Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11
rs WATCHING Ex1LEs.
Consul Medina Kept Busy in Porto
cRico-Morales' Position.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
SAN JUAN, PR, April S.-The Domin-
lean consul general. Eugenio Medina, has
all that he can attend to in watching the
movements of the Santo DOMINICAN exiies
located in PORTO Rico and in checking the
carrying out ofntheir revolutionary plans
Consul Medina Is very active little man
in spite of the fact that he has been the
victim OF many a ruse practiced on him by
the willy srevolutionsts. These keep him In
II permanent state of excitement. dupe and
annoy ohim in d. thousand different ways.
Sometimes they send him pretended traitors
who tell plausible stories OF expeditions
leaving some port, or of preparations that
are being made to assassinate President
Morales. which sets the old gentleman tele-
graphing desperately. At other times he Is
attacked through the native press, which
drives him wild with indignation. When
he has been worked up to what is cons:d-
cred suitable pitch off goes the expedi-
ton. and then he learns Of its departure
day or two after it has left port How
ever. he never loses heart at a defeat, but
starts in with renewed yigor. and often
thwarts some of the reyolutiontsts' best
Mr.. Medina received cablegram today
from the Dominican consul at the Danish
Island of st. Thomas, informing him that
General Chopin had left there by the French
expected that he would land in Porto Rico.
General Chopin is a dangerous character.
and due to his desperate valor Is usually
intrusted with the carrying out of the most
daring attempts of the revolutionists. 1t
is reported that Chopin is the bearer of inn
portant documents to members of the Hal
tan revolutionary party who have joined
the ranks of the San DOMINICAN revolution
lists.
No Serious Outbreak Feared.
Consul Medina states that he does not
fear any immediate outbreak of serious
nature in Santo Domingo, and thinks that
the warlike demonstrations of the revolu-
tionists are mere shams, for the purpose of
discovering to what extent the American
government is likely to aid President
Morales in the event of revolution. There
is a good deal of logic in this opinion for
the revoiutionists lack money and war sup
plies. and hope to be supplied by the gov
errors of few towns who have pledged
themselves to abandon Morales when the
time agreed upon arrives
The situa ton of President Morales is any
thing but pleasant. He is surrounded by
enemies ever on the alert to assassnate
him. The revolutionists assert that their
next attempt on his life will not be frns-
trated. They say that they have surer
agent than either pistol or dagger and that
agent is supposed to be poison. Ii poison
is employed to remove Morales. and If his
removal by that means is lntrusted 10 MS
Haitian enemies, and the HaitanS are
fiendishly ingenious in devising methods Tor
administering poison, then Morales HE Is
not worth fig.
People close to Morales say that in spite
of his courage and apparent nonchalance In
the presence of the great danger to when
he is constantly exposed he often passes
sleepless nights, and imagines he sees an
enemy in every shadow. Under the con-
slant strain Morales jovial character Is
rapidly giving place to moroseness. He IS
extremely suspicious and the army of spies
in his pay, both at home and abroad 90
not improve his mental condition with their
news. However. Morales is fine man and
one of the few who are capable of Keeping
Santo Domingo quiet. but before he sue
ceeds in extirpating the germs of civil war
he will have to sacrifice many men tar more
desperate than himself.
1t is said that the German element in
Santo Domingo is favorably disposed to the
revolutionists The latter have promised
the Germans that if they will aid them they
will give the German government greater
advanta ges in Santo Domingo. when they
come into power. than any that have as yet
been enjoyed by the United States.
The odium against Americans is daily
growing in Santo Domingo to such an eX-
tent that it is positively unsafe for Ameri-
cans to venture unprotected far into the IN
terior-of that country. The mere mention
of the name Yankee is enough to make the
countryman- prefane. and it is beyond a
doubt fact that American occupation of
Santo Domingo would be followed by riv-
ers of blood. =.