Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-27
Dominican Vice President
Called on to Act.
MORALES WITH REBELS
NO ACTUAL CHANGE IN THE DOM.
INANT PARTY.
Affairs in the Hands of the Cabinet
NO Present Interference by
This Country.

Inc state Department today received ad-
vices by cable from Santo Domingo which
throw much-needed light on the revolu-
uonary disturbance reported from there
yesterday. These were to the effect that
the diplomatic corps had been notified by
the dominican minister for foreign affairs,
zen. IeJera, that the president (Moraies)
having abandoned the capital, leaving the
government without an acting head, the
cabinet had called upon the vice president
t6en. Caceres) to take charge pending the
temporary failure of the president to exer-
else his functions. That action had been
taken under article 4G of the Dominican
constitution, providing for filing vacanc
In the presidential office in case of the
death. disability or absence of the pres1-
dent. The city of Santo Domingo was
quiet and the cabinet officers. were exercis-
ing their functions without interruption.
Morales Reported With Rebels.
President Morales was reported to be at
Jaifna, about ten or dozen miles from the
capital, among a band of revoutionists
who were fighting there
1t was also reported that the new gov
ernor appointed by the cabinet to replace
Gov. Perez, who was dismissed by decree.
had been peacefully installed at Puerta
Plata. Yesterdays advice was to the ef-
feet that Perez had barTicaded the town
and was about to resist the cabinet, with
the expectation that he would be joined by
Morales. The vice president, Gen Caceres,
is understood to be at Monte Christi and
as the Clyde line steamer Cherokee, with
Capt. Cotton. the United States controller
of customs aboard, is due to touch at that
port today, it IS understood that he Will
take passage Immediately for Santo Do
mngo City, almost two days distant.
No Change in Dominant Party
AS the situation is understood here there
has been no actual change in the dominant
party in Santo Domingo as the result of
Morales abandonment. The fact is the
party known as the Horacistas, of which
Gen. Caceres, the vice president, is the
principal figure. has all along controlled the
cabinet and that cabinet, in turn, owing to
the popularity of the Dominican constitu-
tion, has completely dominated the presi-
Dental office. Now as Morales was ambi-
tious to conduct his own government he fell
under suspicion of disloyalty to his party
and was suspected of intending to join the
opposition, or Jiminez party. Finding him
self without power because the cabinet con-
trolled the party, Morales anticipated re-
moval by the party leaders and fed to the
revolutionists, with the intention to secure
a sufficient force. re-enter the capital and
drive out his enemies.
No Present Interference.
For the present there will not be any in
terference by the United States in the diff
Guilty which has arisen in Santo Domingo.
The trouble is regarded by the State De
partment officials as entirely an internal
one and so long as outside interests are not
menaced this attitude of non-intervention
will be maintained. If. however, conditions
should change materially and lawless acts
should be committed against United States
citizens and interests, and involving the col
lection of the Dominican customs by this
government. or other acts of violence occur
which, in the opinion of the officials here,
would make it proper for this government
to interfere. that step will be taken and
measures adopted to queli the trouble. That
decision was reached at a conference at the
White House last evening, in which the
President and Secretaries Root, Taft and
Bonaparte participated.
Warships Leave for Monte Christi.
The gunboat Paducah left Norfolk today
for Monte Christi The Navy Department
has advised Rear Admiral Bradford of her
departure. and that she will be at his dis
posal as soon as she arrives in Dominican
waters The Paducah is sister ship to the
Dubuque and will be ATTACHED to the
squadron guarding American interests in
the West Indies.
The Navy Department today received a
brief dispatch from Puerta Plata, announc-
ing the departure from that port for Monte
Christi of the gunboat Dubuque No details
of her mission have yet been received.
The bureau of inSular affairs received a
dispatch from j. H. Edwards today which
confirmed the advices received earlier at
the State Department. Mr.. Edwards said
also that the chances for peaceful out
come of the trouble seemed good. but he
did not explain upon what basis