New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-27
SANTO DOMINGO.
PUBLIC sEcURITY-THE QUESTION OF RACE Ex-
TINCTI0N-FIGURES AND COMPARISONS,
TPROM CORRESPONDENCE

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| TINCTI0N-FIGURES AND COMPARISONS,
TFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
| SANTO DOMINGO, July 15.-It is q surprising
fact but 1t is fact nevertheless that with all the suffer
ing and restitution brought upon people by tho vim
dctye devastaOns Of the Spanish for tho
patton OF ssnto Domingo the roads have ceased to
be perfectly safe for all classes Of travellers Throughout
the whole of the Baez and antBaez revolutions
the persons and properties Of all foreigners have always
been re- ected The only exception the savage per-
| secuoIJ Of citizens of the United States by the
| officers o. Spain while they held possession Of
| tho city Of 'santo Domingo. The DomIncans them.
| selves have never done anything OF the kind.
Their Government has outraged justice by the
levy of forced loan from foreigners many OF tho
spanishAmerican States have been permitted to do
through simple neglect Of duty the part Of stable
governments. There plenty OF petty thefts and
full share Of other mmoralites among the Dominican
masses, but it would DO difficult to find anywhere
doce, pacific and conAding people. In this kindly and
confding disposition the absence Of the fierce strife OF
races, which is driving the nominal Republic OF
Hayt into an abyss Of anarchy. is happily realized
The belief that must dominate the
other, that the black man must be the servant
Of the whites, unless the white Is crushed
into nonentity the ruling faith Of the west end OF
this island from its organization Independent state
Unfortunately we have encouraged this grave mistake.
Theidea that these fine islands ought be entirely given
uPtOthe African race even NJ the price OF creating saw
age retOgrade unpoducng Dahomey at the portals OF tho
statesmen our own Government This idea was based
upon the belief that the climate is ungenia TO white in
sustained I'm these tropical climates. 1t is
true the balmy restinvitins delights Of regions
teiDps TO Incidence, and where little is really
needed in the way OF shelteng house and rament, and
surprising that the ignorant and mproyident dr into
the dead OF lazness; but rulers must learn the
Let them begin by remembering what we owe to the
nd In OF
religion the languages even, OF splendid though peou
liar civilization, OF which have Inherited much ha
ashamed to admit tho vast magnitude Of the deb
Yet all these had their birth I'm the hottest climates OF an
cent geography Let them this easy lesson In history
anuse themselves with little arithmetic There
white inhabitants TO seven millions OF Africans In tho
United States and the Antilles. Let us take I'm Canada
and Mexico also II you please and the proposition VIII
ted in way best prepared for progressive
cOnquests is also the which Ia receiving large and
cannot count upon a single auxiliary Given that both
the races aim in their special and distinct interests as
OF an eminently desirable territory, would not the
chances DO az least four to ono IN favor ave.
respect the collective destiny Of the main continent OF
North America but some fancy u Is not equally true OF
these Islands They forget that tue S9elal hhd CONNER
cal OF the four 20 one actually must eventually
With population Of three millions OF which only about
onethrd is Of pure European descent-tnknS Cuba Ja-
common fnture-w even that third submit to cHtinc'
ton! VIII their thirty. forty, or hity millions OF white
insanelY attempted in the alleged Intercs. OF
the African race Jamaica is tho natu'
raj spice garden OF North America, and twothirds
Of The area OF oil the four great Antilles
and other choice aud strictly tropical productions
which every Northern table has In daily use. ana which
Northern industry could and should obtain az half their
present cost by quick and Kindly exchange for their
own peculiar manufacture There is scarcely an article
Of general use in these islands which some part or other
OF the Union could not furnish them 10 better odyaut
ace than any country in Europe, and nearly ali
tie precious and peculiar gifts OF the tropics
are IN constant demand In the United states.
Then why not multiply products and facilitate OK
changed Il s not the wish, neither u II the nature,
OF the careless cOnhdug and unyudiclve black race In
sauto Domingo 10 oppose immigration from other cOun-
tries lie opens wide the door, and Offers hearty vel
come to the white stranger He enters into no question
of races ana only asks pleasant words and fair wages Tor
the service he Is ready and 90 Offer you THIS may
not be version OF the Dominican character current III
both races Ike stir into flame the embcrs OF smodcrng
ureudlces the end what Is true, just ana OF tAB
CHEST common benefit will prevail