Evening star., 1924-07-04

AfohiucuI IaitidnS lnolCI INC
United States before the league Of
nations. Not all join In the charges.
Tor, as in other countries, the people
| are divided into parties. but the for
| mer minister to France, M. Dantes
| Bellegrade. in an address last Monday
| In Lyon before the Association for
/ the Support Of the League of Nations
represented that there had been no
| reason for American Intervention in
| Haiti. The landing Of American ma
rines. therefore, he declared. was an
Invasion OF . small and weak country
by a powerful nation, and that inva-
sion and usurpation had disturbed
| finances and had not increased ex-
ports nor enhanced general prosper
ity. 1t was unwarrantod, and he de-
should take cognizance thereof and
require prompt evacuation and suit
able reparations.
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BY what right does the United
States interfere with other nations
| upon this hemisphere? Had not Haiti
/ without inviting the United States to
come In with its marines and stop
| domestic revolutions?
AS stated recently by our Secre-
| tary of State, Mr.. Hughes: "Since the
| republic OF Haiti gained its fndepend-
ence 1t has been the scene of almost
continuous revolution. This is true
| Of recent history as we'll as Of earlier
years. From 1886, when Gen. Solo
term, until 1915. every president, ex-
cept one, had been overthrown by
revolution, some escaping to nearby
| Islands, others being assassinated.
revolutions the republic. by the sum-
| mer Of 1915, had reached a stage of
| exhaustion and devastation more
complets than at any prior period of
It's existence. Between the
.tion. Of the iil H.itian ns IUssssn soyernment s
of the pressure brought to bear by
| the governments Of Great Britain,
Germany. France. Italy and the
Of the claims Of their nationals. Be-
cause Of the unwillingness or inabil-
ity OF the Haitian people to settle
these claims In Q satisfactory man
ner there were armed demonstra-
tions: armed forces of foreign
points in Haiti. on the ground that
lives and property of their nationals
| were in danger"
In 1915 . mob murdered ex-Presi-
dent Zamor and drove President Sam
and the cabinet officials to seek
asylum in foreign legations. Then
the mob violated the French legation
by dragging President Sam out of
| 1t to the street, where he was torn
| to pieces.
Under these circumstances. together
with general default upon foreign
debts, 1t was necessary that either
the United States or some European
power OR powers take possession of
Haiti to protect their nationals, col
lect their claims and preserve order:
probably have postponed her action
| unless naval advantages became ap-
parent in establishing supplies upon
! the island, there was no certainty
that the war might not suddenly
dangerous Intervention in Haiti by
| some European belligerent might
| become a fait accompli over night.
The invasion OF Mexico by France
throne while our country was in
volved in civil war, had no more
plausible pretext in the demand for
the payment OF European claims than
the threatened Intervention in Haiti
by European countries would have
had in 1916.
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Under the Monroe doctrine the
United States would not permit any
European power to take possession of
territory upon this continent In
1912 the Senate took cognisance of
Japan's attempt through ar alleged
private enterprise, to establish q fish,
ing station upon MagdAlena Bay.
Lower California, and the Senate then
supplemented the original Monroe
doctrine with q declaration that