Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-23
United States Senate's Postpone
1nent of Action on Treaty,
Excites Santo Domingo
SAY MORALES is DIscREDITED
Fre.ident /. Ready to Crush tho First
Internal Uprising However, But is
j Anxious Over Foreign Complications
! Growing Out Of the Demand Pro-
sonted by Belgium on March q.

San Domingo, RepuDllc VI Nuhso
Domingo March 23.--The news of the
postponement by the United States
senate OF action on the treaty with
s;arto Domingo makes the situation
her. acute and an Internal uprising
seems to be imminent, based on the cry
that President Morales has been dis
credited in the United States.
President Morales states that he Is
prepared to put down any revolution,
hut that a more serious matter in his
mind is foreign complications growing
out Of Belgium's demand presented on
March II. Belgium wants the customs
receipts OF a port Of Santa Domingo
TO the extent OF $25.SS3 month. ac-
cording to a former agreement, on
which no payment has been made for
three years. This first demand is con-
strlled as a direct result of the failure
OF the treaty between tine United
States and Santo Domingo.
President Morales anticipates SINH
lar demands from other foreign pow
ers, which he will be helpless to re-
sist He says he wants to pay all the
republics debts, but sees the ruin of
the, country with every port in the
hands Of a different foreign power and
no revenue for the government. While
he sees no lighn ahead. he has blind
faith that right will triumph"
In the course of an Interview with
the, Associated Press, President Nor
ales said:
TT Is entirely possible that the Unit
ed States may have to send an ultimat-
UP here, on account OF the Dominican
government being unable, though not
unwilling, to meet Its obligations. 1t is
utterly impossible for the government
y to pay the sums due foreign nations
unless the United States can procure
from foreign powers pe'stponement
OF their demands. Otherwi:N these de-
ms.nds will be pressed. have no ply
steal or moral force to resist them.
with the customs houses In the con-
troll OF the United States the resources
OF the island will develop speedily and
all demands will be paid, with the re-
4 suit that the country will be educated
to peace and permanent prosperity"
With two Dominican ports now in
the hands OF the United States and the
failure Of the treaty Dominicans be-
4 lieve that grab by foreign powers
will begin at once. An Italian cruiser
was here few days ago, but with
drew to Kingston. The American gun
boat Castine is here with $50 men; the
cruiser Chattanooga is at SANTANA bay,
the Detroit is at Puerto Plata and the
Dixie Is at Monte Christi. Rear Ad-
nnaral Sigsbee has gone to Guam
tanamo for consultation with Rear
y Admiral Baker
e. With the seizure Of Dominican ports
BY foreign powers. 1t. is argued here,
the Monroe doctrine will be nullified
as regards this republic. With the
United States in possession Of two
ports, it would not be logical, it is argu-
ed, to oppose the seizure of other ports
By foreign powers. At the same tims
the only hope of President Morales is
that in some way the United States
can secure a postponement of seizure
BY European powers. No steps to this
eryd have been initiated here. No re-
ply has yet been made to the Belgian
demand
President Morales has about 1900
i men under arms. ready to crush the
first internal uprising, but should the
customs houses be seized he speedily
would be without funds with which to
pay his army. which would Immediate
~ desert.
The United States transport Sumner
hss gone to Kingston, Jamaica.