The New York herald., 1874-09-07

NEW YO
tended to as depot and station for the navy
OF rhe North German coniede deracy.
Rca would derive iTom treaty such as The one in
for Mr. bette. able than
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SELF Mr. Minister your 9u%$s ~ Ss servant hx.N oo,.o,
Hon Don JULIAN voLIo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
SENIOR voLIo TO Mr. LAHhAN.
National ifsnsIas'os PAnasn sAs Josu, May 6 1864
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North German Consderacy invested with fuli powers
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the esiaIsinen a naval station any Of her ports
affecting en- hs S5s sdse M BAL
al ri ss as M Th the peculiar
conce ssions TO any government whatever however
great her Sympathy for the same and however secured
In our present condition any deviation from the in
grant equally to all nations that honor with their
Tendshp without distinction or privilege Of any kind
commerce and countrymen, would create complications
progress we so anxiously covet
such being the there is danger of this
ernment neither during the six months You demand
rendered IN return the spirit private enter
prise IN Prussia a., might need for its . eher
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1y Captain Rindering Should some private Company be
formed with the object of improving the port building
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keppbe with the assurance that II the conditions get
arss sa Sgna t4m % Of s with no other
,asns that my viii prove satisfactory to you
j. FRxpR. LAHxAN, Prussian Consul San Jose.
But what follows OF this correspondence Is re.
markabe. The reply Of Senior voo is dated May
g. and on the same day the American Minister,
who must have enjoyed unusual privileges in know
ing what was being automatically conducted, ad-
dressed the following letter to the Costa Rcan
Secretary OF State:-
LETTER OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES
SAN JosE, May g. 1868 :
sR-I would respectfully solicit copies of the CORE.
relation the roposed establishment naval
station by the North German Coniederato in the Bay
State Department Of the United Please accept
Mr. Secretary, the Assurance of my high consde ration
Very respec fully. your obedient servant,
Acting Consul in Charge OF Legation.
The inquiry Is naturally raised How did our
humble representative know what had been going
on II some member OF the government did not In
form him, or unless he had been consulted as to
the Monroe doctrines Your correspondent was
informed oy gentleman who knew whereof he
spoke that Mr.. Mcneil undoubtedly framed
tas reply Of v09 ,ns the
based upon unpublished documents at the
State Department. on the sth OF May two
piea with Consul Moneils reonest and he he took
occasion to say that he was free to make OF the
correspondence such use as he might deem
proper.
This for q time only interrupted
THE EFFORT OF GERMANY
to secure suitable naval station In the West In
dies. The Interference OF the Monroe doctrine
was noted In the report OF Captain klnderung to
Gonsu at Sam Jose with the co Rcan auto
ties. At that time st. Domingo was harassed
with interior troubles, and, having an indepen:
dence which she could not well sustain without
foreign ald the attention OF her people was turned
to the United States. In December. 1858, Presl-
called attention TO the deplOrable condition OF
fairs on the island OF St. Domingo, and recon-
republcs-Hayti and Dominica. When this be-
came known Germany at once Instituted meas
ures to secure, II possible, the protection OF at
than was pursued with Costa Rica, sent
OUT agents to ascertain what amount or response.
OF the acceptance OF a portion OF the territory.
Meanwhile 1t was represented to our government
that the proposition OF the President OF the Costa
Rlcan government, for the Germans to form pri-
vate company was being strenuously urged upon
the German government; and our Consul informed
the State Department. that In the event the COM
pany was formed, it need be no cause OF 0issatis-
faction to the United States, Or the clause IN Mr.
volo's letter '1f the conditions set forth are ac-
ceptable," covered wide ground; and such q
company, unless Its members should become nat
uraliZed citizens OF Costa Rica, would be on no
other footing than all other foreigners.
The few months remaining OF President John
cnnte dVptp rafin ohn tVnnr onftna In IN
begin the task OF winning this Black Republic.
President Grant, however, had hardly become
familiar with his new habtation than there came
an envoy from Baez with the pltiful story OF
Domnca's condition, and the report that emis-
saries OF the North German Empire were using
every influence at their command TO get the most
favorable concessions from the Dominican govern
mont on behalf OF their commercial interests and
which res lily meant eventually the protection OF
the island and the establishment OF naval sta
tion al samana. No sooner had the first visitor
departed tnan Fabens arrived and persuaded the
President that. unless the United States took the
matter in hand promptly, the poverty and weak
ness OF the Dominican government would compel
her to accept the protection and aid OF Germany,
whose citizens monopohZed the principal trade OF
the island. OF what followed the country is fami-
liar. Four months after Grant was Inaugurated,
In July, 1869, General BabcOck lett New York for
ST. Domingo the special agent OF the State De-
the iollowing;-
Inquiry should also be made whether any other
foreign Power may be seeking to obtain possession Of
any part OF that country.
The result of which inquiry is apparent IN the
fourth section OF the pI otoco agreed upon by Gen.
eral Baocock and NJ. Gauiler, the Dominican
Secretary OF State, as follows
In either the United States will guarantee the
safety the country and of the government against
every foreign aggression or machinaon in order that
the Cabinet may carry into effect the obligation
which contracts to obtain nom the people the
sion OF the national consent which will necessarily
have be carried into effect within four months from
the OF the idea of xation by President
Grant.
Thus for the second time American diplomacy
checked the course Of Germany westward.
In his message to Congress In December, 1870,
after regretting the rejection Of the Treaty OF An
said
now firmly believe that the moment II is known that
the United states have entirely abandoned the project
accepting part of its territory the Island Of ST.
Domingo, a port Will be negotiated by European
nations in the Bay OF Samana
The. President recognized that the Domncans
were not capable OF main tainIng themselves and
thought the acquisition of st. Domingo would not
only be adherence TO the Monroe doctrine