The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-07
WILL GUARD MONTE CRISTI.
Three warshlps viii overawe Dominican
RevoIutionlsts.

Washington, D. c., (SpeciaD Three
warsfips will soon be frowning on Monte
Cristi, the most revolutionary port IN
Santo Domingo. The cruisers Detroit
and Yankee the latter with 200 marines,
are already there, and the Newark has
sailed from Guantanamo for that port.
If the revolutionists reported as landing
there two days ago make any DIS
turbances they are sure to feel the heavy
hand of the American naval force.
There is no secret of the Administra-
tons attitude that revolution against
Morales now is revolution against the
United States.
Minister Dawson reports that the rea-
son for unrest which is favorable to
revolutionary propagandas is that the
Dominicans have heard that the United
States Senate entirely rejecter the fiscal
protectorate pratocol Minister Dawson,
President Morales and the American
officers are doing their best to make
the people all over the little republic
aware of the new arrangement
The two men named by the United
States to administer the customs OF San
to Domingo are DR.. w. E. Gould, of
Baltimore, and Col. G. R. Cotton, OF
Nebraska, who is Collector of Customs
at Iloilo, P. /. DIR. Gould was suggested
by Prof. ]. H. Hollander, of Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore, who is to
make report to President Roosevelt
on conditions in Santo Domingo.
Consultations are being held daily be-
tween the President and Secretary OF
War Taft regarding the agreement be-
tween this country and Santo Domingo.
The President belives, and has SO ex-
pressed himself to many callers at the
White House, that he has acted well
within his executive power in conclud-
ing such an agreement with Santo Do
mingo He believes that his attitude
and actions will receive the support OF
the Senate. He also is now firmly con-
WINGED that, when the Senate convenes
in extraordinary session next tall, the
Santo Domingo treaty will be ratified.
Both the President and Secretary TAFT
are inclined to question the right of the
Santo Domingo Improvement Company
to receive the full amount of the $780,
IllOIllIl lIOlu Tic CuSlOlllS lNNSlPto
of the ports set apart for them under the
arbitral agreement of last year. Pro
lessor Hollander goes to Santo Domingo
for the distinct purpose of investigating
the claims of this company and also to
examine carefully the fiscal affairs and
prospects of the republic. His mission,
it is explained at the War and State
Departments, is radically different from
that of DR.. Gould and Colonel Cotton,
who have been appointed to collect Gus
toms dues at Santo Domingo ports. DR..
Hollander is the agent of the United
States Government and will report in
detail the exact situation in the island
The Italian Ambassador, Signor May
or DIES Planches, was an early caller at
the State Department for the purpose of
ascertaining definitely the arrangements
recently reached by United States Minis
ter Dawson, at Santo Domingo, for the
administration of customs of the island
After the matter had been explained to
him by Acting Secretary of State Adee
Ambassador Planches was satisfied and
said he would advise his Government
to agree to the proposition and await
the action of the United States Senate
on the treaty next session. This re-
moves the last possible objection from
foreign climates to the agreement.