The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17


Takes No Action--AnSious TO Learn
How Far Our Government Is Involved
by New Treaty-Modlned Guarantee
OF the Integrity OF the Republic Made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-The new Santo
Domingo protocol and the Presidents
message accompanying it were made pub
lilo by the Senate to-day, There was no
discussion of the protocols provisions in
the brief executive session that was held
to determine whether the seal of confidence
should be removed from these important
State papers.
Scant opportunity was afforded Senator's
during the day to compare views on the
protocol and II is not now apparent whether
there will be much or little opposition TO
some of its terms. There were indications.
however that the agree ment will he sui
jected TO tine closest scrutiny with a
view to determining how far 1t will commit
the United States in its future relations
not only with Santo Domingo but with
other La,in-American republics.
While interest in the terms OF the new
protocol was extremely great, the Presi-
dents message overshadowed it in the
attention it attracted among Senators on
account Of it's many important statements
concerning the Monroe Doctrine.
TEST or TIE MONROE DOCTRINE
Mr.. Roosevelt made plain his view that
If the American Government is TO main
tain the principle that no non-American
Power shall acquire territory on tho Western
haftata r,haro "a willing IN
responsibilities for tho conduct Of Ameri-
can republics. He showed that he regarded
the Dominican arrangement as a necessary
step in the direction of undertaking such
responsibilities and as affording practical
test OF this Governments efficiency in
maintaining the Monroe Doctrine.
The trend OF his argument was that il
the United States Government denied the
right of European nations to the collection
of their Iatin-American debts. through
seizure Of territory, or, what was practically
equivalent, the seizure of custom houses.
it must assume responsibility itself for
the payment of these obligations, or take
the consequences.
CHANGES MADE By NEW PROTOCOL.
The protocol, for so tho President calls
It, is radically different in several respects
from the rejected Dillingham; Sanchez
protocol of Jan. 20 1905. 1t does not pledge
the United States to guarantee the in
tegrity OF Santo Domingo, but its preamble
contains a modified form OF that provision,
this Government merely agreeing TO re-
spect the complete territorial integrity OF
the Dominican Republic"
Another important provision giving the
protocol all the force of a n eaty. is that the
agreement is TO take effect after It's ap-
proval by the United States Senate and the
Dominican Republic. That the purpose
Of the arrangement provided by the proto-
col is TO overcome "the imminent peril and
urgent menace of intervention on the part
Of nations whose citizens have claims al
ready established or to be established is
set forth also.
The New Protocol.
This is the text Of the new protocol SUBJ
-mitte,l yesterday 10 the Senate:
Whereas the Dominican Government.
In view Of the debts which burden the
Republic, tho imminent peril and urgent
menace OF intervention on the part Of
nations whose citizens have claims already
established or TO be established. finding
itself rs it does. unable peremptorily to
fulfil its obligations on account of the con-
diton to which political disturbances and
other causes have brought the treasury
the result being that these obligations arc
falling due without its having been possible
to pay them, or even the interest thereon.
desires TO reach an arrangement with all
its creditors, and the Government itself
succeed in assuring the regular receipt OF
revenues sufficient for the payment OF its
internal administration and the mainte-
nance of its administrative autonomy
without any interruption by the exigencies
of foreign creditors or by internal political
disturbances; and
Whereas the Government Of the United
States of America, viewing any attempt on
the part of the Governments outside OF this
hemisphere 10 Cypress or control the destiny
OF the Dominican Republic as a manifesto
tion OF an unfrendly disposition toward
the United States, is. in compliance with the
request Of the Dominican Government,
disposed to lend its assistance toward
eGecting satisfactory arrangement with
all the creditors Of the Dominican Govern
ment, agreeing to respect the complete
territorial integrity Of tho Dominican Re-
public,
nv iAlllftlAt ItIfNftItil
by the Secretary Of state Of Foreign Rela
tons Citizen Juan Francisco Sanchez, and
the Secretary Of State OF Finance and Com
mcrce, Citizen Federico VelasqUcz. and
the United States Government, represented
by its Minister resident, Thomas c. Daw-
son, have agreed and covenanted as follows;
WE TO SETTLE DOMINICAN DEBTS.
Article First-The United States Govern
ment agrees to attempt the adjustment
Of all the obligations OF the Dominican
foreign as well as domestic;
the adjustment Of the payment and OF the
conditions Of amortization: the considera-
ton Of conflicting and unacceptable claims
and the determination OF the validity and