The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-10
Was Our Authority for Taking
Dominican Custom Houses.
ARBl T RAJ AWARD NOT NIT.
Facts Absolutely Contradict Semi.
Official 0utglvlngs.

Judge Abbott. who Is Administering Puerto
rata only Under the Arbtral' Award
Of july Last. says FlatIy That No
Otner Ports Have Been Taken In
charge tndcr That Award and That
me Remaining Ports Of the Republic.
INccpt Independent Monte CristI,
were Taken over 10y the United State
an Feb l or =, Under the Original
Dilllngham-sanchez Protocol Of Jan
nary 10 and on No other Authority.
Among those who arrived yesterday on
the CLYDE Line steamer Cherokee from
Santo Domingo was Judge John T. Abbott.
former United States Minister to Bogota,
Colombia. and now United states financial
agent at Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo
under the arbitration award for the settle
ment Of the San Domingo Improvement
Company Claims.
Asked about the situation in Santo Do
minEo Judge Abbott said.
-It Is three months to a day since | sailed
for Santo Domingo | went there as the
financial agent representing the United
State. Government under the arbitrai
award u July ~, 1904. Under that award,
which was for the settlement Of the claims
Of the San Domingo Improvement Com
rany Of New York. | was designated TO
administer the customs receipts of the port
Of Puerto Plata. and If they were INSULT
-. 1 Il tl.,
award 90 take the customs receipts OF the
ports of Sanchez, SANTANA and Monte Cristi.
Asa matter Of fact it has not been necessary
togotcyond the port OF Puerto Plata. That
port. honestly administered and with the
grating competition OF the other north
shore ports eliminated will be more than
sufficient to meet all the money demands
required under the award
Had the taking possession by our Gov
eminent on F.h Of all Dominican ports
anything 10 do with the award under which
you have been acting at Puerto Platar
Judge Abbott was asked.
Nothing whatever he replied sAll
the Dominican ports were taken in charge
by Minister Dawson On the lst of Febru-
hry under and by authority Of the Dilling-
tAm.Sarch protocol Of Jan. 20, 1905
When | say that Minister Dawson took
charge Of all the Dominican ports on the
Is, Of Fohnary | mean that re took charge
of sll Of them save Puerto Plata and Monte
Cristi He did not take charge Of Puerto
Plata. Of course because ! am already
administering that port under the award
q July 49, 1904 As to Monte Crist. the
DAY left Santo Domingo, Feb 3, Admiral
sigstoe and Commander Dillingham; We're
at Monte Cristi negotiating with the citi-
zens there. and / had no doubt when l
left that the negotiations would be sue
oessful
You see the situation as to Monte Cristi
Is peculiar Nominally it Is under the
authority Of President Morales. but there
j, a strong revolutionary party there and
actually the city does about as It pleases.
We call It the Independent Republic down
there but Of course that implies much
more than the facts warrant Neverthe-
loss The Independence OF Monte Cristi is
SO near fact that Admiral Sigshee and
Commander Dillingham; were negotiating
separately with Monte Cristi for the adop-
ton Of the protocol which. under the agree
ment with the Morales Government, was
nomnaly binding upon the entire island.
When speak Of taking possession Of
all the Dominican ports under the protocol
] mean the original protocol Of Jan, 20
and not the amended one. The amended
protocol is something that has developed
since left there.
Did YOU hear any discussions as TO the
validity n the protocol without it's ratiflca-
ton by the Senator" Judge Abbott was
asked
number Of the Dominican newspapers
printed communications arguing along that
line but referring more to ratification by
me Dominican Congress than by the Senate
al the United States. heard no discussion
Of the question in any manner among
officials Of ours or Of the Dominican Gov
eminent, though | did hear that President
Morales wished TO have the protocol rati-
id by the Dominican Congress. and l
believe by the American Senate.
his was in the nature OF an after
thought and subsequent to the taking
over OF all Of the Dominican ports under
NE original protocol was it not?" Judge
Abbott was asked
Yes that is the way understand It.
And the protocol was an act eXtraneous
70 the arbitral agreement. was IL not, and
does not affect the arbitral award under
Vmcnyou are acting2'
Precisely. The award under which
am acting has nothing 10 do with the pro-
i2coL The protocol went into effect as Of
req !. but | believe that the ports we're
nor ac'naily-physically mean-taken
over until Feb. ?. When left. the Newark,
Admiral Sig bees flagship, was at Monte
'H't where the negotiations TO bring
mat port also under the coatrol Of Minister
Dawson were in progress
How 90 the Domin leans like the idea Of
our Government controlling their portsY'
Ihe intelligent commercial classes and
me smaller fellows-not the peones, but
'.e steady going people in smaller ways
HA-inc,s. who DO not want the revo-
'"ilnS and DO want TO go on in an orderly
way "i Hie-a!l these are strongly in favor
'I ih' arrangement. They heartily APP
Prove i' 50 do the officials The poll
''.aI' and the more turbulent element
u" opposed 10 it, But do not think there
mo rernotest chance Of revolution in
connection with il. You see that the first
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