Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-27
DAWSON HIS An
IMPORTANT POST
An Iowa Man Selected Because
Of His Peculiar Fitness For
Diplomatic Position
DAwsoNs MISSION IN DOMINGO
Roosevelt Wanted Good Man to Rep
resent tho United States on the
Troublous Island and T. c. Dawson
Was Chosen - State Employment
Bureau Talked Of.
to T1mes-Republican.

Special to es-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 27.-It will pay
Iowa people to keep II sharp eye on
Santo Domingo and on an Iowa man
who is now the representative of the
United States government on that Isle
OF trouble. Readers Of this corres-
pondence in the T.-R. will recall that
at the time 1t was announced In WASH
ington that Thomas c. Dawson, OF
Iowa, had been named as United
States consul general at Santo DOM
lingo, it was known that President
Roosevelt had some special reasons for
wanting him placed there and that In
teresting developments were expected
there. The story that came to your
correspondent then and which was par
TALLY disclosed was to the effect that
President Roosevelt had looked care
fully over the field and had come to the
conclusion that II there was any one
spot on the western hemisphere where
trouble was likely to break out at any
moment 1t was in Santo Domingo:
that he made inquiry as to the special
qualifications OF Mr.. Dawson, then sec
retary OF legation in Brazil, and reach
ed the conclusion that he was man
of action and who could be relied on;
that he wanted at Santo Domingo a
young and aggressive man. one who
was thoroughly American, and who has
courage and experience, and such q
man is this Iowa member Of the consu-
lar service. In short, Tom" Dawson
was sent to Santo Domingo to be ready
to meet crisis and that he has per-
sonal and private Instructions which
amount to an order to be ready to
hoist the American nag at "the psy-
Geological moment" or any other con-
venient time. An inspired" editorial
in a Chicago paper a few days ago
and correspondence from Washington
all lead to the conclusion that the time
for something doing" in Santo Dom
lingo has nearly arrived and that inter-
esting developments may be expected
any time. The fact that 1t is an Iowa
man who is in the position of greatest
responsibility and greatest danger adds
to the interest in the matter for Iowa
people. Mr.. Dawson lived a number of
years in Des Moines and for time was
a newspaper reporter before he enter
ed the practice Of law at Council
Bluffs.
This is the season for making dates
q, I, (oI,
are held in every county of the state.
The encouragement given these insti-
tutes by the state in the way Of an
to partially pay expenses
makes it certain that institutes will be
held in most of the counties this win
ter. Inquiries are numerous at the
state house and at the state college
for persons who can and will do work
or deliver lectures at these institutes.
The state dairy commissioner, the head
Of the weather and crop bureau and
others, are always available, as well as
a number of persons at the colleges
and others connected with the state So
cieties. The suggestion was made In
the report Of Secretary Simpson Of the
state agricultural department that q
institute business, and this will be
urged upon the next legislature.
1t is probable that within the next
year there will be established in con-
nection with the Office Of state dairy
commissioner what will be state en-
ployment bureau for persons conlpe-
tent to handle creameries or to engage
in wosk in this line. In fact during
the past few years inquiries have been
so frequent at the office of the state
dairy commissioner that the bureau is
already practically established. The
state dairy commissioner believes.
however, that the time has come for
q more formal listing Of all persons
competent to manage creameries and to
butter makers to the creameries that
are willing and able to pay good wages
for their services The demand for
first class butter makers is increasing
in the state and is never greater than
the supply. tho wages are not as high
as they should be yet.
Reorganizations of the society of
Sons of Veterans is going on all over
Iowa. Here in Des Moines committees
of the G. A. R. posts have been named
to arrange for reorganization and
these committees are now securing the
names of persons eligible and Will soon
announce meeting for forming one
large camp. There was formerly a
camp here but it went to pieces. Now,
especially in view of the fact that
there is in Iowa a college established
under the patronage of the order. and
which is appealing to persons all over
the country for support 1T is desired
that the order be made strong. A plan
for reorganization has been worked OUT
and will be followed and 1t is believed
here that within a few years the order
will he re-established on good basis.
Ex-senator G. M. Titus, of Musca-
tine is not willing that the impression
should 90 out that the decisions of
courts in other states sustain con-
tention that the Iowa people have gone