Bisbee daily review., 1905-04-30
SANT0 DOMINGO SNARL
May Be Strengthened Out Tn a
 Very Simple Way.
ARBITRATE CLAIMS AT THE HAGUE
This Method Would Avoid the Dan- gers of the Plan Proposed by Mir. Roosevelt, Though IL May Not Suit His Imperial Ideas.


 Roosevelt, Though It May Not Suit
 His Imperial Ideas.
 The cavalier treatment the senate has administered to NIT. Roosevelt's Santo Domingo treaty does not mean an end to the Dominican question by any means. It is going to be heard from again, and perhaps frequently.
 The American and foreign holders o. mushroom claims against the negro republic are not likely to permit the president to be weaned from his friend liness toward their interests. It is evi- dent they know good thing when they see it. The coveted cup of wine has been so near their lips that they will not rest until they have had more than a taste. That they will keep in close touch with the administration during the next few months is to be expected. and it would surprise nobody to see evidences of their influence with other creditor nations A bluff at Euro pean interference in Santo Domingo would be of value to these gentlemen. That this sort of thing may be engi- neered is certainly possibility.
 ConfesSedly the conditions in the Do minican republic are bad. There can be no question that some portion of the claims now registered against that gov ernment should be paid. If such claims as are held by the subjects of Euro pean governments are given serious consideration by those governments the United States will be called upon to take a hand in some plan looking to settlement. The men who have op- posed the present treaty and have com passed its death realize this. They are not. as we understand it. opposed to a settlement, but they will fight to the end the plan of settlement propos- ed by MT. Roosevelt, for they are con vinced that would involve this govern ment in needless and serious responsi- bilities fraught with all sorts of dan ger.
 If the end at which President Roose- welt Is aiming Is rot the requirement of Santo Domingo, but is what has ap- peared on the surface-the maintenance of peace coupled with the enforced pay ment by Santo Domingo of her legiti- mate debt-it can be secured in a per fectly simple and easy manner and one for which there is recent precedent.
 There Is no reason in the world 8v | the United States should not tab, the | initiative in securing arbitration a,The | Hague of all the claims against anto | Domingo, this to be followed by amin- istration of the republics estom | houses under international arange- | ment by which the collectinp- slian be done by resp4Essr11Tat of all the cred Itor nations rather than by those of this government alone. This was the course adopted in Venezuela. It satisfied all and instead of building up enmity against the United States, i based on legitimate suspicion of this l motives, it made for friendly ! feelings all around.
 Sufh a plan would suit the ostensi- | ble purposes of the administration with | regard to Santo Domingo. It would | meet the wishes and preserve the rights | of all legitimate creditors. It would | be vastly better for the gov ernment of the United States than the | plan of Mir. Roosevelt involving as the alter does the responsibility of polio ng this side of the world. It may not 'uit the imperial ideas of the present of the White House, but it would certainly meet the ideas of the l American people | There is no possible occasion for !c the Monroe doctrine. No 'ody is going to question that cardinal 'rinciple of American faith. The peo- 'le of this country are not in a mood o be scared by any such bugabOO. Nc European nation has designs upon Sau- o Domingo, and the American people ( 10 not propose that their government hall have any such designs. They un- erstand that there is absolutely no ne essity for any grand stand play to ring about the proposed debt settle 1ent They are willing enough to see he Santo Domingo tangle straightened ; Ut, but they do not propose to permit ettlement in a manner that is funda- , lentally wrong. There is ample time between now i nd the assembling of congress in tine all for the preparation of a way to- Tard a proper settlement. IL is the , uty of the president through the state I apartment to abandon the present lans and look to settlement in the ght way. When that is done the sen- te will be found ready to ratify q roper treaty.-Atlanta Constitution.