The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-04
PRESIDENT OF HAITI.
MAKES CHARGES AGAINST
U. 5.
Charges Oppression by U. S.
Government and Attacks
Minister and Financial Ad-
visor.

Port-Au-Prince, Dec. 2.-The Amer
ican civil administration in Haiti is
more oppressive than the military"
President Dartigenave declared in
the 3000-word statement he made
attacking the public service of Minis
ter Blanchard and John McAllhenny,
financial adviser of the black repub-
lie.
The President charged that since
American occupation no effective
aid had been given Haiti for develop
ment of its agricultural and indus
trlal resources, as stipulated in the
treaty, and that no serious measure
had been proposed with a view to
placing HaitPs finances on a treaty
solid basis"
McAilhenny is in Washington and
the minister declined to be seen.
tbe beaifing finag attention to the fact that
him on the proposal of President
Wilson. is in effect a Haitian off
eiaI; who is paid $4,000 a year from
I'm realty. the financial adviser
does not report to the Haitian Gov
ernment that he pretends to submit
70 MS soyeign will. The facts are
tence which the financial adviser at
tributes to himself.
OmnIpotence Charged.
Nothing can give a more striking
idea of his omnipotence than the
c2nflscation by the Financial ADVISER
aided by the American Minister, of
the salaries of the President of the
republic. the Secretary of State.
members Of the Legislative Council,
because the government refused to
al Bank of Haiti, an establishment
controlled by the National City Bank
or New York, clause prohibiting the
importation into Haiti Of foreign gold
THIS tadyiseTl equally prevented a
vote of the budget, contrary to the
voice Of the Haitian constitution"
The financial adviser, the Presi-
into the validity of Haitian debts,
mas recommended no perfected meth
od of banking the revenues, and
nai.ard maze no - recommendation for the
lie IN the face of The inertia of the
financial adviser" the government
multiplied its efforts, according to
the en-, President, who charged:
The numerous financial projects
agricultural, educational. administra-
tive and rural organization, meet the
opposition of the American officials
ives Er ne of without IN response in the arch
Own Proposals Not Perfect.
were not perfect, the Presid snt COM
planned because the civil function
aries failed to propose notifications
or substitutes. After his plans had
been turned down the President said
this happened:
And it is in the name of the gov
ernment of the United States that
the American Minister comes each
time to impose on the government
and the Haitian people the require
ments least commendable of the
American officials, paid for with
Haitian money. If the government
refuses refuses the worst humiliations are
The President said that loyal CO.
operation. promised by the treaty
should be assured; that peace must
be maintained by a national force,
assuring public respect and conscious
of its responsibilities: that American
military forces must not intervene
In administrative and judicial affairs;
that the American Minister remain
within his diplomatic functions and
not serve to aid the treaty officials
in conflict with the government;
was completely "at the mercy of the
caprices and absolute arbitrariness
OF the financial adviser.
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