The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-12-08

a, therefore In the interest or
- we'll as IN the interest or JUS
s,nto Domingo.
no,inp, has now made an ap
~ and not only every principle
,.1om int every generous instinct
m rs, bids Us respond to the ap'
nh, conditions in Santo Domingo
for number Of years grown
,,d ~ worse until Il year ago all
A., vos on the verge Of dissolution,
,not.lv inst at this time Il ruler
- -, in SnntO Domingo who, with
IoIlr,g,lcs, saw the dangers threat
|, their country ami appealed To the
1shlu of the only nclghOor who
assoj the power and the VIII to
hem There was imminent dan
~ foreign intervention, The pa
y ~ foreign creditors had become
usted and at least two foreign ma
were on the point Of Intervention
wore only prevented by the unotfi
assurance of this government that
kould itself strive to help Santo
lingo In her hour Of need.
(comngly, the executive depart
\ of our government negotiated Il
tv undcr which We are trying to
fine dominican people to straight
Aut their finances. This treaty Is
ling before the senate. In the
|ntime Il temporary arrangement
|been made under which the Domln'
government has appointed Amer
TO all the important positions In
customs service, and they are see
<to the honest collection Of the rev
ps. turning over Ia per cent to the
ernmcnt for running expenses and
ling the other 81 per cent Into Il
dcposltary for equitable division
lease the treaty shall be ratified
bnc the various creditors, whether
<Opcan or American
Ihder the course taken stability and
Dr. and all the benefits Of peace are
list coming to Santo Domingo, dan
| Of foreign intervention has been
Blended. and there Is ut last Il pros.
! that all creditors will get justice,
more and no less. II the arrange.
ID is terminated by the failure VI
treaty chaos will follow, and sooner
later this government may be III
Ped in serious difficulties with for
J governments over the island or
may he forced itself to intervene
$he island in some unpleasant fash
Army and Navy.
lido not believe that any army III tht
fld has II better average OF enlisted
D or a better type of jIniOr officer
| the army should be- trained to act
)ctiycly in Il mass. Provision should
made by sufficient appropriations
[maneuvers of Il practical kind.
PROVISION should be made for the pro
lion Of exceptionally merltoriou'
b over the heads Of their comrades
! for the retirement Of all men VIII,
he reached given age without get
3 beyond given rank,
there should bc an increase In thu
)st artillery force 80 that our cous
tihcatiOns can he In some degree
eQuately manned. There Is specia
ID for an Increase and reorganization
|fhe medical department Of the army
both the army and navy there mus
the same thorough training for dut.
fhe STAFF corps as in the fighting line
E Importance of this was shown con
|slvely In the Spanish American an,
Rnsso-Japancse wars. The worl
|thc medical departments In the jap
ese army and navy Is especial.
lrthy Of study.
Pur navy must, relatively to the ma
3 or other nations, always be o
eater size than our army. We hnv,
|st wisely continued for a number o
prs to build up our navy, and
now reached Il fairly high STANDARD
ethciency, This standard must no
" be maintained, but increased. l
rs not seem to me necessary, how
Pr, that the navy should. at least II
Immediate future, be increased bt
pu the present number Of units
PAT Is now clearly necessary Is t
pstltute efficient for inefficient unit
the latter become worn out or as
comes apparent that they are use
s. Probably the result would b
aimed by adding Il single battleshi
our navy each year, the supersede
outworn vessels being laid up
okeh up as they are thus replaced.
naturalization.
On THIS subject | recommends:
lrst'--A federal bureau of natural
uoh, TO be- established In the depart