The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-07
A PROVISIONAL
PROTECTORATE
The President Acts On the Urgent
Request Of San Domingo.
TO CONSERVE THE FINANCES
President Morales Will Appoint an
American Administrators to Act
Pending Action by United
states Senate.


Roosevelt has decided to accept the
Dominican governments proposition,
made through Minister Dawson, for
the control of the finances of that re-
public, with a view to setting aside a
portion of the revenues of the republic
for the payment of it's debts. The
officers who will collect the money and
hold i; will be appointed by the Do
minican government.
The attitude of the United States
| government is shown in the following
instructions given to Acting Secretary
| Adee:
white House, Washington, D.. c.,
| March 20, 1905.-The Acting Secretary
of State: | have carefully considered
the following cablegram from Minister
Dawson:
Secretary of State, Washington: I'm
| der pressure of foreign creditors and
domestic peril, the Dominican govern
ment offers to nominate a citizen of
the United States receiver of the
southern ports, pending a satisfactory
protocol; four northern points to be
administered under the award. For
ty-five per cent. total shall go to the
Dominican government, So to be depos-
tied in New York for distribution after
satisfaction. Creditors to agree to
take no further steps in the meantime,
and the receiver to have full authority
to suspend importers preferential
contracts. Italian, Spanish, German
and American creditors, except the
| San Domingo Improvement Co, accept
Internationally. Belgian and French
representatives will recommend ac-
c%eptance. Some modus vivendi abso-
lutely necessary. | am ready, if de-
| sired. to start for Washington on the
2Sth, to explain details and modifica-
| tons to plan obtainable. The whole
matter can be held open during my alb
sence. DAWSON.
81 direct that the minister express
acuuiesence in the proposal OF the gov
| eminent of Santo Domingo for the col
| lection and conservation of its reyen-
ues. pending the action of the United
States senate upon the treaty, to the
end that in the meantime no change
shall take place in the situation which
would render useless its conSumma-
ton or bring complications into its
| enforcement. The secretary of war OF
the United States will present for NOM
ination by the president OF the Doml-
nican republic men to act in the po-
sitions referred to in both the north
ern and southern ports. The utmost
care will of course be taken to choose
men of capacity and absolute integri-
ty who. if possible, shall have some
knowledge of Spanish. All the moneys
| collected from both the northern and
southern ports not turned over to the
Dominican government will be depos-
tied in some New York bank, to be
designated by the secretary OF war,
and will there be kept until the senate
has acted. IL the action is adverse,
the money will he then turned over to
the Dominican government. Ii it is IA
vorable. it will be distributed among
the creditors in proportion to their
Just claims under the first treaty.
Meanwhile Mr.. Hollender will thor
oughly investigate these claims, in
Guiding the claim Of the Improvement
company, and will report in detail the
information he is able to gather as to
the amount actually received by Santo
Domingo, the amount of Indebtedness
nominally incurred, the circumstances
SO far as they are known under which
the various debts were incurred, and
SO forth.
This action is rendered necessary
by the peculiar circumstances OF the
case. The treaty now before the SEN
ate was concluded with Santo Domin-
go at Santo Domingo's earnest request,
repeatedly pressed upon us, and was
submitted to the senate because in my
judgment it was our duty to our less
fortunate neighbor to respond to her
call for aid, inasmuch as we were the
only power who could give this aid,
and inasmuch as her need for it was
very great. The treaty is now before
the senate, and has been favorably re-
ported by the committee on foreign re.
lations. 1t is pending, and final action
will undoubtedly be taken when con-
gress %coavenes next fall. Meanwhile
| Santo Domingo has requested that the
action atcve outlined be taken; that
is, she desires in this way to main
tain the status quo, so that If the
treaty is ratified it can be executed.
with this purpose in view | direct
that the proposed arrangement be ap-
proved. 1t will terminate as soon as
the senate has acted one way or the
other.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"