The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-11

| war 20 prevent foreign government
| from collecting just debt or 10 back up
| some one OF our sister republics In a re-
! fusal 20 pay just debts: and the alter
! native may I'm any case prove 20 be that
we shall ourselves undertake TO bring
about some arrangement by whicn so
much as is possible OF the just obligations
shall be paid Personally ! should al
ways prefer TO see this country step In
and put through such an arrangement
rather than any foreign country under
take IL.
SANTO DOMINGO CASE.
Santo Domingo has now made an appeal
10 us 10 help IL in turn. and not only
every principle OF wisdom. but every gen.
erous instinct W. hin US bids US respond
TO the appeal The conditions in Santo
Domingo have for n number OF years
grown from bad 20 worse until recently
all society was on the verge OF dissolu-
ton
Fortunately just at this time a wise
| ruler sprang up in Santo Domingo, who,
! with his colleagues the dangers
/ threatening their beloved country, and
appealed to the friendship OF their great
| and powerful nelghbor to help them. The
/ immediate threat came 10 them in the
| shape OF foreign intervention. The pre-
vious rulers OF Santo Domingo had reck-
! lessy incurred debts. and owing 10 her
| internal disorders she had ceased to be
! able 10 provide means OF paying the debts.
The patience Of her foreign creditors
/ had become exhausted, and at least one
! foreign nation was on the point OF inter-
vention and was only prevented from
/ Intervening by the unofficial assurance Of
/ this government that II would itself strive
! TO help Santo Domingo In her hour OF
need or the debts incurred some were
Just while some were not of a character
NH oh M
/ proper for, Santo Domingo 10 pay them
| In full But she could not pay any OF
/ them at all unless some stability was as
sured.
| Accordingly the executive department
Of our government negotiated a treaty
under which we are to try TO help the
Dominican people 10 straighten out their
finances. This treaty is pending before
the senate. whose consent 10 II Is neces-
sary In the meantime we have made
a temporary arrangement which will last
until the senate has had time 10 take
action upon the treaty.
GETS MoRB THAN BEFORE.
Under this arrangement we see TO the
honest administration OF the custom
houses, collecting the revenues. turning
over IS per cent. 20 the government for
running expenses and putting the other
IS per cent into a safe deposit for equi-
table division among the various cred
tors. whether European or American, ac-
cordingiy as. after investigation, their
claims seem just,
The custom houses offer well nigh the
only sources Of revenue IN santo Do
mingo. and the different revolutions
usually have az their real aim the obtain
ing possession Of these custom houses.
The mere fact that we are protecting
the custom houses and collecting the rev.
enue with efficiency and honesty has com
pietely discourage all revolutionary move
ment while Il has already produced such
an Increase I'm the revenues that the
government Is actually getting more from
the as per cent. that we turn over 20 it
than 81 got formerly when II took the
entire revenue
FREE FROM REVOLUTIONS.
This il enabling the poor harassed peo-
I pie of Sauto Domingo once more 10 turn
/ their attention 20 industry and TO be free
| from the curse 81 interminable revolu-
/ tionary disturbance. II offers 10 all
/ bona hde creditors. American and Euro
pean. the only really good chance 10
\ obtain that 10 which they are Justly en-
| titled. while IN return gives 20 Santo
/ Dobingo the only opportunity az defence
! against claims which II ought not 10 pav
for now n q meets the views of tho
senate we shall ourselves thoroughly ex-
/ anime all these claims whether American
/ or foreign. and see that none that are
improper are paid Indeed. the only effect.
\ i've opposition 20 tho treaty Will probably
come from dishonest creditors. foreign
and American. and from the professional
/ revolutionists ~ the island Itself
We have already good reason 20 be-
lieve that some ~ the creditors who do
not dare expose their claims 20 honest
scrutiny are endeavording 20 stir up sedi-
tion In the island. and are also endeavor-
ing 20 stir up opposition 20 the treaty both
In Santo Domisgo and here trusting that
IN one place or the other II may be pos
slble TO secure either the rejection % the
treaty or else its amendment IN such fash