Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-30
Borno's Ban on Senator King
Subject of Heated Comment

resultant Juror in the upper house
and demands for thorough investiga-
ton or our relations with Haiti might
nave prevented the august lawmakers
from accomplishing even as little as
they did in the way of Government
business" The Providence Bulletin
independently feels that Senator King
mas shown better judgment and tact
by changing his plans than Haiti did
when 1t announced determination to
Keep the Senator out of the country
In praise of American influence in
Haiti, the Birmingham News (independ-
ent Democratic) says: eff Senator
King had wanted the truth, he could
get 1t. The record is right there in
washington for him. The interyen-
ton of this Government, at the invita-
ton of the Haitian government and
that of thu Dominican Republic. is one
or the greatest pieces of constructive
work we have to our credit. The facts
are there. They have been accessible
70 King. But he has refused to see
the good and has harped upon all he
thought was bad" The Chicago Daily
Tribune independent Republican, adds
rnat the Marines were sent into Haiti
10 stop government by, assassination
Assassination Is probably too pale a.
word, continues the Tribune. at was
by butchery. The Staying of political
prisoners had made Haiti politics even
more sanguinary than usual for Carib-
bean campaigning.
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''The United States" it is pointed
out by the Charlotte Observer Demo.
cratic) "has constructed good roads
Tor them and built schoolhouses, es-
tablished a fine system of policing, and
has surrounded the natives with ad-
vantages which they do not want 10
see taken away. 1t is a land
of prirnitive negroes-as primitive as
ever they were in Africa-but thew
know good thing when they see it
and would be willing to fight to STAY
under Uncle Sans roof" The Sayan-
nah Press Oemocratic) holds that
Haiti is now paradise compared
with its former condition, and 1t will
be a blessing If the President of the
island remains still under the infiu.
ence of Commissioner RUSSELL
Quoting an earlier editorial the
Wall Street Journal (financiaD states:
Uncle Sam, that notorious Shylock,
land-grabber and tyrant, took over the
management of that island IL years
ago. In those days it would have
been easier to find, because it's prin
cipal harbor and capital, Port au
Prince, could be located by it's odor far
out to sea- 1t was about the most
loathsome pest-hole in the Central
American republics. Presidents were
elected for q term of seven years. Six
OF them, prior to our Intervention, had
functioned in less than four wears.
One was blown up in his palace. one
died by poison, one was killed by the
mob. and the three others were de-
posed by revolutionists, which was as
near to self-determination as that peo-
pie could get. and correspondent to q
presidential election" The Wan Street
paper tells Of improvements In SAM
tary conditions, agriculture and secur-
ity of life and property. Commenting
on this, the Ogden Standard Examiner
independently suggests that "undoubt-
eddy Senator King does not accept all
that is charged against self-govern-
ment in Haiti. However, it may be
just as well that the Senator turnedi
back and did not insist on landing at
Port au Prince
The Bellingham Herald Gndepend-
enD draws the general conclusion,
IF the BorahS and Kings and other
leaders of minority blocs would cease
encouraging the people of other lands
to believe American policies are unpop-
ular at home, the Nation would have
q higher standing abTpp6H -.