Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-27
PRESIDENTS NEW VENTURE.
Frank Explanation of an Extraordin-
 ary Proceeding.


 The administration has published, through the department of state, statement of its reasons for entering SantO Domingo at the invitation of the Dominican Republic and proceed ing to administer the finances of tnc country for the benefit ot its alleged creultors, both American and Europe an.
 We regard this statement as one of the trankest and most creditable ever coming from headquarters at Wash ington. even during the time of the present tearessly outspoken chief magistrate It confirms the view we took of the business yesterday. There is no humbug about higher civiliza- tion, or manifest destiny, or altrustic duty toward the weaker neighbor, or the white mans burden. The control ling consideration is plainly set foith in the passage here subjoined and it is precisely what The Sun supposed it to be before the statement was issued;
 The government of the United States having been explicitly, repeat edly and emphatcally informed by more than one of the great powers that it ought either to try to evolve some order out of the financial chaos in the Dominican republic or assent to certain European creditors of that l republic doing this and to the admin istration of the Dominican custom houses by them, supported by their warships. has deemed it advisable, in view of the unfortunate financial coll ditions in Santo Domingo, which for the last ten years have been rapidly growing worse, to accept the invita- tion of the Dominican government, and therefore representatives of this government and of Santo Domingo have signed a memorandum of n pro posed agreement looking to the Amer jean control of the fiscal affairs. upon the request and with the consent of the Dominican government. The United States proposes to guarantee the territorial integrity of the Dominl- can republic.
 This is perhaps the most important declaration of American policy re- Specting the western continent i'll It's relations to Europe that has appeared since the Monroe Doctrine itself was first promulgated.
 First, because it recognizes, at least in part, the force of the traditional foreign position and demand with re gard to the responsibility of the United States for the behavior of the republics whose territorial integrity is is safeguarded by the Monroe Doc urine.
 Secondly. because the official state ment indicates that the inconvenience and cost of such responsibility, at least in the case of Santo Domingo, have been weighed carefully against the dangers of great foreign war re- suIting from denial of the principle; and thus that the decision of the ad- ministration is based on the philosophy of enlightened scltishness and on high considerations of national expediency.
 Thirdly, because the new program. with its implied new interpretation of responsibility under the Monroe doc trine. involves radical departure from previous practice. and constitutes for all future time precedent the Tar reaching importance of which cannot be blinked.
 Nevertheless. radical as is the de parture. and far reaching as it's con- seuuences may be. the Sun heartily ac- oI.iescrs in the choice of evils WHICH Mir Roosevelt's administration pro poses now to make, and we believe that patriotic American sentiment will support the president in the same.
 of course the novel and unusual re- Iation which it is proposed that the Tnitod States shall bear to neighbpr- iu,, sovereign republic can he efectn- atri constifutionally only ill the form of a treaty between the two govern mautS. There are two things m the administration statement when re- assure us in this respect:
 1. The protocol signed the other day bv tbc representatives of President Roosevelt and of President Morales is snoEen of in the official statement frnm Washington as "a memorandum of q proposed agreement. not as a completed contract requiring no Tati- ti.atiou by the senate of the Inlte1 States.
 There in no mention in the offi"ial state,re-,t of February 1 as the date an which 1t is propoSef to enter S'ntn poniuro and to hegin to administer her fuanceS. While the energy of our , evsc1rtiva might have suceee'el III puttirg treaty through the Sen"'e ty Wednesday of pext week. the -lq-C3n of fine womb have l-een extremely narrow for a iawfrl ~oTrniian"e with ,,,a rsn,,i-.rrprts os -ha Sss-pni eiaJl~e cf tbe ss~o1a section If the se>-nni ar ,isle of the United States--New lork