The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-17
SANTANA BAY.
What Mr.. Hazard Says Of the New Company
1t Will Have to Protect Itself-Every-
body Bound To Be Friendly to It
Prospects for the Future.
The Enterprise Growing
in Importance.


allowance for popular Judgment to be formed
upon scheme 80 vast in its pretensions-to more
and more fulfil the first Judgment OF the HERALD
upon It's aspirations, and to confirm the impress
sion that 1t s in it's aims and purposes q copy OF
the British East India Company There is this diff
ference, however, between 1t and its English pro-
totype-the latter either from craft or from ignO.
rance OF the possibilities OF its own future for
tunes disclosed only necessity forced 1t nom It's
lips, the confession of its ultimate designs On the
other hand, the American corporation starts
with
FAIR FRANK OPEN AND ABOVE BOARD
declaration or all that it means to do, unless un-
toward events or influences should intervene.
Listen for instance, to the following brief but
pointed interview yesterday between represen-
tative Of the HERALD and Mr.. Hazard, the Secre-
tary OF the coming "Power OF the West Indes":-
81 suppose, Mr. Hazard,' said the reporter, that
our guess as to the company being in It's general
character modelled upon the pattern OF the Eng
lish East India Company, which contrived in the
course Of a century or so to gobbe up an empire
of couple of hundred millions OF people and the
irest section Of the largest and richest Of the FIVE
continents, is cOrrect2
"Well, yes they are in many respects alike in
their general ultimate Objects" replied Mr.. Haz-
ard.
"But are you clear as to
THE POWER OF CITIZENS
of the United states to establish outside Of their
own country an independent Slater"
~ think that we are toerably secure in our pO
sition. We have such right. in my Judgment"
"And believe you are reported to have stipu-
lated for the privilege of maintaining your own
ornaments and troops and the rest OF it f'
eyes, that is substantially the case. We shall
have to protect ourselves from outside interference
If necessary
"Interference, for instance. from Great Britain,
or France, or Spain from the other great Powers
of Europer
"From most Of those Powers we count upon SYM
pathy and aid, not opposition. 1t is to
THEIR INTEREST
to protect and assist But, should they protest
and attempt to enforce their protest by force, we
should have the right to protect ourselves as we
"wny should you count upon sympathy and aid
because 1t is TO their interest that this marvel
| l0usly fertile land, capable OF supporting easily
100000 people in comfort and plenty, should be
brought within the pale Of civilization. Besides,
| one OF our first acts viii be to declare SANTANA Bay
free port open to the flags Of all nations, just as
the country itself will be thrown open at invi-
tation to the industry and enterprise OF the whole
| SHARING WHATEVER BENEFITS
may accrue from acquisi ton with all comers."
"And you are quite confident as to the resources
Of st. Domingo or rather of your end OF 1t, being
| sufficiently large to be shared without any one be-
ing the worse otrr'
It the richest portion Of the world for its size,
| are gold mines within the tract ceded to which
alone yielded TO the Spaniards 900 per an
confident speedily be developed under the intelli.
gent supervision OF this company"
But how DO they intend st to bring about this
"Partly by themselves and their own efforts and
partly by the aid OF the immigration which will
! quickly now thither under their auspices. Under
the general company numerous other minor COM
panies will be formed, seeking the development
and utilization OF the various resources Of the
| island. Everything that pertains to the highest
form OF civilization will be introduced, and we
trading entrepots OF the world. The prospects Of
| any one can well imagine"
| For day or so the text Of
THE CONTRACT
entered into between Baez and the company can
| not be obtained; but when 1t Is shall be better
| able to estimate what the powers and possible
developments Of this company may be. At pres
conceded to It under the contract are believed to
be almost limltless and tnat 1t has practically
prove the case the parallel between the East India
Company and this new American copy OF it will be
| The following circular was sent out by the pro-
moters OF the scheme to induce the cooperation OF
capitalists and is worth careful perusal:-
| lstrictly private.I
NEw YoRK, Oct 20, ISL.
fthe Republic of St. Domingo to the United states
nas with ns 10 nd
81 S be av aS an SsGsan %
The rights privileges and Lnma9iiies and the
eS ets
samds and Teeis there
ia% 's
and ssqfe
the s ana
atoms.
an enterprise directed toward increase of our
CO with m this res people and
produeto1s So largely imported this country by free
fssn S sssp
4smsRded is rs,idSaOn qhe treaty Of 4nnssat!SS
IN. f On s Be o
European nations In the Bay Of samans large com
and
st. Domingo. with Stable Under which her
can Pc dsysSged % give Ts%uns
hs Island rSs
sn s to 'ss
each inhahsans receiving the reward OF his
The CommissiDners, in their report, say :-"st Do
essp eTy eSns o. probb
SURPRISES the neighborns islands and it is even better
supply the entire market Of the United states with these
DR.. samuel g. Howe, of Boston, one of the Commits
soners, in recent letter, says-NO commercial
prise upon record promise much good
the ensaved races and TO native races,
development OF internal resources, such expansion of
commercial relations and such rich returns those who
first enter as does this so, mindful Of
the grand old companies OF the East indies and other
great enterprises Of past ages History shows that
during the first half century after II possessed by
e %Snasy IN 1S n: such %a, T;A an.
| which the Spanards failed TO develop
Mr. 8. L. NJ Barlow. who has devoted great attention
10 the subject writes THE power OF such combine
tion would control the island its lands II
will build State and make of land on the
island not only good that Cuba but that oil lin
| noiAm
tits proposed to organize this company ~ assocntine
fifteen gentlemen Of high character who VIII receive ne
concession from the Dominican government ana IL ~
Indispensable ~ the Of the great ta.
they should take some personal interest IN he TO- ~ %