The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-17
BROADER VIEW OF MONROE DOCTRINE Special Application in Case of San Domingo Set Forth in Message of
 President to the
 Senate. POLICY CLEARLY OUTLINED AN UNUSUAL FEAT URE IN
 TREATY MAKING.
POLICY CLEARLY OUTLINED
AN UNUSUAL FEAT URE IN
 TREATY MAKING,

TREATY MAKING.
 Government Holds That the Famous
 Doctrine Demands That the United
 States Take Charge of the Customs
 of American States When it is Mani fest That They Are Unable to Main X tain Their Own Integrity-Condition
 in the Island Have Grown Steadily
 Worse-Foreign Countries Aggrieved
 Over Non-Payment of Debts to Their
 Citizens--CoIletion of Customs.
 Washington, Feb IS. = President Roosevelt's message, transmitting to the senate the new Dominical protocol of an agreement providing for the col lection and disbursement by the United States of the customs revenues of San Domingo for the adjustment of all the obligations of that government, was to- day made public by order of the senate ill executive session. The document in cludes the new agreement as we'll as the original protocol and award of the commission of aritration, for the set clement of the claims of the San Do- mingo Improvement company, under which agents of the United States are already collecting the revenue at ceH. tain of the ports of the Dominican government. ...>. --. sls. -
 Few documents that have come to the senate in relation to any of the South or Central American, or West Indian republics have attracted so much attention. Because of the contro- yersy that has arisen as to the right of the executive to enter into treaty arr x engagements with any foreign govern neflt, without the advice and consent of the senate, extraordinary interest has been arused. The document came to the senate yesterday at an hour past the usual time for most senators to leave the chamber and therefore it was brought up soon after the senate con- vened to-day. The message of the president outlined the policy of the ad- ministration in relation to the Monroe { doctrine, holding that 1t demanded that this government take charge of the cus- toms Of American states, when it is manifest that they are unable to main tain their own integrity.
 Tn addition to the presidents discus sion of the Monroe doctrine in the case of San Domingo the protocol itself makes a specific declaration of it's ap- T5lication and in that respect is unusual fn treaty making. The declaration oc- CUTS in the second paragraph which re- Z cites that the government of the United tates views "any attempt on the part of governments outside of this hemi- sphere to oppress the destiny of the Dominican republic as a manifestation of an unfriendly disposition towards the United States" The message fol- lows: V "<. To the senate: t..-@' -'
 I submit herewith the protocol con- cluded between the Dominican republic and the United States. %
 The conditions in the republic of Santo Domingo have been growing steadily worse for, many years. There have been many disturbances and revolu- tions, an ddebts have been contracted beyond the power of the republic to pay. Some of these debts were proper ly contracted and are held by those who have a. legitimate right to their money, Others are without question improper and exorbitant, constituting claims which should never be paid in full and perhaps only to the extent of a very small portion of their nominal value.
 Certain foreign countries have long left themselves agrieved because of the non-payment of debts due their citizens. The only way by which foreign credit tors could ever obtain from the repub- lie itself any guaranty of payment would be either by the acquisition of territory outright or temporarily, or else by taking possession of the GUS toms houses, which would of course in itself, in effect, be taking possession of 3, certain amount of territory.
 It has for some time been obvious that those who profit by the Monroe doctrine must accept certain responsi- bilities along with the rights which it confers; and that the same statement anplies to those who uphold the doc- trine. It cannot be too often and too ernphatically asserted that the United States has not the slightest desire for territorial aggrandizement at the eX- nense of any of it's southern neighbors and will not treat the Monroe doctrine as an excuse for such aggrandizement m its part. We do not propose to take any part of Santo Domingo or exercise any other control over the is- land save what is necessary to it's fi- snancial rehabilitation in connection with the collection of revenue, part of which will be turned over to the gov ernrr,ent to meet the necessary expense . of running it, and part of which will he distributed pro rata among the cred ttors of the republic upon basis of ab- solute equity. The justification for the Limited States taking this burden and