The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-09
SENATE RIPS UP
DOMINICAN TREATY
Talk of Annexing San Domingo
and Going at Venezuela
Under instrument

to Domingo treaty was practically per-
fected by the senate committee on for
eign relations today so far as phra-
seology Is concerned and without re-
gard to the principles involved in the
procedure proposed by the Dominican
convention. II was agreed to take a
vote on the treaty at 11:30 tomorrow
to determine whether the report will
be in favor of ratification or rejection.
That REPORT, il is thought, will be ia
vorable. The Democrats have express
ed theRnselves against the treaty fun
damentally. although they took an ac-
tive part in the preparation and pres
entation of amendments.
1t is thought the Republicans will
vote for the treaty as amended. All
the amendments adopted by the COM.
mittee are with the general aim TO
make the subject as covered stand
alone and removing all chances of it's
being used as a precedent for like pro-
cedure in other countries under guise
of being required by the Monroe doc
trine. For instance, one Of the first
amendments strikes ost that portion
OF the section OF the preamble which
Is construed as q definition and appH-
cation OF the Monroe doctrine to the
Santo Domingo case.
Makes IL Less Alarming
Other important amendments are as
follows: That part OF the preamble
which declares that the Dominican gov
ernment is in imminent peril and ur-
gent menace of Intervention on the
part of nations whose citizens have
claims is stricken out and the pre-
amble is left to read that the proceed
ing is on the ground of having debts
which burden the republic.
In the first article. which describes
i - l1..e.w IL
ernment proposes to adjust. an amend
ment was adopted to include obliga-
! tions liquidated and agreed upon. This
amendment is for the purpose of Civ
ing the treaty application to the ad-
| justment of the claims of the San Do
mingo Improvement company, the pay
ment of which already has been enter
| ed on under the agreement whereby the
| United States has taken charge OF
custom houses under the protocol OF
June 80, 1893. A section placing the
employees who will be charged with
carrying out the treaty under the Do
! minican government was amended so
as to declare that such employees shall
not be subject to the civil and criminal
jurisdiction of that republic.
Makes IL Optional
The article which declares that the
government of the United States at
the invitation of the Dominican gov
ernment shall grant the latter such
other assistance as the former may
deem proper TO restore the credit, pre-
serve the order, increase the efficiency
of the civil administration and advance
the material progress and welfare OF
the Dominican people, was amended so
as to permit the government of the
United States to grant this additional
assistance If it desires, but IL is not
bound by treaty obligation so TO do. A
new article was added which provides
that whatever is done under this treaty
shall be binding on succeeding govern
ments in the Dominican republic so as
TO eliminate the chance Of a succeeding
government attempting to repudiate
its agreement with the United States.
The probability of the treaty being
brought up in the future as a prece-
dent was discussed I'm the committee
today and 1T was predicted that the
| procedure was forerunner Of what
might be expected to take place in re-
gard to Venezuela
May Annex Domingo
1t was pointed out also that this
| government may have to take over the
| Santo Domingo country as territory
of the United States. In that connec-
| ton an amendment will be offered in
| the senate striking out that part of the
\ preamble whereby the United States
| agrees to respect the complete auton-
omy of the Dominican republic. This
amendment was introduced I'm the COM
mittee. but was regarded as against
| the policy of the government and this,
| it Is believed. will be the judgment of
| the senate. At the same time Ii was
| pointed out that Santo Domingo lies
between the United States and Porto
| Rico and that the government as now
| constituted is bad neighbor."
Discussion of the treaty in executive
session of the senate today was COM
| plicated by a petition submitted by
| Senator Teller from members of the
| Haitian and Dominican colonies in Eu-
rope. 1t was dated in Paris and was
| directed against the protocol of Jan.
| 20, which was negotiated Immediately
| prior to the present protocol, but was
| never submitted to the senate. II was
! suggested by the protestants that Pres
| ident Morales OF the Dominican repub-
| lis is a dictator. and by entering into
| this agreement with the United States
| is indirectly attempting to cede to the
| United States territory which he fears
| he can no longer hold. They say Mo-
| rales is actuated by a desire for per-
sonal gain. They declare il is an
alienation of constitutional forms and
| rights without the executive first sub
mitting IL to the people for official
sanction Senator Teller criticised the
action taken by this government and
| said the protest showed this govern
ment was inviting trouble In dealing in
any manner with an irresponsible ruiz
er of an irresponsible people.
Senator Piatt (Conn.) objected to
| consideration of the protest. saying the
senate had no right TO receive a pro-
/ test from foreign country. He said
| the protest was not properly before
the senate and il would not be re-
\ ceiyed.
| Roosevelt's Second Message
The senate today made public the