Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-27
SENATE COMMITTEE ADVOCATES
 oosrIkuED OCCUPATION OF HIATT

Washington; June 25.-Indefnite con- tinuance of American military occupation of Haiti. but with a reduction of the ma : rane force. was recommended in an unan- irlous report. presented today by the spe- cia1 senate committee which for months has been. investigating American admin Is, tration in Haiti and Santo Domingo.
 The committee deferred announcement of nts findings on Dominican affairs "irl view of the negotiations happily begun between the state department and. the Dominican leaders looking to the terrnin- ation of military government Ia Santo Domingo"
 The declaration that early withd-aw- al 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 Mccormick, republican, Hi nois, chairman ; and Senators Oddie, re- publican, Nevado; Pomerene, democrat Ohio, and Jones, democrat, New Mexico who have held protracted hearings and recently toured Haiti and tsanto Domingo
 The committee found that on the whole American administration in Haiti had been of great benefit to the Haitian, was so regarded, it said, by vast ma jority. The American record, however was described as one both of failure an6 achievement" the report stated, adding that there had been some 'blunders'' anc few instances of cruelty against natives by members of the military force
 Tn brief under the treaty betweer Haiti and the United States" the report said ''the peace of the republic, the solv | ency of its government and the security of it's people have been established fol the first time in many years.''
 In justification, of American intervsn l tien, the report said that "the chroni, anarchy into which Haiti had fallen, th. l exhaustion of it's credit, the threatened in teryentlon, of the German government anc I the actual landing of the French maya forces, all imperiled the Monroe Doctrine and lead the government of the Unite, States to take the successive steps se forth to establish order in Haiti, to hell 1 institute government as nearly repre- 1 sentative as might be, and to assure tn 1 United States and Haiti for the futur maintenance of peace and the develop ment of the Haitian people"
 ] Your committee believes" the repor continued that doubtless the Americal l representatives might have done bette 1 and that they have made mistakes, whic
 in the light of. experience they would no
 make again; that not only did the treat | fail to take cognizance of certain reform
 essential to Haitian progress. but tha in the choice of its agents and the deterru ination of their responsibilities, the gov ernment of the United States was nc
 always happy"
 American intervention, the report eait I has however been marked by "construt tive service" to the Haitian people an the committee said there "must be ce
 operation by literate Haitians with th
 American officials.
 High praise was given the marine corp
 for it's work in Haiti in the report whic
 dealt at length with charges of cruelt
 by nnarnes and local gendarmie, only few of which were declared provel while many charges were declared fals
 and others based on hearsay testimcn ' by illiterate natives.