The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-20
A WOMAN DIPLOMAT.
Sidelights on a Dominican
Plan That Failed.
HEROINE is BEAUTIFUL MRS. READER
she Was to He Fiscal Agent In Unit
ed states For Morales, hut lie
Feared Uncle SAINTS Mig stick
and weakened.

Feared Uncle SAINTS Mig Stick
and Weakened.
NEW YORK, Mach 20.-William
n. Cromwell, the attorney, made pub
lie a statement that he had never had
any employment, understanding or
agreement with Mr.. and Mrs. Athole b.
Reader respecting any Santo Domingo
matters In statement published Sat
urday Mrs. Ella II, Reader had de-
clared that Mr.. Cromwell had acted as
Dunsel for her husband and herself in
a venture by which they had under
taken to SECURE financial relief for the
republic Of Santo Domingo In return
for valuable concessions. Mrs. Reader
declared that the project was stopped
pn the eve of consumption by dis
closure of it to the authorities at Wash
ington and consequent dispatch Of an
agent Of the United States government
to Santo Domingo.
Mr.. Cromwell said:
II supplement my explicit denial
with the statement that | never have
mad any employment, understanding or
agreement with Mr.. and Mrs. Reader
respecting any 'Santo Domingo matters
and have no information as TO what
was done or not done by them in Santo
Domingo | have never had and do not
now have any interest or duty In the
matter one way or the other, nor have
I ever received or been interested in
any claim. Indebtedness or concession
In anywise concerning Santo Domingo
nor have In the remOtest manner con-
ferred with any official of the United
States government upon the subject. 1t
s not now and never has been of the
least personal or professional concern
20 me what was done or not done In re-
spect to any Santo Domingo affair"
The charge made by Senator Morgan
| Of Alabama that William Nelson Crom-
well. whom various Panamans have
said was the guiding star of the 18TH
milan revolution, negotiated the inter
gention Of the United States in Santo
Domingo has brought interesting devel-
| opments here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Athole b. Reader, the
| South American mine owners, whose
plans to get concessions from Presi-
dent Morales, Senator Morgan said,
were frustrated by the Intervention OF
this country, turned up in New York,
elaborated on Senator Morgan's story
and added that Mr. Cromwell had been
their legal adviser with respect to their
Dominican enterprises, the failure OF
! which followed the arrival of Com
mander Dillingham; and the signing of
| the now famous Dillingham; Sanchez
agreement" Mr.. Cromwell OH his
Dart issued general denial of any CON
1ection with Dominican affairs.
1t was arranged that Mrs Reader
should be fiscal agent in this country
for President Morales; that Mr.. Reader
should take hold of the Santo Domingo
End OF the negotiations; that President
ers the bay of SANTANA, which the
Readers might or might not hand over
to President Roosevelt as a coaling sta
lion. From there Mrs. Reader takes
up the tale as follows
"Mr. Perez and Mr. Reader arrived
at Santo Domingo on the Goth of De-
cember 1904, and were met on the boat
by General Morales. Perez called up
On Morales. on Friday evening, as ar
ranged, and returned TO my husband
about IL O'Clock with the news that ev-
erything was most satisfactory and
that President Morales was ready to
keep his promise and had agreed gen
orally to everything Mr.. Reader re-
CURED.
ION Monday Jan Q. when he called
ut the palace, Mr.. Sanchez informed
him that they had communication
from Mr.. Dawson not to proceed with
The Reader negotiations, but to deal di-
rect with Washington, and that a spe.
cal commissioner was leaving Wash
,ngton within twenty-four hours for
Santo Domingo city. President Mo
rales seemed confused and upset and
said:
"'What can do? | am frightened
IF the big stick. and dare not under
present circumstances offend President
Roosevelt
ION Jan. IA Commander Dillingham;
arrived at Santo Domingo city with
he United States gunboat Castine, and
immediately proceeded with his nego
.lations with President Morales in con
junction with United States Minister
Dawson"