The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-23
Action of United States Senate
 Causes Trouble
BELGIUM MAKES DEMANDS
Foreign Governments Are Each Eu peeted to Seize a Port to Guarantee Payment of Claims Against
 Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo. March 22.-The news of the postponement by the United States Senate of action on the treaty with santo Domingo makes the situation here acute, and an uprising seems to be imminent. based on the theory that Morales has been discredited in the United States
 President Morales states that he is pre- pared to put down any revolution, but that more serious matter in his mind Is foreign complications growing out O. Belgium's demand presented on March F. Belgium wants the customs receipts of a port of Santo Domingo to the ex- tent of S25SS3 a month, according to q former agreement on which no paymen. has been made for three years This first demand is construed as a direct re- suit of the failure of the treaty be- tween the United States and santo Do- mingo. President Morales anticipates similar demands by other foreign powers. which he will be helpless to resst. He says he wants to pay all the republics debts, but says the ruin of the country will result with every port in the hanos of a different foreign power and no rev. enue for the government. While he sees no light ahead, he has blind faith that
 right will triumph"
 ultimatum May Be Necessary.
 In the course of an interview with the Associated Press, President Morales to- day said:
 Tt is entirely possible that the United Stetes may have to send an ultimatum here on account of the Dominican govern ment being unable. though not unwilling to meet It's obligations. It Is utterlv impossible for the government to pay the sums due foreign nations unless the united states can procure from foreign powers postponement of their demands. Otherwise these demands will be press- ed. have no personal or moral forcs | 10 resist them. With the custom nouses Tn the control of the United States ths resources of the island will deveIon speedily and all demands will he maid With the result that the country will be educated 10 peace and permanent pros- | perity." PioS-
 With two Dominican ports nou, h, +,. hands of the United States and the fail ure ot the treaty, Dominicans believe that grab game by foreign powers will begin at once. An Italian cruiser was here a few days ago, but withdrew to kingston The American gunboat Cas- tine here with 150 men; the cruiser Chat tanooga is at Samana bay, the Detroit ia at Puerto Plata and tho Dixie ia at Monte Cristi. Rear Admiral sigsbee has gone to Guantanamo for a consultation With Rear Admiral Barker
 Would NuIify Monroe Doctrine With the seizure of Dominican ports by foreign powers. 1t Is argued here that the Monroe doctrine will be nullihed as regards this republic. With the United States in possession of two ports it would not be logical, 1t is argued. to oppose tho seizure of other ports by foreign powers. At the same time, the only hope of Pres ident Morales Is that in some way the United States cansecure a postponement of the seizure by European powers. No steps to this end have been initiated here.
 No reply has yet been made to the Bel gian demand.
 President Morales has about 12OO men under arms ready to crush the first in- ternal uprising, but should the customs houses be seized, he speedily would ba without funds with which to pay his army, which would Immediately desert .
 The United States transport Sumner has gone to Kingston. Jamaica.