The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-22

| Mrs. Reader. and Was Turned Down.
/ Emilio c. Joubert, Charge d Ahaires Of the
| Dominican Government at Washingt on,
who was in this city yesterday. made a
statement which may be taken as the official
Dominican version Of the negotiations
which A. b. Reader and his wife, Ella Raw Is
Reader, say they had opened with President
Morales to have Mrs Reader made fiscal
sgent Of the republic when the State De-
partment at Washington interfered. II Is
about the same as the Vicc-Consul's state
ment printed in yesterdays Sun.
L was in President Morales's ONCE, >
said Senior Jouhert, when Reader sent in
his letter asking for an interview and pre-
tending TO be an agent Of the United States
There were with the letter some newspaper
clippings and what was said to be a picture
Of Mrs, Reader. The President did not
know whether TO be amused or amazed
He asked me II had ever known Of Reader
In America and II knew Of the value Of his
references. l said that had never heard
| Of the man and that his references seemed
worthless.
The President then sent word TO Reader
that he could not grant an interview TO
him unless he was presented by Minister
Dawson. and told him II he had any bust
ness. TO communicate either through the
Dominican Legation at Washington or
through the Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Later Reader sent bundle OF papers to
Foreign Minister Sanchez, which were
returned without NOTICE being taken OF
them.
1T is absurd 10 say that there were any
negotiations with Reader and thnt these
we're discontinued at the instance Of TIE
Washington Government. Minister Daw-
son and Finance Minister Nelasquez were
in conference concerning the text OF the
protocol subsequently signed before
Readers letter was received. The whole
story il 50 ridiculous that it hardly needs
denial. Governments, II is needless to
gay. DO not ne gotiate treaties for the aliena-
ion OF territory with non cre dentialed,
sslf-introduced promoters. II il no com
pliment to President Morales TO assume
that he was so ignorant OF international
custom and 20 gullible as TO take a person
like Reader seriously. / am surprised
that the intelligent press OF America has
been disposed to exploit 30 preposterouS
a story"
The letter which Reader presented to
President Morales, it was said, stated that
he was a representative Of the United States
and had come on to Santo Domingo 10 con-
slider With President Morales certain affairs
Of the republic. The newspaper clippings
accompanying the letter told Of the achieve
ments OF Reader and his wife In Peru. The
papers which were sent by Reader 10 For
eign Minister Sanchez included a blank
draft Of an agreement appointing Mrs.
Reader fiscal agent.
Mrs Reader when informed yesterday
that Senior Joubert had made a statement
contradicting the story told by her and her
husband, said that It was perfectly natural
that President Morales should want 10 cover
up the facts. She wasn't surprised in the
least. she said.
Mrs. Reader also talked about other
phases Of the situation yesterday and made
known her desire TO put II up" 10 the State
Department in Washington. and particu-
larly to Francis B. Loo mis-, to substantiate
her story Of the negotiations that were In
progress to make her fiscal agent Of the
republic when President Roosevelt inter-
fered.
i have. said she. Understood that the
Santo Domingo negotiations were in the
hands OF Mr.. LOOMS, not Mr.. Hay, and
that Mr.. LOOMS went TO Santo Domingo
himself some time ago. II necessary, Mr..
LOOMS will be required to tell what he
knows Of these transactions, and HE testi-
mony will establish the truth Of all have
said Mr.. LOOMS being at present away
from Washington, II seems strange that
this particular time should be selected to
attack my connection with the negotia-
tons
Mrs. Reader also said that she was zap
preached in a very peculiar manner shortly
after o'clock on Monday night
A lawyer Of the highest standing Of the
said she, Offered me 81 200, 600
as a settlement II would be worth a great
many millions TO certain persons to wipe out
my interest In this matter"
Mrs. Reader admitted the truth Of q
story published yesterday Of her marriage
to a man named Phillips who Bfterward
committed suicide in Chicago. She said
she married him when she was only "a OF
Is years Of age and that II was so long ago
hat she had almost forgotten his name.
She says that II isn't true that her husband
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