Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-22
United States Government May
Take a Hand In Their
Settlement,
PORTRAIT OF Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
A Sketch OF the President as a Man
Ii Is Entertaining, Clever and
Quite Unconventional.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Feb. 1S.--In all probabil-
lily the United States will take hand
In the domestic affairs Of the republic
Of San Domingo 1t Is not the inten.
ton Of the administration to take any
step whatever looking to the annexa'
ton OF San Domingo to the United
States. But representatives OF the Mo-
rales government-which was In power
az last advlces-have come TO Washing
ten and have urged the president and
Secretary Hay to help establish gov
ernment which will have some stability.
Unlike Hayti the ruling class In San
Domingo Is the white race. Instead Of
French the language Is Spanish. There
are at the present time no fewer than
five contesting parties. Morales Is the
head of that which Is apparently on
top at the moment. But Wos-y-Gil
has strong and active following In one
portion Of the island Jiminez is at the
head Of another army" Vasques has
another and a fifth IL headed by an
individual named Pelletien.
Under these circumstances II IL not
to be wondered al that a Macedonian
cry for help has come from san Do
inngo For several weeks representa-
tlyes OF the Morales government have
been In Washington. They have APP
pealed to the secretary of state and to
the. president for assistance. They ask
that this country do for them what was
done for Cuba.
What San Domingo wants" said one
of these representatives today, is first
OF all a method OF conducting its fiscal
affairs which will appeal to the people.
We desire an equitable system OF taxa
ton, honest administration of the Gus
toms, the creation OF a proper postal
service, the establishment OF schools
and municipal governments which VIII
make our republic at least equal to that
OF Cuba.
1.-THE United States can help us to ac-
complsh all this. You can create for
US a real republican form of govern
mont which will be permanent and IN
sure peace and prosperity to wonder
full fertile country which has known
little OF peace for a generation, We
have come here to ask simply this
In xchangc for its good offices the
United States Is offered a coaling sta
ton at SANTANA bay, the best harbor on
the southern coast, which Will prove
valuable base when the Panama canal
IL completed. This has long been de-
sired and the president seems disposed
to listen to the appeal. 1t was III
the mind OF Secy. Hay to ask Mr.,
w, |. Buchanan to make personal IN
yestigation into existing conditions
In San Domingo as soon as he COM
pleted the work assigned to him at
Panama. But Mr.. Buchanan had
formed business connections which
compelled him TO decline the request
OF the secretary, and now the president
Is casting about for a suitable man 10
undertake the task. He has had several
conferences with gentlemen who have
been suggested as possessing the re-
quisite qualifications but thus FAR no
one has been chosen for the work. IL
Is realized that the task set for the
United States Is no easy one, ana
that II undertaken II will be necessary
70 employ q considerable military force
as well as several vessels OF the navy.
That opposition to the project Will be
developed needs no demonstration as
the leaders Of the various revolutionary
parties are ambitious adventurers who
prefer TO take their chances at the head
OF their respective armies rather than
20 abide by the wishes of their country
men as expressed at the polls.
Still Il Is realized that San Domingo
may be made a peaceful republic and
that its position on the map makes II
of importance TO the United States, and
consequently Intervention by the United
States may be looked for Just as soon as
the administration becomes convinced
that such Intervention promises TO meet
with success.
THE MAN ROOSEVELT
d. Appleton & Company Of New York
will next week issue from their presses
a portrait sketch OF President Roosevelt
by Francis Il. Leupp, Washington COR
Of the New York Evening
Post Mr. Leupp has chosen for his
subject "The Man Roosevelt" The COM
Of the title gives small
promise of the wealth of material found
within the covers Of the volume. The
writing OF the book has been labor
Of love on the part of Mr. Leupp, for
he prefaces his story Of the busy life
result Of Tong period OF pretty close
contact" In many essentials the work
Is much more than portrait sketch
and really deserves place among the
best biographies Of great Americans.