Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
OVER THREE THOUSAND
HAyT|ANS MURDERED
AND THE REPORTS
SUPPRESSED
(New York Herald)

pressed full and accurate information
of deplorable conditions brought
about in the Republic OF Hayu py
the American occupation.
The evidence shows clearly that
tho slaughter of $3.50 natives by the
marine corps in the last, two years.
which was admitted Officially only
after Senator Harding laid bare tho
Haytian scandal, is due chiefly to
the strong anti-American feeling en-
rondered in the island republic by
the methods OF the American occupa
ton. which has destroyed any Ves''so
OF independence there.
These conditions are described DS
an eye witness who is now IN WASH
ington ready and eager 10 give ms
testimony already long in possession
Of the State and Navy departments.
70 the naval court Of inquiry named
Inv Secretary of the Navy Danlels
,rtcr the attention Of the court was
rrtught to the ituation i'll the nttie
black republic by Senator Harding
This man is the Rev. DR.. l.. ron
Evans. a Wclshman by birth, Win
letters Of recommendation from DaV
id LLOYD George and from prominent
Americans. including he late Lheo
deere Roosevelt. He is naturallZeo
American who for twenty-five years
had been engaged in Baptist mission
arv, work in Hayl.
FIRST REPORT MADE IN 1918
The New York Herald corrcspon-
dent has in his possession documents
which prove that DR.. Evans llrsl
brought this deplorablc state Oh al
fairs in. Hayti to the attention OF the
State department in the fall OF 1918
more ,han ,hrec years after the
American marines were landed tncre.
Other documents show he repeatedly
has called the attention or the Navy
Department and other branches OF
the government to conditions there.
Absolutely nothing has been done, so
far as can be learned to better these
! conditiops--yand specific request
made by DR.. Evans for an unbiased
%anonmilitary and non-political COM
Emission to inquire into the Haytian
Wrongs under American occupation
Rwas ignored after repeated informal
'rromiscs' to do osmcthing about 1t,
Statements from Secretary Daniels
and others representing the Admins
tration that they acted as soon as
ANY irregularities in Hayti on any
complaints were brought to their ut
tcntion are disproved. DR.. Evans
came to this country from Hayt In
1918 to bring to tho attention or
President Wilson and the Govern
mcat authorities at Washington this
state of affairs in the island republic
He could not believe these conditions
would he permitted to continue X
once they were told to the rcspon-
sible government officials in Washing
ton.
LETTER FROM STATE DEPART
MENT.
The following Is a letter showing
that no laid tho facts before the State
Department ut that time:
Washington. Nov. 2, 1918.
DR.. l. Ton Evans. 226 Chestnut
street, Kingston, Pa.
Sir: The department has received
your memorandum upon conditions In
Hayti presented on October 81, nd
dressed to tho President Of the Unit
cd States and wishes to inform you
that it is receiving tho serious con
sideration of this department as well
as OF the various other branches Of
the Government concerned
The Department will DO pleased to
communicate with you at a later date
AFTER tho careful study Of the mat
ter contained in your memorandum
Ia terminated.
am, sir your obedient servant.
For the Secretary of State.
ALVEY A. ADBH.
Second Assistant Secretary
Everything indicates that tho care
ful study" given to the matters men
tened in DR.. Evans memorandum con
sisted OF pushing 1T into some already
over full pigconhole or old letter file
and forgetting all about it. II indeed
1t was not thrown into State De
pnrtment waste basket which is clean
Ell out by the janitor every evening
This memorandum mentioned by
Assistant Secretary Adee's letter of
November 2, 1918, was handed in per
son by DR.. Evans to an official of tho
State Department a Mr.. Stabler
then in charge of the Latin-Amcrican
section Of the State Department and
especially detailed 20 handle Haytian
affairs. The facts were ut the same
time laid before Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska, then chairman OF the Son
ate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Since that time Dr.. Evans has en-
craVored repeatedly, but without sue
cess, to get this Government to recos
ME the situation in Hayti. He has
several times notified Secretary Dan
lels, his last letter being dated az
late as October s, 1920.
Dr. evans insists that mere nav.
a. board Of inquiry never will be able
TO get the facts before the American
people. lie saidto day that the Amer
lean military epresentatives--the
marines and the socallcd gendarmes
---oiiicercd in many instances by rene
gade white men from the States.