The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06

tion TO the United States. From all that the Com
missoners could ascertain, President Baez has the
respect of great majority of the Dominican peo-
pie for his administrative abilities and the strong
gard him az the oniv statesman among them who
can hold the nation against domestic factions and
foreign foes In the year 1870, after five years of
war, conse0uent upon the expulsion of the Haytien
power, Ge eral Baez was regularly elected Pres-
dent of the Republic. 1t appears that he was
chosen as a man who, by his education fortune and
pnblic services, would be most likely TO secure
GENERAL confidence, and heal the wounds inflicted
by civil and foreign wars. Five years before this
he had been elected to the national Congress- and
he had been made President of that BODY at most
critical period of the national history, the period of
the creation of new institutions, after the casting
of of the Haytien yoke.
successful. 1t stands unique in one respect tor IL
lie the only one in the annals of the Dominican re
public which has lasted during the entire con-
stitutiona period. In 1853 he was regularly ana
peaceably succeeded by General Pedro santana
period of anarchy soon eusued, which lasted until
the year 1861, when the island was brought again
under the power of Spain by General santana.
followed During the periods before and after
the Spanish domination, General Baez was several
times called in from abroad TO save the country
from this anarchy by provisional authority the only
authority existing at such times in the Republic
In one of the delegations of leading citizens who
rendered TO him the chief magistracy was General
Cabral. President Bsez has now entered upon the
third year of his present Administrations There is
ample testimony 70 the fact that under him, de-
spite the difficulties that have beset him the republic
has enjoyed much liberty as any OF his predeces-
sors dared allow, and more than they knew how to
give. Nor do the Commissioners find that there Is
opponent of the present Administrator OF JnaJ
republic who has now or who ever has mad any
claim TO the chief magstracy by title superior 20
that of the present incumbent. Whatever technical
defects there might have been in his original title
to the Office il confirmed by the national con-
vention and ratified by the assent and support OF
The frequency of civil commotion during a
long PERIOD and the consequent insecurity of pro
perty, have psralyzed industry, discouraged &C
cumulation, and so impoverished the country, thai
for the last two years the financial resources of the
government as it's officers informed us, have been
INADEQUATE to pay its expenses MEANWHILE il has
been constantly harrass with incurslons and at
tempts at revolution. Only the ability of the ad
ministration, and large share Of confidence re-
posed in IL by strong majority OF the people,
could have maintained IL in existence through 80
many difficulties
The insurrections which still exist are headed by
Cabral and Luperon. The former of these is uni
versally conceded to be the more important, but
neither has distinct flag a regular organized
armv; neither is the exponent OF clearly defined
policy.
resentments purely personal. Their opposition has
assumed the character of annoying guerilla
warfare, involving a heavy expenditure on the part
of the government at the capital but possessing
power which gives it any hold on public opinion
beyond the territory it may temporarily occupy.
AS to their leaders, the Commission obtained in all
parts of the country substantially the same intor
nation, viz, that General Cabral once had ele
ments of personal popularity; that in times past he
in the administrative capacity he has proved in
competent, and has lost the confidence of the coun-
try Many even who still entertain more kindly
personal feeling toward him than toward General
Baez confess that he falls far short of the latter in
does not claim to be the legal head of the
Republic; that he does not claim to represent the
principle of constitutional or legal authority and
order is shown by the fact, that in his
and in a communication to the Commission, he
styles himself "Chief of the Revolution" and the
journal pretending to emanate from him at San
Juan, but well understood to be printed at the
Hayten capital, is styled "Bulletin of the Revo-
luton" AS to Luperon he is considered bandit,
stained with crime and has not, 80 far as could be
near his msin EXPLOITS being in snSdrv robbgTies
and political operations on the coast the latter
by means OF steamer furnished him by insurrec-
tion brokers on neghboring island The disturb
of which Cabra is the head has its seat in the
western part of the Republic on Eaytien frontier.
1t is claimed that the districts of San Juan and
Neyta, in which his operations are conducted, en-
brace large population devoted to him, but the
testimony of several refugees and heads OF families
from that district. well considerable corrobo-
rative evidence, show that the region named, be-
tween the incuTsions of the aytiens and the preya
lence of Instructions, is nearly depopulated and
that the force Immediately at CabraPs command
does not exceed a few hundred men, who, in case
of emergency, force into the service all the male
population upon whom they can lay their hands.
Ii has also been claimed thai he has controlled the
Dominican part of Barahons, and received snp-
plies through it, but this is certainly longer the
case. On the other hand it is charged by the pre-
sent Dominican government that he has received
supplies through Hayti and that Haytien soldiers
and arms have been at his disposal
The Commissioners obtained evidence of this fact
from many sources. They also examined Haytien
prisoners speaking only the language of the Hay
items, and having in their hands muskets bearing
the Haytien stamp. To the northeast of the coun-
try overTun by Cabral, in the neighborhood of the
bay of ManZanio, is the band under the control
of LuperoD; but the opinion of trustworthy per-
CONS taken in that section by the Commission, is
that his force Is small and of poor character.
He seems to have the strength of desperate, and
nothing more. The Commissioners believe that
had these leaders welded only their forces and
resources they would long ago have been put down.
Their whole Importance is derived from the help
of foreign nriguers and from the fact that behind
them stands the Haytien nation, which has nearly
five times the population and revenue of the Do
minican Republic, which has never relented In its
aggressive policy, and at whose head is President
elevated by bloody insurrection involving the
murder Of his predecessor.
Besides the TeVolts which have been named and
the Haytten aggressions, some minor causes have,
in the weakened condition of the Republic, tended
to aggravate its difficulties. First of these may be
mentioned, the provincial jealousy existing be-
tween the people of the great district north OF the
central chain of mountains and those inhabitng
the southern side. The former district embrace3
the two most thriving cities of the Republic, Puerto
Plata and Santiago, besides some villages of i'm
portance. on the other hand, to the south side
belongs the city Of SantO Domingo, with its pres
tige of capital, the city decayed but still powerful
from its vital connection with the history of the
island, from Columbus TO BaeZ. In weakened
state Of the Republic the jealousy between these
districts has caused 10 arise but
with government strong and free, giving better
internal communications and developing industry,
this provincial jealousy would probably be changed
into healthy political rivalry Next, more seri-
Gus cause OF disturbance to the steady exercise of
political rights lies in the existence of consider
able number of petty military chiefs, about whom
has grown up peculiar system Of elanship, on
semi military attachment This prevails especially
in the central and mountain districts, and is the
natural result OF long continued struggles between
ambitious men for supremacy in the Republic.
In the anarchy thus caused eacl nei ghbOrhOOd
has shown tendency to grow itself around its
more daring men. These have received military
titles from heads of various governments revO-
lutions, the rank of each depending mainly on the
number of retaineTs he could bring 10 the leader
whose cause he had espoused. The attachm snt
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