Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

these papers when she was requested
by Perez, as he claimed, with the con-
sent of Gen. Morales to try and have
me interest myself in the affairs of
Santo Domingo. He stated to me that
he had heard of the success of Mrs.
Reader in conciliating both sides of a
revolutionary outbreak in Peru and
practically establishing a government
there without civil war. We could
not at that time take up the Santo
Domingo suggestions, owing to our
Peruvian engagements, but, Perez and
Gen. Morales continuing their invita-
tons and stating that they desired us
to represent them in this country as
Intermediates with the United States,
we finally consented to do SO.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Perez
the papers for that purpose were pre-
pared, and at the invitation of Gen.
Morales l prepared to proceed with
Mr.. Perez to Santo Domingo to have
the papers executed, acquaint myself
with the conditions, and receive his in
structions
Says Cromwell Knew of Deal.
'The papers were submitted by Us
to Mr.. Cromwell for his approval, and
it became necessary to explain the con-
ditions to him under which we were
led to consider these agreements All
the things which are set out in this
statement were made known to Mr.
Cromwell and talked over at length
with him, and he advised us that he
considered it was a favorable enter
prise, that these papers would place
a great deal of power in our hands
and that he had no doubt that the
| concessions which they were promised
by the Dominican government in re-
turn for our services would be of great
value and could be readily exploited
with capital that could easily be pro-
cured in this country, and that our
official status and our friends in this
country would enable us to deal with
out any difficulty with the heads of the
United States government.
"Mr. Cromwell also promised that
on my return with these papers prop
erly executed he would take me to
Washington and introduce me to Mr..
Hay; he explained to me, especially
with respect to the desire of the United
| States to procure the bay of SANTANA
| as coaling station, what authorize
lions and instructions l should spe-
cially see that l got from the Domin-
lean government so as to enable him
with full and complete credentials to
negotiate with the United States gov
eminent for the sale of that bay to it.
with these papers left New York,
accompanied by Mr.. Perez, on Deem
Der 81, 1904. These papers provided
| for Mrs. Reader to be the fiscal agent
of the Dominican government in the
| United States, and authorized and en-
! powered her to negotiate with the
United States government for the sale
of the bay Of SANTANA and for all diff
ferences between the Dominican gov
eminent and the United States and
other foreign governments, with full
] power of attorney to represent the
Dominican government.
/ at was arranged with Mr.. Cromwell
that as soon as these papers were
signed by President Morales the sigma
lures should be verified by the United
States minister at Santo Domingo. and
that as Mrs. Reader would then be
the authorized fiscal agent of the
Dominican government in the United
States they should be cabled to her