Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-27
IMMEDIATE REJECTION
BY SOME AS EASY
WAY OF DISPOSITION.
Real Cause Of Present Trouble Said
to Be Clash Over Control of
Large Sum Of Money.

The effect of the revolutionary movement
In Santo Domingo on the treaty that is
pending between that government and the
government of the United States was today
the subject of considerable discussion
among senators who will be called upon TO
act or the treaty during the present ses-
sion of Congress. Before the report of a
revolt in the island intimation had been
received here that the treaty would not be
acceptable to Santo Domingo except in con-
nection with a clause that the treaty
should be submitted to the Dominican
congress for final ratification. In view of
that suggestion it is not considered likely
that the United States Senate will take any
action on the treaty until there has been
a settling down of affairs in the island
What Some Senators Advocated.
There are good many senators who are
inclined to advocate an immediate vote
against ratification and to dispose of the
entire matter in that way. Senators say
that it is not possible to ratify the treaty
as they claim 1t has lost its standing before
them If it is shown that the government
of Morales that negotiated it is not able
to maintain itself in power. At any rate,
they are not at all inclined TO take any
action under the present condition of af-
fairs.
This course is said to be rendered doubly
certain ip view of the strong opposition that
has existed in the Senate against the
treaty. The ratification of the treaty at
this time by the Senate has been urged on
claim that many OF the conditions on
which the opposition to ratification last
year was based have changed. but that
contention has had but little effect on the
active opposition that has existed ever since
the Presidents plan in relation to the col
lection and disbursement of the duties of
the dominican government has been made
public.
Unwisdom of Course Pursued
The fact is, the present developments in
Santo Domingo are being cited by the op-
ponents Of the treaty as an evidence of
the lack of wisdom Of the course that has
been pursued. They claim that a govern
ment that is fraught with such weakness
as to call upon another nation to render
the aid that has been contemplated by the
plan of the President gives conclusive evil
dence that such an alliance is likely to re-
suit In difficulty that should be avoided. 1t
is pointed out that had the pending treaty
been ratified, and had the Presidents plan
been put into effect, there would have been
nothing for this government to do IN the
event of such an uprising as is now re-
ported to be going on, except to send
men-of-war and troops there to maintain
the ascendancy of the government that
may be overthrown without such interven-
ton. That was one of the important rea-
sons urged by the opponents to the treaty
against it's ratification.
Dispute Over Money
The Dominican government now has about
million of dollars deposited in banks in
New York, and the presence of that large
sum there is said to be one of the
causes of the factional fight going on, in
order to determine which of the contending
forces of the little republic will have the
power to take charge of that treasure. But
whatever may be the outcome of the revo-
Iutionary movement in the island 1t is quite
generally agreed that the senate will not
ratifV the treaty under present cond.t