The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-05

Johnston, president of the Interna- tionaI Association of Machinists. The leagues address and the asso- ciation's report both protested what was described as the governments ''attempt to force a loan from Amer ican bankers upon the Haitians against their wilP' and the league itself charged that the "chief purpose of sending Brigadier General Russell, few weeks ago. clothed with the hitherto unheard of powers, to Haiti, was to coerce -he Haitian govern ment into granting the American financial advisor, John A. McIll- henny, a power to make this loan on any terms he saw fit.''
 This procedure. the address fur ther charged, lis repetition of the old imperialistic trick of accomplish ing what the diplomats call a fait accomph, to be followed by the claim that we cannot relinquish our con- trOl because our national interests are at stake" The lawyers report stated that since the treaty and present Haitian government "are il- legal no negotiation should take place which involves the future of Haiti or which in any material re- spect could affect it's uture.''
 The report of the 24 lawyers, which covers the essential phases of the relations between the United States and Haiti from 1904 to date, was said to take as basic auth ority facts brought out at the hearings before the senate select committee last Oc- tober when an inquiry under a senate resolution was made into conditions attending the occupation and admin istration by this government of Haiti.
 Described as a brief for the Amer ican people rather than for the peo- pie of Haiti. the address declares that with this administration rests the decision as to whether policy of arbitrary interference with the affairs of the Caribbean region, de- irving it's sanction from superior strength and backed up by force Of arms shall be moulded into a prece- dent and set up as definite policy governing our future relations with the Caribbean and perhaps with all Latin-Amerfca |. Haiti is tied hand and foot to the United States under a treaty forced upon her by military occupation by coercion and of martial law, and by the forcible seizure, the placing under an em- bargo and the withholding of all her national funds and pecuniary re- sources," adding that during the past six years mot less than $50,O00,OOO of the American people have been spent upont he seizure of Haita and Santo Domingo
 A review of alleged atrocities said to have been practiced in conse- quence of American occupation was included in the document with the comment that "the evil results re- and to arouse suspicion against us throughout all Latin-America."
 The address further asserted that the Haitian people are now organiz- ing a boycott against all American made goods-a voluntary boycott against which our officials will be powerleSS-and are taking steps to get their imports from non-Ann erican sources. The result is that honest, legitimate commerce with the whole of South America ifs being leopard ized-It is evident that there is a powerful driving force behind this occupation as yet not understood. A careful reading of the senate hear ings disclOses banking interests of New York and Boston desirous of forcing highly profitable loans upon the governments of Haiti and Santo Domingo; it shows these banking in- terests and investment companies seizing the lands of Haitian and San