Middletown transcript., 1904-12-31
wasHlpIcToN LETTER

WAsHrsdroS. D. &, Dec. gath, 1905
THE United states will probably take
4 iull charge bf the Republic 81 San
Domingo ID the hot distant future. This
ste i Mill be takess. not with view to ac-
uslirinc possession of Tie insolvent repnb-
ILL., b,,t xith tI,e purpose 81 establishing it
III i sound iInancial and political footing,
i ii aoi1e wifh Cuba. This policy il
!. MI Inevitable concbnnanitant Of tile Moi,-
W. l)oetFine il, which all American Pre~i-
ddnts Il, recent years have 10 strongly I'M
si5ted. Ellhn Root, ses Secretary Of war,
II Il aneach made iii New York recently,
ill,strated tie incam batibility Of declar-
ing that 10 European power should exer
ieie ieise dpree iii this contitlesit b collect ju-t
debts unless this cot,tary was itself pre-
pared 10 compel tile 9yayinelit Of such
debts. Investigation W fl,e State Depart
Inaent, prompted BY Mr Root's declara-
tion, reveals The fart 9hat ae United
states Il now preparing - take entire
charge Vi the ports d Sad Dot'ii'go. col
lect tile customs. devote them b the pay
ment Of European and Am&rican creditors
and win probably take temporary control
Of Tile political organizationoftlie country
with view to establishing i on = basis
which vii render further Interference oy
this county unnecessary. Sro this END
two ports llaye already beenS seized, two
more soon viii be and the remaining two
ports 81 entry will doubtless be- taken pos
sess on Of d little later, their receipts hay
ing been already pledged by the San Do
mingangoyerulneattoi's European sredi-
tors.
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In this connection il should be a,i-
thoritatively stated that the United
States has no intention Of takingl peri'as-
nent possession of San Domingo. IA faci,
il would not accept tile RepubIic as 2
Gift, although Nj agreement may be
reached Whereby llle United States will
acquire coaling station On samana| Bay
The necessity of coaling station at this
point, which commands the Windssard
Passage to tile Carl 5bean Sea, was apprs-
ciated as loag ago d during President
Grants administrator, and possession oi
Porto Rico and the Panama Canal strip
make its requirement doubly inportaflts
At present san Domingo II merely
I "farmeds BY military oligarchy which
saps the vitality of the tnation, maintain l
ing a numerous army iii idleness and robFt
bing the unfortunate producer at every
turn. The military forces are moreover
described by native San DOMINICAN as
~an army Of ColoneIs with almost no
Priyates," and they contribute 70, rather
thar prevent, tile numerous revolutions
which have been the cnfse Of tie 90
called Republic.
Along about the latter part Of February
a feet of American War ships will make
their appearance off the coast Of Nen--
zuela and their commander Will ask SOME
very pertinent questions and perhaps
seize certain Venezuelan ports, unless
President Castro shall perceive the error
of his way in the meantime. The Nene-
zuelan government has seized the el:sire
property Of the New York and Bermudpz
Asphalt Company after sembIance Of
adindicationbya court selected for the
purpose BY Castro himself and the .ex-
PLANTATION which Mr.. Castro bas iJrward-
ed to the state Department Of bis reasons
for expelling A. r. Janrett, an Ainarican
editor Of Caracas, has been prorlsIncsd
most unsatisfactory and President Castro
has been 30 advised. Sixty days will Be
given to Mr. Castro to undo the injustice
he has perpetrated, al the expiration OF
which time he will, in the absence tof
satisfactory action. bs dealt with " the
occasion demands- Il has long been tire
pleasing custom fthe Nenezuelan Presi-
dent to severely discipline those iisenIbers
of any court which rendered decision,
against the government and In the case
of the Asphalt Colnpany ie calmly de-
solved two courts and constituted new
Supreme Court" csnsisting 0f tl.o<s
judges whose opiiions bad accorded with
his wishes. In brief, he has been ruling.
Venezuela as a tyranty and has broken
faith with the United States y llclf pro
tected Venezuela from THE vengeance Of
Great Britain and Gernissny and he must
now be summarily dealt with by this
country. or foreign powers must be
allowed to interfere.
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The President is seeking to impress on
callers at the White House the import.
ance he attaches to Commissioner Gar
fields Recommendation that corporations
transacting an interstate business be re-
quired to procure federal licenses. OIL
course such licenses conli be procured
only on conditions as might be prescribed
by Congress and the President aild bis
Commissioner Of Corporations believe
that this method affords tile cline 70 the
desired control Of the trusts. Az ii the
case of bis recommendation that the In
terstate Commerce Commission be grant
ed the power to fix railroad rates ~mniil
and unless reversed by the court III re-
view," the President is certain to meet
with opposition in Congress and there II
no likelihood that any such legislation
will be enacted at the present session vf
Congress, but the vigorous manner In
which the President has tackled the pro-