Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-21
PEOPLE Of san DOMINGO
Friendly TO U. s. Troops
Returned OFFICER ASSETS

= G--I.sA1Ie 1A46S-s AG- Il EVER
where n the island Of San Domingo
American -oops make friends with the
people and ara unpopular onlr with the
criminal or the 1igpaa- ag.Eator WIKI
unworthy political alns-"
So the Clark conference ce Mexico
ano Ca-lhhesa" WINS tald tonight ay Col
zenrgs = Thorpe. Z :. NJ c., q the
VINO was furne-9y CHIEF of STAT uf 1ae
brigade OF marines n occupation Of lne
Dominican Republic
American interest y Saa Domingo IL
In humane interest," cesire ID see
peace and good order aaG progress AMI
Al eG.2h opportunity araIla.hie 70 a.
'ciasses uf the people" SKID Cal Thorpe
Critics who assume thai he Duu,n-
iEaa masses are opposed % American
control are utEiaeor-ne6 Y they have
Visited the coun--v n al they have
been Indoctrina1ea bg iaisrs Or poll1i-
esals Or special interests that are G.e-
appointed n the military government
because Z. is not favorable ID reward
without laour'
E4xoraals resusss zase- x-esce- asr5-
cu!c-es were being obtained II Eaaa
which ne SAID. me AzasricHas found IN
q sta-e IF caRoE, Bankruptcy and sav-
Ege-y.
In The Virgin Islands. which he sRar
had come d uE bv the v.rtua1ly anan-
-rcouE wish Of The people. il WIS SAFE to
assume liza. this government would a.
Whatever was necessary 10 aE5ra lhe
people 21 opportunity % make q sivtng
and get al education
Il here Is any criticism aae cur ad-
uzlnlst-atinn n me West Indies said
Col Thorpe. according ID uy Uwa
views Il Is that there Is No announced
policy and No definition Of mission thai
Is generally understood"
me American Military adnlalst-a-
uon 81 Sa1l0 Domingo and Hart was
assaled by Otto Schoen-, Oh. of New
ark, formerly secretary to the Min
is-sr Of finance of Lae dominion re
public. II Al address today a. the
Clark University conference OF Mex
lco and the Caribbean.
re declared that the record made
in SRrro Domingo mast bring Us
deep disappointment, while Lhs mess
u Ea-- must awaken feelings If re-
sentiment and shame"
The chief fault ae alleged was N
the Y Hshi1Euor Government which
in rs dealings VIII Fart and Santo
Domingo has displayed d Disregard q
to- lights OF ne mia bI-anrs. an Oh
tlae@ess with respect 70 The obEga-
T3ons devoivIng upon me United
$tatCs and an Indifference 70 the
opir11n If Latin America. and the
v-arad which are simply InconPre-
srs,sss bic
-Ehabitanes Of the y1r-sn Islands
nr declared. are complaining thai
th-v haa more treeruu1 and cDnsid-
eratllr under Danish rule than a
prasert and il seemed hat when
ever = the last Eve Years the Z aiteG
-tR1eE aas assumed the government
Of another country the coming Of ne
American fa-' siE-I1ed suppression
Of popular institutions ard The SEtt4-
ing up Of an arbitrary and Inehcienf
12liLa;"lSTa
Not q few IF tf1e naval and marine
officers have been 'ovsrbea-lng vy-
rants" said The speaker E1ut NUM-
Ter have been conscientious. Some.
Ne aver-ad, Rad openly shown their
r-acp prejudice
There ara SAD Mr. Sc.1oen-ich
unfortunate st0rtes current If tor
tire cF prisoners by wafer cure and
W application Of -ed kot nachef7as
ana = CHER vsws.
The provost courts n Sa1c0 Dom
irr0 were declared by M Schoen-
I@ch Ia have gained tl1s reputation
u }oe3ng il lsI- oppressive and cr-uel.
- delight lneEcessivH sentences and
n have Refused 10 permit persons
IT, ne defended hr counsel
-5srressiu g4F lille. ne said, has
bern accomplished n The five years
q American Intervention. The n
7arnal debt had been allowed x 70
into default bringing sadness and
want 10 many families