Note 10 — Chapter V · Insurgent Rule and the Wilcox-Sargent Report
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“With a view to showing every one and especially foreigners travelling through the territory of the Republic, that we are not opposed to a good such as a refined and civilized people should have, the fronts of buildings should be whitewashed, streets should be cleaned and fences repaired.”—P.I.R., 292. 3.