The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-16
new TREATY
TO SENATE
BY PRESIDENT

!ay the new treaty between the United |
states and San Domingo Is before the |
senate II reached Washington yesterday |
morning and was sent TO the senate late !
Yesterday afternoon with a message from |
President Roosevelt, urging its ratification |
and asserting that trouble between the
United States and European governments !
was likely 10 occur unless the program
povided IN the treaty for a transfer or
authority over Dominican customs to the
United States was carried out.
The treaty now In the senates custody
was negotiated AS a result OF criticisms by
senators and newspapers OF the Dilling-
lis m Sanchez protocol OF Jan. 20 1905.
rhat protocol was Objectionable for sever
al reasons above all else because IL was
sought by the administration TO carry out
.ts provisions without submitting ~ TO the
senate as required by the Federal Consti-
tuition.
Senators with'st regard 10 party lines
found cause 10 ilciss IL also on account
of the pledge cJutalned that the United
States would guarantee the integrity or
San Domingo These criticisms were q aee-
tive I'm causing the administration 90 re-
lect the agreement and to direct that
new arrangement, intended 20 more fully
meet the views Of many senator's and 10
be submitted 20 the senate for rathcauon,
be negotiated In he Dominican capital
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treaty reached tho senate. Pension bills
were then under consideration, and there
was no opportunity for an executive ses-
: on at which the treaty and the accom-
panying message could be read unui
nearly 6 O'Clock. Few senators were pres
cnt when tho doors were closed, and Tor
that reason and on account OF the iateness
z the hour. the message was read In part
only, and the treaty not at all Inc ohiy
action taken was TO order the message
sno treaty referred to the committee on
foreign rela atoms and printed Tor the con-
fdential use OF me senate.
The president said In his message that
the treaty was negotiated with view 10
bringing about a settlement OF Disturbing
1onditions at San Domingo, in which the
T-nted states is Interested. both directly
and Indirectly The demands OF certain
governments that san Domingo should
nay her debts. ana either the United
states should see that they were paio OF
pcrmit the creditor governments 10 exact
payment. were asserted by the prssioeht
la he so insistent that they could not
Longer bo ignored The vitality or the
Nionroe Doctrine was involved in the
opsattou no declared, and the Irresistible
conclusion reached was thar the Ihlteu
states was forced TO take a mana IN 'ne
settlement OF San Domingos forelsn op-
legations. Al. a..
necessity OF action to preserve the vital
ttv OF the Monroe Doctrine was very
noipted He made il clear that the pres
sure from European governments hau
been increasing and could no longer III
Justice be ignored on the other nano' uis
tendency OF certain Central Ametlcdh aiiu
South American governments TO negiect
nayment OF claims of fore1gnefs WNS
growing and the alternative was nlrly
bafrre the United Sta les OF taking hshu
4, settling The peouniary difficulties OF
san Domingo. a notorious -A4sttt.F>' ~
uouidating It's obligations, or OF permit
tinV foreign governments TO force settle
ment OF their claims
Tho nresident declared that n creditor
nations attempted 10 enforce their claims
tho inevitable result would he the occu-
ration OF ports for a long or short period,
| which would lead TO embarrassment ana
| r.osai1,le collision with this government I'm
| It's Jealous enforcement OF the Monroe
| Doctrine.
srhe treaty was negotiated on the re-
I quest of the Dominican government and
/ provides THAT the United States through
/ its agents shall take possession and ad-
! minister the receipts OF the ports OF san
| Domingo. paying IS per cent to the gov
.rnments creditors and the balance 20
4 that government The United States dis
| claims any intention 20 assume sover-
efRnty and promises TO respect the IN
tegrlty Of San Domingo.
! II is provided I'm the convention that
n shall be effective only utter ratifca-
tton by the United states senate and the
/ Dominican congress. The treaty is sign
ed by Minister Dawson and Juan Fran
cisco Sanchez. minister or foreign rels-
/ tions.
The most important change from the
provisions OF the rejected protocol con-
Germs the question OF Dominican integ-
| rity In tho Dilllnghan-San arrange
nnent x was provided that the United
! Stasee government should guarantee the
| integrity Of san Domingo. To make such
an Important engagement In an agree
| r,eut that had been concluded without the
advice and consent or the senate was
| regarded by great majority Of senators,
| probably by all of them, as unconstitu-
| tiorsl and entirely beyond the powers
| vested in the executive, but outside Of the
| irresularity of tho arrangements, eena-
! tors found cause for objection In the pro
vision per se I'm that virtually pledged
/ this government 90 Use It's military and
naval forces 10 prevent any change I'm the
| territorial and political entity Of n for
eign nation.
| This provision has Deen modified IN
the treaty transmitted 20 the senate to-
day A. It now stands. n commits he
! United States only 90 respect tho inteR-
| rity ~ San Domingo. which means that
the privileges granted 10 this government
nv the treaty will not pe used 60 accom-
| plIsh American sovereignty over the ter