The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-24
CREDITOR NATIONS
BECOME UNEASY
Show Disposition to Press Their Do
minican Claims.
BELIEVE TREATY IS LOST
PRESIDENT STILL HOPEFUL AND
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK.

(hI AsHINGTON, March 28.-In the
wv absence of the Belgian minis
ter, Baron Moncheur, in New
York, nothing is known at the Bel
gian legation regarding the refer
ences of President Morales, in the
dispatches from San Domingo pub
lished today, to the Belgian claims,
which the president says are being
pressed. Several days ago Baron Mon
cheur received from his government a
cablegram asking if any investigation
WAS to be made by an American COM
mission into the Dominican situation
1t il supposed that, in view of the SEN
ate's refusal to deal with the Dominican
matter the Belgian government feels
1t is forced TO pursue its own course.
Other European powers also. while
willing to await the negotiations of
Secretary Hay, regard the attitude
OF the senate as so opposed to the pro
posed course of the government that
they viii be Obliged to act individually
ment has kept in close touch with the
state department in the preceding
phases of the San Domingo matter.
Last fall. with Italy and Germany, Bel
GUM made inquiries as to the intentions
of the United States relative 10 the
collection of customs under the San
Domingo Improvement COmpany's pro-
tOcOl, and they expressed apprehension
that the interests Of their citizens haV-
ing claims against san Domingo would
suffer under the operations of the pro-
tOcOl, for the reason that sufficient rev.
enue to meet them would not be avail
able after the Dominican government
had provided for its own maintenance
and the United States had collected the
revenues at Monte CriSti and Puerta
Plata. Their apprehensions on this
score were somewhat relieved by the
submission TO the senate of the pro-
posed Dominican treaty. With the fail
ure OF this treaty state department Off
Gals think with President Morales that
these creditor nations have conceived
the idea that the treaty is lost and that
1t Is now case of each one for himself
Seek More Information.
But the state department officials
have by no means abandoned hope for
the treaty, and Secretary Taft and Act
ing Secretary Adee have been in con-
ference and in communication with
Senator Cullom, chairman of the senate
committee ON foreign relations. respect
ing the procurement of information and
the collation. Of facts and figures which
it is expected will go toward removing
any doubt as to the merits of the treaty.
that may linger in the minds of the
senators when the senate again reas-
sembles. Not only is this work being
conducted in Washington, but Professor
J. II. HOllander, one time secretary of
the treasury of Porto Rico, has been
selected by the president to 90 to San
Domingo, make a thorough study of the
financial conditions and report to him
personally before congress meets gain.
and Secretary Taft today conferred
with Captain PillSbUTy relative to send
ing him to San Domingo on naval YES
sci 1t is hoped that When the other
creditor powers become fully aware of
the intention of the executive TO press
the treaty at the next session of the
senate and to employ the Intervening
period Of time in the collection of in
formation they may be disposed to re-
fraln from forcing the issue now