The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-31
DOHIAGO'S CREDITORS YIELD.
MEETING TO-DAY TO CONSIDER
OUR TERNMENT'S ACTION.
Commander Of Italian Cruiser Content
With American Pian-Peses Prevails
In the Republic Minister Dawson 10
send Full Report 10 Washington.

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SAKTo DoMIN0O, March 9O.-The COM
rnander Of the Italian cruiser Calabria,
which recently arrived here, has made 4
demand upon the Dominican Government
on behalf Of the Italian creditors.
The comma nder however, WAS salts
ned when informed VI the despatches from
Washington announcing that the United
States Government would undertake con-
troll Of the Dominican finances and keep
IS per cent Of the customs revenues on de-
poslt In New York until action was had
upon the pending treaty.
A general meeting OF all the creditors
Of the republic will be held tomorrow, at
which the general situation and the atti-
tude OF the United States will be considered.
Peace prevails generally in the republic
TAFT TO HAVE CONTROL VICE ROOSEVELT.
WASHINGTON March SO-A full and de-
tailed report of the plans and intentions Of
the Santo Dmningo Government concerning
the new arrangement for the adjudication
Of the debts Of the republic is awaited in
Washington and no further action will be
taken until IL has been received, This
statement was made by n Government
Official to-day.
Minister Dawson, at Santo Domingo City,
has been instructed to send the report,
which should arrive here soon. The matter
has been left in the hands Of Secretary Taft,
who. IL the report does not reach Washing ton
until after the President has gone away,
will handle the affair alone. The Prss1i-
dent will leave here on Monday.
II has not been made quite clear just what
bearing the plan will have on the SAhto
Domingo Improvement Company and tha
award Of July "A, 1904. under which the
company is collecting monthly t37. 500 from
the customs revenue OF Puerto Plata and
Monte Criai, toward its debt Of 81, SOC. OOO.
In the President instructions to Acting
Secretary Of State Adee he says that the
new arrangement. for the appointm ent
OF a receiver who will collect revenues
and after paying percentage to the Do
minican Cover nment will deposit the re-
mainder in a New York bank applies TO
all the ports Of the' country. The text Of
this paragraph Is
AN the monsys collected from both the
northern and southern ports not turned
over TO the Dominican Government will
be deposited in some New York bank to
be designated by the Secretary Of War
and will DO kept there until the Senate
has acted. 4,
Under this arTpn cement il would GER
tainly seem that the improvement COM
pany will have to wait until the Senate /
acts on the treaty, some time next fall, for |
any further payments, and then, II the
reaty fails. will get nothing, for the moneys
% be collected and Deposited will be all
uIned back to the Dominican Government.
Mr.. Adee's version differs from that OF
lie President. In his statement Mr.. Adee
add that the new arrangement applied only
o the southern ports. just what the plan
n Santo Domingo City Is does not seem
q be known in Washington. In his first
dispatches on the subject Minister Dawson
'aid that the Dominican Government
,hered TO name a receiver for southern
oorts, four northernl ports to be- admins
cred under award.
Whether or not It is'the intention 20 pass
,ver this award and include all Of the ports
II the republic in the new arrangement
la not been explained.
Prof. John Bassett Moore OF Columbia
attorney for the San Do
ningo Improvement Company, called on
Acting Secretary Ade0 to-day and had a
OohuoAhAhh AHo 10" bfIhuko-
nsnt. He was seeking full details. Ths
company also Wants 10 know
lust what Prof. HoIlander, who has been
a special commissioner from this
9Ovsrpmsnt to investigate the claims
AEainst Santo Domingo, il going TO do
about the Improvement Oompany's, claims,
In his instructions the President sid that
Prof. HollandsT would investigate all'claims,
that Of thsNimprovement. oom-
pang. It h pointed out by, Prof. Moore
that the claim Of tho company has been
Dstablishsd after four years Of negotiations
and settled By Gn arhttral award
The Government has received no news Of
\ revolution 1t Monte crish which was
roportnd . few days ago The cruiser
lleWoEk, with Rear Admiral slgsbee, COM
manaur Of the Caribbean squadron, has
gona b Monte Crisd. and the Yankee, with
80 marines. h also there.