The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-24
Al tuesday, JANUAFE'sY p, i! so 81 355
The Occupation 81 Santo Do -.


s Tho formation tllnt the United states 3'"f
has assumed virtual control Of the g lse "a
public OF santo Domingo will no Y create eat
II the least surprise, and only a passing ,ssttg
comment rhe inevitable logic Of N our ~
y Monroe doctrine, in is moo ern g61 n ter
probation, IS that the United Sta tes shall
Qualify as guardian OF all REPUBLICS . Of
sthe Western, IIeilnis that one
under disabilities In the prnctilct,e Of sell
l. government. and thereby be \ inv olved n
h trouble with European ations.
ka Il 7 is plain that we either have to let
these sovereign md indep republics 's
b take the consenu of heir own coll o.
\. duct, Or we have to take III consoqu onces
r Tor them. and, ms q conscq take
then, under our own con troll pend slla ente
slitc,'n,jEas it were. n VI. II "
Tlie rlpest. or raj her the rottenes 81
4Stliese w estern mushro pom republic IS that
Il run by the negroes Of santo Domingo.
That wretched poll tlcal bod las been e.
; reproacf1 ITO humanity and much moro
Ito civilization since tho negroes rose iii
j irsurrcction and murdered tho whites
II and ,rlulatt oes over a hundred years ago.
Ss53l From time to time wo have had 1 4 tho 40
u stories Of travellers who have visited that
n beautiful country recountng the degrasl--
Il dat ion sfetichlsmS and even cannibnlls ism 9
81 the agrees; the frequency 9 E 3rcyollu,T
58sssti oIn,s / ana the atrocities committed on
Y Cd chs other. Il AS long however as Icy
ii only killed orgate each Q thor It was no
n AFFAIR." Of ours I But When they learned
tile art Of borrowing money frong Euro
n pea1ls and gave liens upon thei r5rcvenues
and then, Of course, dcfautcd, and the
y foreign governments, representing the
"a lenders were taking steps to- set aEfoot-s
hold IN the island, hen the United States
q had to consider whether it was M good
4 thing for this country, In view Of our
I interests on the Gulf Of Mexico, in Cuba
Il IN Porto Rico and in Panama, to have
X any foreign country establish itself In
u such a point Of advantage as that Of
fered by Santo Domil1go, Just on the
highway between the eastern ports OF the
United States to the Panama canal. SCI The
interest Of the negroes Of Santo Domingo
u became instantly swallowed UP in the
great question Of having q European
4 gov eminent. establish itself in santo Dos
I nlingo without any limit upon the time * Of
4 its stay. tbs useless z talk about avoid
ing gentangling alliances and foreign CONF
4 plIcations when we havs serious interests
n to protect, and, for, one, we are heartily
saglad that the United States has taken
& hold OF santo Domingo, and trust that
n 1T will never a gain fall under the admin
1stration Of those barbariuns, who have
\ turned a Paradise into q hell for so many
& genera lions.
The South has taught the United States
effectively how to manage negroes wien
they are in the majority. and we have no
II idea that the Dominican negroes are any
{ better, or as good on the whole, than the
worst we have on tho sea coast Of South
NJ Carolina, or5in the delta Of the Missis-
4 Elppl. * Nv f IS vi q II II H III
The only astoni ,hnlent Is that these
negroes were able to borrow $4,000 900
a from the money-lcnders Of Europe. How
long, IL ever, II will take 10 settle this
~ debt from the revenues Of Seiito Domingo
A IS problcmatlcal; but IT. y quite certain
that there Will have 10 be q new popula-
tion before the United States let's so
Il the island, il ever. .8 IA