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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



MATERIAL EVIDENCE OF SANTO DOMINGOS TROUBLOUS PAST 



Broken machinery, rusting within the shattered walls of an old sugar mill, mutely tells the 

 story of uprisings on the island of Haiti before the American occupation. 



was elected. This gentleman enjoys the 

 distinction, unique in Haitian history, of 

 holding office, undisturbed by revolution 

 or assassin, for a period of more than 

 five years. At the present writing he is 

 still president of Haiti and is not only 

 alive, but is in the best of health. 



In November, 191 5, both houses of the 

 Haitian Congress ratified the treaty with 

 the United States establishing a virtual 

 protectorate by the United States over 

 Haiti. This treaty -was also unanimously 

 approved by the U. S. Senate and rati- 

 fied by the President in March. 1916. 



Following the election of Dartiguenave 

 a presidential proclamation was issued 

 offering amnesty to all political offenders 

 who would give up their arms and return 

 to peace and industry, and a special ap- 

 peal was made to all the caco leaders to 

 dismiss their bands. A number of them 

 did so. and they received full pardon, 

 while a vigorous campaign was organized 

 against those who refused to come in. 



A force of about a thousand marines 

 was busily engaged for several months, 

 at the end of which time Dr. Bobo, the 

 principal leader of the cacos and revolu- 



