The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-29
MORALES ACTION
MENACES. TREATY
Agreement Between SantO Do.
ingosand America May be Void
IF OPPOSITION WINS
UNITED STATES WARSHIPS ARE
SENT TO ISLAND TO PRE-.
VENT THE SEIZURE or
THE CUSTOMS.

Washington, December %. Minister
Dawson has notified the state depart
ment that official notice has been
given the diplomatic representatives
in Santo Domingo through To Jera
minister of foreign affairs, that Presi
dent Morales, having abandoned the
capital and left the government with.
out an a-liye head, the cabinet has
called Viye president Ramon Caceres
to take charge.
The cabinet is now executing its
functions and President Morales is re.
ported to be in Jaima, 10 or IL miles
from the capital, with revolutionary
band. Fighting is in progress there.
It was learned today that hte United
States government does not intend to
interfere with the internal troubles of
Santo Domingo, but that il will not
permit the custom houses to be dis
turbed
The modus yivendi will be maintain
ed. Vice President Caceres is sIppos-
ed to be in Monte Critl He will go on
to Santo Domingo at once
II is not believed that Morales will
win in his fight.
The decision of this government to
uphold the custom houses in cases they
are placed in jeopardy was reached in
the conferences between the presiden
and Secretaries Root, Taft and Bona
parte yesterday The president be
lleyes II would create a dangerous sit
uation if the custom houses were
seized by other political faction. The
breaking of the modus vivendi would
probably lead TO some action on the
part of the foreign nations, which rep
resent many creditors of Santo Do
mingo, These include Germany.
France, Italy and Belgium.
Outcome is IN Doubt.
The outcome of the attempted reyo
luton on the part of President Mo
rales is still comewhat in doubt, but II |
is thought there that the Jiministas,
with whom he has thrown in his lot
are not anywhere near strong enough |
TO down the Horastiss the party which |
has been in control for a year and
half, with Morales as its president |
The cabinet is now controlled by the |
Horastis, and Caeres, the new acting
president, is is member of that fac.
Etisnei.s .-.at,Yfss $y,sss ~t'Nslitsys' T. ",
.skIf ..was lealaseds tDday hatg,aIofate
1isa sisf61g been, Suspected of befiGIh
league. with sthe ptapositiomA s'riie Ho
.rasf Z 4wiir ,efnb baAls ,renlaif ip .cos fyyl
trEfs party SIS tr .eontrorsof thein,odus
viyandi and ,silfe, treaty. If Morales
fails In his efforts 10 make a govern.
nskt Observation-Disclosures inte rests
az ,she administtatistig gwfEl ipfobably
,ifdr Be affectda4sf k;a .sfi.f'"
I'i&f6te 'lalresk Nsy isaSaSsAiatsahalrs re-
ccived a dispatch from Acting Col
lectur jill Edwards today. which
cppfirmed the gdyices earlier by the
state department. mir. Edwards said
also, that the ehsnces for a. peaceful
oufepme Of the. troAble seemed. good.
but be, did NOE explain. upon what
basis. {
The departure of the guRboat Dubu
que from Pueria Plata and her arrival
in Monte Christi was reported to the
navy department to-day. This would
seem 10 indicate thar conditions are
not very SERIOUS IN Puerta Plata
The chief concern. in, the sintiOn
here relates to the effect of the pres
ent tkcubie on dhe treaty now before
the United States senate. The admin,
istraflon view is that the fight of Mos
rales does not AFFECT the legal status OF I
the treaty in any way 81
The state departments position is
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