Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-05
SANT0 DOMINGO.
United States Should Respond to Her
Appeal

GhIlLD lbUnlSos III NV ~N'''i 49, 49,
made an appeal TO us to ne!p her, ana
not only every principle IF wisdom nut
every generous instinct within us DDS
us respond to the appeal 1t Is not of
the slightest consequence whether we
grant the aid needed by Santo Donlln-
20 as an incident to the wise develop
ment of the Monroe doctrine or pc
cause Ne regard the case of Santo DO
mingo as standing wholly by itself ana
To be treated as such, ana not on gem
eral principles or with any reference 10
the Monroe doctrine. The important
point is to give the needed ana. ana
the case is certainly sufficiently pecullar
To deserve to be judged purely on It's
own merits. The conditions in Sahlo
Domingo have for a number or years
grown from bad TO worse until a year
ago ali society was on the verge or DIS
solution. Fortunately just at this time
n ruler sprang up in Santo Domingo
who with his colleagues, saw the dah-
gers th~eat ening their country anu APP
nealed to the friendship of the only
treat and powerful neighDor who pos
sessed the power, and as they
hoped also the will to help them. There
was imminent danger OF foreign lh'er-
yention. The previous rulers or sahlo
Domingo had recklessly incurred deD's'
and owing TO her internal disorders
she had ceased to be able 10 pToNlue
means OF paying the debts Inc pa
tience Of her foreign creditors had be-
come exhausted, and at least two Tor
aign nations were on the point or inter-
yention. and were only prevented IRON
intervening by the unofficial assurance
Of This government that II would itself
strive to help Santo Domingo '" her
hour of need In the case OF one OIL
these nations, only the actual opening
of negotiations to this end by our gov
eminent prevented the seizure OF teril-
tory in Santo Domingo by European
newer OF the debts incurred some We're
inst while some were not OF a ctar-
! scter which really renders II obligatory
on. or proper for, Santo Domingo 10 pay
them I'm FUN But she could not pay
any of them unless some staplllty was
assured her government and people
Accordingly the executive Depart
uent Of our government negotiated a
trnntv under which we are TO try 10 help
! Ne dominican peope to straghten out
thc,r finances. This treaty is pending
before the senate In the meantime a
temporary arrangement has been made
which VIII last until the senate has
had time to take action upon the
treaty. Under this arrangement the
Dominican government has appointed
Americans to all the important POSI-
tions I'm the customs service, ana they
are seeing 10 the honest collection or the
revenues turning over 45 per cent 10
tho government for running expenses
and putting the other IS per cent Ulio
"a safe depository for equitable any,
In case the treaty shall be ratlneu'
/ among the various creditors, Whethef
European or American.
| The custom houses offer well-nigh tho
only sources of revenue In Santo DO
| ,ningo and the different revolutions
usually have as their real aim the OBJ
tanning possession OF these custom
| bouses The mere fact that the collec-
tors Of customs are Americans. that
tbov are performing their duties with
ofncIency and honesty and that the
treaty is nending I'm the senate, gives q
certain moral power to the government
~ canto domingo which II has not had
before. This has completely diScour-
aped all revolutionary movement
while Il has already produced such an
Increase In the revenues that the gov
ernment Is actually getting more iroi'
the A. per cent that the American COZ
lectors turn over To II than u Rot LOT
merly when Il took tn entire revenue
II Is enabling the poor harrassed pep
ME of Santo Domingo once more 10
turn their attention to industry and ~
no free from the curse Of interminaDl pie
ravolutIonary disturbance. II oners
M ali bona fde creditors American ana
European. the only really good chance
IN obtain that TO which they are justly
/ entitled, while IL In return gives 10
| Santo Domingo the only opportunity or
| defense against claims which II ought
NOT To nay, for now e It meets the
/ views of the senate we shall ourselves
| thoroughly examine all these claims,
| whether American or foreign, and see
| that none that are improper are paid.
There f.. Of course, opposition TO the
treaty from dishonest creditors, foreign
and American, and from the profession
al revolutionlsts Of the island itself. We
have already reason TO believe that
some OF the creditors who do not dare
expose their claims TO honest scrutiny
are endeavoring to stir up seditiOn I'm
the island and opposition 10 the treaty,
In the meantime I have exercised the
authority vested In me by the Joint
resolution OF the Congress to prevent
| the introduction OF arms into the ISL
and for revolutionary purposes,
Under the course taken. stability and
order and all the benefits OF peace are
| at last coming TO Santo Domingo dam
ger OF foreign intervention has been
| suspended, and there Is at last pros
pect that all creditors will get Justice.
no more and no less. II the arrange
| ment Is terminated by the failure OF the
treaty chaos will follow; and IL chaos
| follows. sooner or later this govern
! ment may be involved In serious DIM