The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-29
IS ACCEPTED
 BY PRESIDENT Proposition Made by DOm- inican Government. INSTRUCTIONS TO ADEE Plan Outlined for Payment
 of Debts. UAited States Must Approve Names of Those Who are Appointed to Col
 lect Revenues of the
 Republic.

Washington, March 2S.-President Roosevelt has decided to accept the proposition of the Dominican govern ment made through Minister Dawson for tine control of the finances of that republic with view to setting aside . portion of the revenues of the re- public for the payment of its debts. The officers who will collect the mon- ey and hold 1t will be appointed by the Dominican government, but the names of the men selected will be referred to this government for approval.
 The attitude of the United States government is shown in the following instruction given Acting Secretary Adee:
 White House. Washington. D. C..
 March 2s, 1905. The Acting Secretary of State:
 I have carefully considered the fol- lowing cablegram from Minister Daw- son:
 Secretary of State, Washington:
 Under pressure of foreign creditors and domestic peril, Dominican govern ment offers nominate a citizen of the United, States receiver southern ports pending satisfaction protocol: four northern ports to be administered un- der the award Forty-five per cent total shall go Dominican government, fifty-five per cent to be deposited in New York for distribution after satis- faction. Creditors to agree to take no further steps in meantime and receiv- CT to have full authority to suspend importers preferential contracts, Ital- ian, Spanish German and American creditors except the San Domingo Inn provement Company accept uncondi- tionally. Belgian. French representa- lives will recommend acceptance. Some modus vivendi absolutely necessary. I am ready, If desired. start Washing ton ID. C.. 28th to explain details and mondifications to plan obtainable; whole matter can be held open during my absence.
 (Signed.) Dawson.
 Rooseyelt's Decision.
 direct that the minister express acuuiescepcas in the proposal of the government of Santo Domingo for the collection and conversation of its rev enues pending the acton of the Uni ted States Senate on the treaty, to the end that in the meantime no change shall take place in the 9tua- ton which would render useless its consumation or bring complications tn- to it's enforcement. The secretary of war of the United States will present for nomination by the president of the Dominican republic men to act in the positions referred to, in both the northern and southern ports. The ut most care will of course be taken to choose men of capacity and absolute integrity, who if possible shall have some knowledge of Spanish. All the moneys collected from both the north ern and southern ports not turned ov- CT to tine Dominican government will be deposited in some New York bank to be designated bv the secretary of war and will there be kept until the Senate has acted If the action Is ad- verse the money will then be turned over to the Dominican government. If it is favorable 1t will be distri- buted among the creditors in propor- tion to their just claims under the treaty.
 Meanwhile MT. Hollender will thor oughly investigate these claims, includ- ing the claim of the American Im- provement Company and will report in detail all the information he is able to gather as to the amount actually received by Santo Domingo, the amount of indebtedness nominaIly incurred, the circumstances so far as they are known under which the various debts were incurred. etc.
 The Case Peculiar.
 This action is rendered necessary by the peculiar circumstances of the case. The treaty now before the Senate was concluded with Santo Domingo at Santo Domingo's earnest request, reported and pressed upon us and was sub mitted to the Senate because in my judgment IL was our outy to our less fortunate neighbor to respond to her call for aid, inasmuch as we were the only power which could give this aid inasmuch as her need for 1t was very great. The treaty Is now before the Senate and has been favorably reported by the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions. It is pending and final action will undoubtedly be taken when Con- gross convenes next fall. Meanwhile Santo Domingo has requested that the action above outlined be taken; that is, she desires in this way to maintain the status quo so that If the treaty is ratified it can be executed.
 With this purpose in view, I direct that the proposed arrangement be ap- proved. It will terminate as soon as the Senate has acted one way or the other. Theodore Roosevelt