The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-12-08
sunto Domingo.

as well rs in the interest OF JUS
snnto Domingo.
hto Domingo has now maze all ap
30 ms and not only every principle
sdom, but every generous instinct
us bids Us respond 10 the ap'
1br conditions in Santo Domingo
for II number of years grown
hnd to worse until year ago all
BE- wus on the verge OF dissolution.
,notrly lust at this time a ruler
% nm I'm SnntO Domingo who, with
kol,c1rlrs. saw the dangers threat
their country and appealed to the
1sIp of the only nclghOor who
pssed the power and the will to
thom There was imminent dan
of foreign intervention, The pa
10 of foreign creditors had become
ustcd, and at least two foreign ma
were on the point Of Intervention
wcrc only prevented by the unotfl
ossurancc of this government that
kould itself strive to help Santo
lingo IN her hour of need.
cordngly, the executive depart
of our government negotiated Il
kv under which we are trying to
the dominican people to straight
Iut their hnanrrs. This treaty t.
hing before the senate. In the
htime Il temporary arrangement
fbeen made under which the Domln
government has appointed Amer.
Ia To all the important positions I'm
Ecustoms service, and they are see
ITO the honest collection Of the rev
LIS. turning over Ia per cent to the
Rrnmcnt for running expenses and
Hing the other 81 per cent into Il
dcpositary for equitable division
fcase the treaty shall he ratified
bng the various creditors. whether
[ppcan or American.
hder the course taken stability and
IN and all the benefits of peace are
hist coming to SantO Domingo. dan.
n Of foreign intervention has been
Blended. and there Is at last pros
4 that all creditors will get justice.
more and no less. II the arrange.
ID is terminated by tile failure Of
Etreaty chaos will follow, and sooner
later This government may be In
5ed in serious difficulties with for
} governments over the island or
may be forced itself to intervene
Bhe island in some unpleasant fash
Army ana Navy.
lido not believe that any army In the
fld has Il better average Of enlisted
b or Il better type Of junior officer
the army should be trained to act
(ctively in mass. Provision should
made by sufficient appropriations
|maneuvers of practical kind,
|rovision should be made for the pro
zion of exceptionally meritorlous
b over the heads Of their comrades
for the retirement OF all men who
be reached q given age without get
beyond Il given rank.
here should be an increase In the
lst artillery force 50 that our coast
tiiications can he I'm some degree
equately manned. There Is special
III for an increase and reorganization
the medical department Of the army.
both the army and navy there must
the same thorough training for duty
The stalf corps rs in the fighting line.
3 Importance of this was shown con
sively in the Spanish American and
Rlsso-Japanese wars. The work
the medical departments In the Jap
ese army and navy Is especially
rthy Of study.
'ur navy must. relatively to the ma
OF other nations, always he or
alter size than our army. We have
st wisely continued for a number OF
rs to build up our navy, and 1t
now reached fairly high standard
efficiency. This standard must not
y be maintained, but increased. II
IS not seem to me necessary, how
r, that the navy should, at least In
Immediate future, be increased be
III the present number Of units.
lat Is now clearly necessary Is to
'stitute efficient for Inefficient units
the latter become worn out or as 1t
omes apparent that they are use
), Probably the result would be
aimed by adding Il single battleship
our navy each year, the superseded
outworn vessels being laid up or
ken up as they are thus replaced.
Naturalization.
N this subject ! recommend:
lrst.-A federal bureau Of naturali'
Ion. to be established In the depart