South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-28
AMERICANS DEMAND
j. S. GIVE HAITIANS
GOVERNMENT
Prominent Leaders File De.
mands for Withdrawal With
State Department.

American military forces from the
island-oountry were filed with the
state department by representative
of the Foreign Policy association. of
New York, and the National Popu-
lar Government League. of Wash
ington.
A report was submitted signed by
"a lawyers in which it was charged
that the seizure by the United
States of the Republic Of Haiti was
in violation of our constitution, our
treaties. and of international law"
The report further charged that the
action of this government in main
tanning a mandate" over Haiti, con-
stituted 'usurpation of power
through mere executive action un-
authorized by law" and that the
honor and good name. OF the
United States required:
The immediate abrogation by the
United States Of the treaty of 1915.
Internationally and without qualih-
I cation.
The holding Of elections OF rep
resentatives to the legislative bodies
OF Haiti and Of a president by the
free viii of the people at an early
day.
THE negotiation Of a new treaty
with a new Haitian administration
for friendly cooperation between the
United States and Haiti upon such
terms as shall be mutually satisfaC-
tory to both countries and by the
methods that obtain between free
and independent sovereign states ="
The report with an address was
signed by Frederick A. Henry Of
Cleveland: Frederick Bausman. OF
Seattle: John 2. Grace. of Charles
ton S. c.. William II. Byrnes,
of New Orleans: Nelson Spencer,
OF New York; Alfred Bettman,
Of Cincinnati: Herbert j Fried
man and william II. Holly. of
Chicago; f. F. Kane and VI. F.
Doyle. of Philadelphia Adelbert
Mott, Buffalo; Jackson II. Ralston,
Washington; Tyrell Williams, St
Louis: Richard w Hale and Moor
field Storey, Boston; Felix Frank
furter and j. Chafee. Jr.. Cam
bridge: Walter L. Flory, Cleveland;
and c. c. Birmingham, Raymond B.
Fosdick. Charles Z. Rowland,
George w. Kirchwey, Jerome S.
Hess and Louis Marshall. of New
YORK
A committee from the National
Popular Government league. con-
sisting of Sen. owen, Oklahoma, its
vraotJo,t. II Dofgtop JUocb Ia o.
ton; DR.. John A. Ryan, Catholic
university; Samuel GOmpers, presi-
dent American Federation of Labor:
Charles Edward Russell and Henry
A. Slattery, filed with Mr. Hughes
at the same time the lawyers re-
port was presented. the address
which supported the report by the
Foreign Policy association.
The address signed by members
Of the league from various sections
OF the country charged that the
diplomatic and military forces Of
the United States were being used
10 permit the economic. Industrial
and financial exploitation of Haiti
and Santo Domingo by leading New
York banking interests" Among
the signatories to the address were
William Kent former representative
from California; Louis F. Post, for
mer assistant secretary of labor:
Frank Morrison. secretary Of the
American Federation Of Labor. and
William II. Johnston, president of
the International Association of Ma
chinists
The leagues address and the as
sociation's rerort both protested
what was described as the govern
ment's attempt to force a loan
from American bankers upon the
Haitians against their will" and the
league itself charged that the chief
purpose of sending Brig Gen. Rus
sell, a few weeks ago, clothed with
the hitherto unheard OF powers. to
Haiti, was TO coerce the Haitian
government into granting the Amer
lean financial advisor. John A. Nc
Illhenny. a power TO make this loan
on any terms he saw fit.
This procedure. the address fur
Their charged. lis a repetition Of the
old imperialistic trick OF accom-
plishing what the diplomats call
fait accompli 70 be followed by the
claim that we cannot relinduish our
control because our national inter
ests are at stake The lawyers re-
port stated that since the treaty
and present Haitian government
ARE illegal. no negotiation should
take place which involves the future
of Haiti or which in any material
respect could affect its future"
The report OF the % lawyers.
which covers the essential phases
Of the relations between the United
States and Haiti from 1904 10 date.
was said 10 take as basic authority
facts brought out at the hearings
before the senate select committee
last October when an inquiry under
a senate resolution was made into
conditions attending the occupation
and administration by this govern
ment of Haiti and San Domingo.
Described as a brief for-the Amer
lean people rather than for the neo-
pie OF Haiti. the address declares
that with this administration rests
the decision as 10 whether a Dolicv
or arbitrary interference with - af-
fairs of the Caribbean region.
deriving its sanction from superior
strength and backed up by a force OF
arms shall be moulded into a prece-
dent and Get up as a definite policy
governing our future relations with
the Caribbean and perhaps with all
Latin America Haiti is tied hand
and foot TO the United States under
treaty forced upon her by military
occupation, by coercion and duress.
by fear OF the consequences OF mar
tial law. and by the forcible seizure.
the placing under an embargo and the
Withholding OF all her national funds
and pecuniarY resnurces nddinr