The Chanute times., 1905-04-07
That Government Ready TO Act as II
Ratified.
TIE PRESIDENT is TO DIRECT.
viii Deposit Funds Which Money
VIII Lie in Escrow Until Senate
Acts - Claims viii Be Thoroughly
investigated.

washington, Marcn oU.-l ne ulIi
tude of the United States government
toward Santo Domingo is shown in
the following instructions given to
Acting Secretary Adee:
White House, Washington, d. c.,
March 80. 19O5.-The acting secretary
of state: | have carefully consider
ed the following cablegram from Min
lister Dawson:
Secretary of state, Washington:
Under pressure of foreign creditors
and domestic peril the Dominican
government offers to nominate a citi-
zen Of the United States receiver of
southern ports pending satisfactory
pCtccol; four northern ports to be ad-
ministercd under award. FOrty-iive
per cent total shall go to Dominican
government, 55 to be deposited in
New York for distribution after rati-
ncation Creditors to agree to take
no further steps in the meantime and
receiver to have full authority to sus-
pend importers preferential con-
tracts Italian Spanish, German and
American creditors except the Santo
Domingo Improvement Company ac-
cept unconditionally. Belgian and
French representatives will recon-
mend acceptance. Some modus vi
vendi absolutely necessary. am
ready, if desired, to start for Wash
ington on the 2Sth to explain the de-
tails and notifications to the plan OBJ
lainable; whole matter can be held
open during my absence.
DAWSON. -
81 direct that the minister express
| hcquiescence in the proposal Of the
government of Santo Domingo for the
| collection and conservation of its
revenues, pending the action of the
United States senate upon the treaty,
| to the end that in the meantime no
change shall take place in the situa-
/ ton which would render useless its
consummation Of bringing complica-
tions into its enforcement. The secre-
tary of war of the United States will
| present for nomination by the presi-
| dent of the Dominican republic men
to act in the positions referred to in
both the northern and southern ports.
The utmost care will of course be ta-
ken to choose men of capacity and
absolute integrity, who if possible
l,l,o Inl Of
sh.
All the moneys collected from both
the northern and southern ports not
turned over to the Dominican govern
ment will be deposited in some New
York bank to be designated by the
secretary of war. and will there be
kept until the senate has acted. Ii
the action is adverse the money will
then be turned over to the Domini-
can government If it is favorable it
will be distributed among the credi-
tors in proportion to their just claims
under the treaty. Meanwhile Mr..
Hollender will thoroughly investigate
these claims, including the claim of
the American improvement Company,
and will report in detail all the infor-
nation he is able to gather as to the
amount actually received by Santo
Domingo, the amount OF Indebtedness
nominally incurred. the circum-
stances so far as they are known un-
der which the various debts were in
Cured, and so forth.
This action is rendered necessary
by the peculiar circumstances of the
case. The treaty now before the SEN
ate was concluded with Santo Do
mingo at Santo Domingo's earnest re-
quest repeatedly passed upon us, and
was submitted to the senate because
in my judgment it was our duty to
our less fortunate neighbor to re-
spond to her call for aid, inasmuch as
We were the only power who could
give this aid and inasmuch as her
need for it was very great. The
treaty is now before the senate and
has been favorably reported by the
committee on foreign relations. 1t is
now pending and final action will I'M
doUbtcdly be taken when congress
convenes next fall Meanwhile Santo
Domingo has requested that the ac-
tlon 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 direct that the
proposed arrangement be approved.
II will terminate as soon as the SEN
ate has acted one way CT the other
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "
Father of the Rigsdag" Dies.
Copenhagen, April 3.-M. De Thyg
eson. Known as the Father of the
Rigsdag. being the eldest member
of that body. died. He wac 9S years
of age.