Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-20
OVER THREE THOUSAND
MYT|ANS MURDERED
AND The REPORTS
SUPPRESSED
(New York Herald)
Continued from last week.

tGontinued from last week.)
la the meantime The Now York
Herald presents herewith some OF the
moro starting passages from 1t:
Ia it not sad indeed 20 haVo to
state that after nearly five years OF
American occupation in Haytt ana
under our Democratic Administration
people of the little black republic Gin
cerely and firmly believe that the
real mission Of tho United States
Government and the American people
there is to rocstablish slavery ii
their midst once moro to abrogate
und annul the work Of Toussain l.
Overture (who is .heir Washington
representative just exactly as In the
nindtcenth cetSury Napoleon tried
to DO the tyrant OF France, and In no
cent years the German Kaiser at
tempted to become tho ruler Of the
world?
Dr. Evans then described how he
hastened to write to President Will
SON and to his personal friend. OK.
President Roosevelt. from Heyti In
June 1918. explaining the terrible
bow to American prestige in Hayu
aud throughout Latin America that
was resulting from the actions the
American marines. IT was as the TO
suit of this letter that cx-Presidont
Roosevelt stated in Washington, In
October OF .hc same year in his crit
icism Of Wilson's fourteen points
that "tho Negro republic Of IIayti is
treaty.
uon>exis,cnt under the Democratic
Administration in spite Of their
toll clr
htlieVablc story which no ia prepaa'
"d TO euhstantiatc in every particular
OF how he was arrested on trump
cd mp charge by drunken white cap
tain of gendarmes employed under
dircctiun OF the Marine Corps, parad
cd through the streets nnd openly
insnlted by this white officer. So far
~ he Is able to learn, although he
Wan refused n statement of the
charges against h'~, .h~ basis OF
the whole conspiracy was dctcrmi
nation 70 punish him for pleading in
his capacity as white missionary
Tor tho natives ard against certain
methods and the immoral and drunk
Ell behavior of Americans connected
with the occupation.
He was confined in filthy ma
J tive Jail and forced to hathe naked
with native male and femalo prison
scrs by order OF this white captain.
lie said the Negro judges and other
Il officials whom he knew personally
wore eager to help him but were pro
vented under threats Of death. He
ras accused by this white officer with
resisting arrest When he asked for
copy OF the charges or an oaicia,
summons or any other official author
ity for the action.
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT TO
ESCAPE.
When he asked permission 10 give
10 native the key to n building
which he used in his missionary
work charge OF Attempting to rs-
cape was placed against him by tho
same white officer. He was finally
released Ivy a Negro court, and IN
mediately taken by force by the same
white CAPTAIN to Cap Haitian, in the
extreme north by night in small
boat III tho open Caribbean Sea, for
another trial.
DR.. Evans said he was released OF
the statement of the court that there
were no charges against him
Tho so-callcd voting by the people
OF Hayti on the constitution prcpar
cd in advance for them and rammch
TOWN their throats nv the Wilson An
miniStration is ridiculed Ivy Or
Evans. He thu. describes il to Seer
etary Daniels.
The procession of voters o. re,
sembled funerals ia their silence. so
lcmnity and mournful character m
those people passed along like sheep
n.fo courts of Justice (?) which were
turned that day MI through the coun
try into Haytian slaughter houses
Each was especially guHrdcd by The
-gcndarmnr'c. For the sake of giving
little color to the affair and thus per
footing the farce a native commits.
saire on dummy officer, sat In tho
chair by the side of the white officer
When entering the court a small
white paper stamped with the words
Police Administration and bearing
date June II. 1878, and also the
FreQloh word ''oui" (yes) was placed
IN the trembling hand Of the native.
who then YVES motioned-no word h.
llg spoken or quest on being askcd--->
to the box in front Of the white Amer
'can rficer in supreme charge with
native dummy assistant at his side
y hnadle of mink papers bearing tho
French word mon fno) Scuriously
and significantly remained tied to
sother on the table Thus tcrrorizcd
and he1n'oc; to resist these Dcopic
Sorrowfully and slavishly submitted.
as most Of them were brought in
from small villages guarded and
closely watched.
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