The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
BREAKERS AHEAD.
Senators Will Resist Presidents Efforts
 to Take Over San Domingo.

Senators Will Resist President's Efforts
 to Take Over San Domingo. Washington Special to New Orleans
 Times-Democrat.
 There are danger signals ahead for the administrators Santo Domingo policy. It is appreciated at the State Department that the whole affair will be torn wide open in Senatorial debate, when the treaty providing for an American fiscal protectorate over the little republic is submitted for rati- fication.
 The situation In Monte Cristi. where the custom house is held by Com mander Leiper of the cruiser Detroit, backed up by the guns of the cruiser Newark, Rear Admiral Sigsbees flag ship, is proving embarrassing. The natives there accues the United States of bad faith.
 Commander C. A. Dillingham; of the Detroit went there last May to make peace between President Morales and the Monte Cristi revolutionists. All the rest of the republic was more or less in the power of President Morales, but the Monte Cristi revolt was strong. Hatred of Morales was so bitter that Commander Dillingham; thought of asking all the Dominicans to disarm be- fore they came aboard the Detroit to frame a peace pact.
 Demetrio Rodriguez represented the revolutionists, Senor Cespedes the Mo- rales government, and Commander Dill ingham the pacific but insistant in- 1uence of the United States.
 The peace treaty contained President Morales's promise that the Monte Crisu revolutionists should have prac- tical autonomy in their district, that they should elect their own officials, that they should retain the custom house and it's revenues, and that all should enjoy a general amnesty. Com mander Dillingham; signed this not as contracting party, but as a sort of witness. Ills vigorous influence. however, was responsible for the agree ment.
 Monte Cristi citizens are exercised over the United States taking possess sion of their custom house, thus talk ing from them what Commander Dill ingham helped to provide they should keep. independent of Morales.
 Under the American occupation, all the revenues not applied to the pay ment of claims will be turned over to President Morales. The Monte Cristi revolutionists are thus compelled by the United States to see their customs revenues go toward the payment of the Morales debts. although he agreed to give them complete control of the cus- tom house.
 Occupation of the custom house, the United States Government has an nounced, Is under the arbitration award of July 14. 1904. Although that award was for a $4,5O0.OO claim of the Santo Domingo improvement company, the occupation may continue as long as President Morales desires.
 While the United States sanctioned the Monte Cristi peace treaty. 1t also recognized the arbitration award.
 This Is regarded as amounting to the United States sustaining President Mo rales in office as long as he wants to remain. He will be having his debts paId from the revenues Of these cus- tom houses and will be getting a DOT ton or the revenues for his own gov ernment If all the republic outside Santo Domingo city rises in arms against him he will still be getting the revenues, and the revolutionists Will get nothing while the United States stands guard with ships and guns.
 The State Department denies that the revenues of tho Port Plata custom house have been sufficient to meet the stipulated payments on the claim of the Santo Domingo Improvement Com pany. The minimum installment should be $3750O month. The com pany states that while up to date it should have been paid $150,O00, it has received only $90,OO0. This is the State Departments excuse for taking over the custom houses elsewhere than