Evening star., 1927-03-13
Charged With Making "False
and Offensive" State
mentS About Borno.
STATE DEPARTMENT
INTERCESSI0N FAILS
Excluded Critic Accused of Being
agent of Worst Elements in
Haitian Politics"

Haiti regards Senator William RI.
King, Democrat, Utah, as an "unde-
sirable" and has barred him from en-
try to that country, it was announced
here last night by Minister Price.
The Haitian Minister made public
a cablegrann from the minister OF
foreign affairs of the island republic
requesting that the press be informed
of Senator Kings exclusion ana OF
the reasons for the drastic step.
y The Haitian government, the mes
sage disclosed, charges the Utah Sen
Rtor with making false and often
eive" statements about the President
of Haiti and with being the agent
of the worst elements in Haitian
politics"
Informed that Senator King had
been barred from Haiti, the State De-
partment interceded in his behalf but
without success.
INQUIRIES at the State Department
last night elected the information
that on learning of President Borno's
action John II. Russell, American
high commissioner in Haiti, had been
instructed to use his good offices in
an effort to persuade President
Borno to permit Mr.. King to visit the
island
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1T was said. however, that Borno
had declined to alter his position, and
under the circumstances there was
nothing further that the department
saw it could do In the Utah Senator'S
behalf"
The State Department, it was stated.
felt that 1t would be best for all con-
cerned for Senator King to have the
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benefits which have accrued to Haiti
by American occupation.
However, President Borno is said
to have informed Commissioner Rus
sell that Mr.. King had attacked him
personally and violently in public
speeches, and that his visit to Haiti
was 10 be made the occasion of large
aTti-government demonstration which
might have assumed serious proper
tions.
Holds Visit Would Cause Unrest.
Further. the Haitian President took
the position that unrest would have
been caused by Senator Kings visit,
i which would have had an Unfortunate
effect on the economic situation in
Haiti.
For these reasons, the State Depart,
rnent was informed, he did not feel
that he could alter his decision tokeep
Mr.. King out of the island.
Senator King now is in the West
Indies He sailed from New York Sat
urday. a week ago. its was said at
his home here. He was to have ar
stated that he would next visit Haiti
to make a. personal investigation of
conditions there.
Reasons Stated for Exclusion.
Calling attention to the fact that
Senator King had expressed his in.
tention of going to Haiti, the message
to Minister Price stated that the
Haitian government has notified the
Senator that it considers him as un-
desirable, and that access to the Terri
tory of Haiti is forbidden him."
THE attitude of the Haitian gov
ernment is justified by the following
motives" the message said: First,
Mr.. King has publicly uttered In the
United States false and offensive
declarations against the President of
Haiti and his coadjutors, who are
carrying out faithfully the treaty of
1915. voted by the Senate of the
United States and by the legislative
body Of Haiti,
Second. Mr.. King has made him
self In the United States the agent
of the worst elements Of disorder in
Haitian politics. His presence in
Haiti would provoke a political agi-
tation which would create a general
feeling of unrest and insecurity,
whose consequence would be dis
astrous 10 the population, which are
now accustomed TO peace and labor"
Has Criticized Politics.
Senator King from time to time
has bitterly fiayed American politics
with respect to Haiti, and has de-
manded the withdrawal from the is
land OF United States Marines sta
toned there. He also has sharply
criticized President Borno I'm his adj
ministratiou Of the finances of the
Haitian government.
1t was said at the Senator's Office
last night that the Senator before
sailing had made no secret of the fact
that he intended to see for himself
just how affairs OF the island were
being conducted. He was to have
conferred with a number of his "ad
visers' there. IT was pointed out.
His Office had not heard of his ex-
clusion from the island until advised
of the Minister'S statement by The
Star.