON
put an end to the chaos. The
mmunication of the German
ye.nment was couched in terms
" .nearly peremptory.
NE war has given both these
lions all they can do at home.
their councils Haiti is for the
ment shelved, although, strange
it may seem. each has during
summer continued to en-
asize it's claims and it's grew
,es to the State Department at
lshington. The American Gov
ment has professed itself will