Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-16

may understand that this internatio
duty will be performed by us within our
own sphere, in the interest not merely of
ourselves, but of all other nations, and
with strict justice toward all. If this is
done general acceptance of the Monroe
doctrine will in the end surely follow;
and this will mean increase of the
sphere in which peaceful measures for the
settlement of international difficulties
gradually dsplace those of a warlike
character.
We can point with just pride to what
we have done in Cuba as a guaranty of
| our good faith. We stayed in Cuba only
so long as to start her Alright on the road
to self government, which she has since
trod with such marked and distinguished
success; and upon leaving the island we
eXacted no conditions save such as would
prevent her from ever becoming the prey
of the stranger. Our purpose in Santo
Domingo is as benefcent. The good that
this country got from its action In Cuba
was indirect rather than direct. So it is
as regards Santo Domingo. The chief
material advantage that Will come from
the action proposed to be taken will be to
Santo Domingo itself and to Santo Domin-
COS creditors The advantages that will
come to the United States will be indirect,
but nevertheless great, for 1t is supremacy
to our interest that all the communities
Immediately south of us should be or be-
come prosperous and stable, and therefore
not merely in name but in fact lndepen-
dent and self-governing.
1 call attention to the urgent need CT
have a great opportunity to secure peace
and stability in the island, without friction
or bloodshed by acting in accordance VITA
the cordial invitation of the governmental
authorities themselves. 1t Will be unfor-
tunate from every standpoint If we fail
to grasp this opportunity; for such faliure
will probably mean increasing revolution
airy violence in Santo Domingo, ana very
possibly embarrassing foreign complications
in addition. This protocol affords prac,
teal test of the efficiency of the United
States government in maintaining the MoN-
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, February Is. 1908.
The Protocol.
The President: The undersigned, Secre-
tary of State has the honor to lay before
the President, with a view to its transmits
sion to the Senate, to receive the advice
and consent of that body to its ratification,
should his judgment approve thereof,
protocol of an agreement between the
United States and the Dominican Republic,
signed by their respective plenipotentiaries
at Santo Domingo City on February 4.
1905, providing for the collection and dis
hursement by the United States of the Gus
toms revenues Of the Dominican Republic
Respectfully submitted, JOHN HAY.
Department Of State, Washington, Feb
ruary 10. 1903.
The protocol is follows:
Whereas the Dominican government, in
view of the debts which burden the re-
public, the imminent peril and urgent men
ace of Intervention on the part of nations
whose citizens have claims already estab-
lished or to be established, finding itself,
as it does, unable peremptorily to fulfil its
obligations on account of the condition to
which political disturbances and other
causes have brought the treasury, the re-
suit being that~these obligations are falling
due without its having been possible to
pay them, or even the interest thereon, de-
sires to reach an arrangement with all its
creditors and the government itself succeed
in assuring the regular receipt of revenues
sufficient for the payment of it's internal
administration and the maintenance of its
administrative autonomy without any in
terruption by the exigencies of foreign cred |
itorS or by internal political disturbances,
and, !
Whereas, the government of the United
States of America, viewing any attempt
on the part of the governments outside of
this hemisphere to Cypress or control the
destiny of the Dominican republic as a
manifestation of an unfriendly disposition
toward the United States, is, in compliance
with the request of the Dominican govern
ment, disposed to lend its assistance to- |
ward effecting a satisfactory arrangement |
with all the creditors of the Dominican |
government, agreeing to respect the COM |
plete territorial integrity of the Dominican |
f, The fDominicA government represented
by the secretary of state of foreign re- |
ClIlZen JudN FRANCISCO OdHcLeZ,
and the secretary of state of finance and |
commerce, Citizen Federico VelasqueZ. and |
the United States government represented |
by it's minister resident, Thomas c. Dawson,
have agreed and eovenanted as follows:
Article First: The United States govern
ment agrees to attempt the adjustment of
all the obligations of the Dominican govern
ment foreign as well as domestic: the ad
justment of the payment and of the condi-
lions of amortization; the consideration of
conflicting and unreasonable claims, and |
the determination of the validity and |
amount of all pending claims.
IT, in order to reach such adjustment, 1t
shall be considered necessary to name one
or more commissions, the Dominican gov
eminent shall be represented on said COM
missions.
Article Second: In order to enable the
United States government to render the as
sistance above mentioned, 1t shall take