Evening star., 1922-05-08
LANSING EXPLAINS
U. S. ENTRY IN HAITI
Purpose to End Anarchy and
Outside Aggression, Writes
Ex-Secretary of State.

Americas entrance into Haiti ana
the administration of affairs there py
America was declared to be necessary
for the establishment OF peace anu IL
block German designs on the country
in letter written by former Secre-
tary of State Lansing to Senator NC
Cormick of Illinois, chairman Oh
committee investigating conditions IN
Haiti.
The United States was actuated 10
follow the course of Intervention III
Haiti, Mr. Lansing said. by two aGuas. ;as.
81 To terminate the appall'nS
conditions of anarchy, savagery, anu
oppression which had been prsNa, =
in Haiti for decades and to UNDERTAKE .
the Establishment of domestic pea
in the republic in order that Ihe sen
bulk of the population, VINO hau e.
downtrodden by dictat0fs anu .ne
innocent victims of repeated revolu,
tions, should enjoy prosperity anu
an economic and Industrial deFelop-
ment to which every peopie VI al
American nation are entleiso. -.
80. A desire to forestail any
tempt by a foreign power TO optaill
y footbold on the territory of an
american nation which, If a seizure
Of customs control by such power
had occurred, or If grant oi d Soa
ing station or naval base hao neIm !,
obtained, would have most cert ~, y
been a menace to the peace u ont
western hemisphere and in fiaErant
defiance of the Monroe doctrine.
Step .Urgent Necessity"
Landing of Americal naval forces
in Haiti in 1915, MIR. Lansing sdiu
was an urgent necessity, as ne san; s,,1i
anarchy and revolution" was IN run
sway, with Americans lmperiieu an. -
the French legation violated 1s
mob, which captured ana IN nauf inited
former President Sam. II the Chfoeu
states had not interviewed other NJ NJ
eipn nations would have done SO, MI
Lansing said, and to have peIht..vo y
such foreign Intervention Woulu ma e
meant abandonment OF the Moi'i 0e
doctrine. ,;.h
yiRor," said Mr.. Lansing.
I;ermap aggression in Haltl also
was serious factor and one not sen
orally known, Secretary Lansing cor
tinued. stating that Germany sousht
q, naval base concession from the
Haitians at Mole St. Nicholas, a oase
which would have threatened tne
American position In the Cariooea -
and also would have violated the
Monroe doctrine.
There was good reason 10 oehuH,
1413-14 Germany was ready to go 10
great lengths to secure the exclusive
customs control of Haiti and also 10
secure a coaling station at Mole 81.
Nicholas. There has been a
strong German influence in the coun-
1ry and a considerable numDer
of Germans have intermarrled WIN
the Hattians and are closely connected
with and more or less active In polltl-
cal and social life of the conutry.
Details Germany's Efforts.
Mr.. Lansing's letter detailed German
efforts to obtain the coal1nS Statior
and Haitian customs supervision he
also recited an incident of a German
landing party from the German cruiser
Karlsruhe at Port au Prince on the
eve of the declaration of war between
Germany and Russia. About dusk, ne
said, several boatloads of armed Ger.
man sailors landed, on the wharf
marched half way down. the wharf, but
were turned back by the German min
lister to Haiti, apparently with orders
TO proceed to st. Thomas, and the
karlsruhe then proceeded with her
Ta1ding cruise.
Secretary Lansing also said that
Haitian revolutions had been started
in northern Haiti, and added:
1T has been the established belief OF
most Americans who have been in
Haiti and of American officials who
have been cognizant of Haitian affairs
during the last decade that the ma
jority Of these revolutions have been
financed in the north of Haiti by Ger
man merchants, who could expect suf-
ficient financial advantages from the
success of the revolution to warrant
the initial Outlay'