Evening star., 1922-06-26
KEEP U. S. FORCES
IN HAITI, SENATE
REPORT ADVISES
Believes Revolution Would
Follow II Marines Are
withdrawn Now.

Indefinite continuance Of American
military occupation of Haiti, but with
a reduction of the marine force, was
recommended in a unanimous report
presented today by the special Sem
been investigating American admin
istration in Haiti and Santo Domingo.
The committee deferred announce
ment of it's findings on Dominican
affairs ''in view Of the negotiations
happily begun between the State De-
partment and the Dominican leaders
looking to the termination of mill
Revolution Feared.
The declaration that early with
drawal of or drastic reduction in the
American marine occupation force in
Haiti would be followed certainly by
brigandage and revolution was made
in the report, signed by Senator Nc
Cormick. republican. Illinois, chair
man. and Senators Oddie, republican,
Nevada: Pomerene. democrat. Ohio.
and Jones, democrat, New Mexico.
who have held protracted hearings
Domingo
The committee found that on the
whole American administration in
Haiti had been of great benefit to
the Haitians and was SO regarded, IT
said. by a vast majority. The Amer
as one both of failure and achieve
ment," the report stated, adding that
there had been some "blunders" and
few instances of cruelty against
natives by members of the military
forces.
Security Established.
"In brief, under the treaty (between
Haiti and the United States)," the re-
port said. the peace of the republic,
the solvency of it's government, and
the security of its people have been
established for the first time for many
years"
In justification of American inter-
vention, the report said that "the
chronic anarchy into which Haiti had
fallen. the exhaustion of it's credit,
the threatened Intervention of the
German government and the actual
landing of the French naval forces.
all imperiled the Monroe doctrine and
lead the government of the United
states TO take Ine SUCCESSIVE SlSpS
set forth to establish order
in Haiti, to help institute a govern
ment IS nearly representative as
might be. and to assure the collab-
Grafton of the governments Of the
United States and Haiti for the fu-
ture maintenance of peace and the
development Of the Haitian people,"
Mistakes Admitted.
your committee believes" the re-
port continued, that doubtless the
American representatives might have
done better and that they have made
mistakes which in the light of ex-
perience they would not make again;
that not only did the treaty
fail to take cognizance of certain re-
forms essential to Haitian progress,
but that in the choice OF its agents
and the determination of their re-
United States was not always happy"
American Intervention, the report
said, has, however, been marked by
constructive service" to the Haitian
people, and the committee said there
must be cooperation" by literate
Eaitians with the American officials
There are certain elements In Haiti
which can balk and perhaps delay the
rehabilitation of the country" the
report added. They cannot prevent
it. The obvious duty Of patriotic
Haitians is to uphold their own gov
ernment in effectively cooperating
with that of the United States under
the treaty and so hasten the day
when Haiti may stand alone. TIE
alternative - is the imme-
diate withdrawal Of American sup
port and the abandonment of the Hal
tian people to chronic revolution. an
archy. barbarism and ruin"
. High praise was given the Marine
Corps for it's work in Haiti. in. the
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