The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-05
SANI0 D0AIN6O


ON but every generous instinct
bin us bids us respond to the ap-
pes. : 1t Is not of the slightest con-
needed BY Santo Domingo as an in
cid emit to the wise Development of the
donro Doctrine, or because we re-
gard the case of Santo Domingo as
Standing wholly by itself, and to be
treated as such, and not on general
principles or with any reference to
the Monroe Doctrine. The import
ant point is to give the needed aid.
and the case is certainly sufficiently
peculiar TO deserve to be judged
purely on its own merits. The con-
ditions IN Santo Domingo have Tor
number of years grown from bad
to worse until year ago all society
was on the verge of dissolution
Fortunately, Just at this time ruler
sprang up in Santo Domingo, who
with his colleagues, saw the dangers
threatening their country and APP
pealed to the friendship of the only
great and powerful neighbor who
possessed the power, and as they
hoped also the will to help them
There was imminent danger of for
einn intervention. The previous
rulers of Santo Domingo had reck-
lesslv incurred debts, and owing to
her internal disorders she had ceas.
ed to be able to provide means OF
pawn gble debts. The patience OF
her foreign creditors had become ex-
hausted. and at least two foreign
nations were on the point of inter
yention. and were only prevented
from intervening by the unothclai
assurance of this Government that
IT would itself strive to help Santo
Domingo in her hour of need. ID
+6e case OF one of these nations, only
the actual opening of negotiations to
this end by our Government prevent
cd the seizure of territory in Santo
Domingo by a European power. VI
4he debts incurred some were just
while some were not of a character
which really renders it obligatory
On or proper for, Santo Domingo to
nav them in full. But she could not
nav any of them unless some stapl,
ity was assured her Government ana
people. ~.
ACCORDINGLY GllS L4sASSSS4
partment of our Government nego.
tiated a treaty under which we are
to try TO help the Dominican peeps
to straighten out their finances. lhlF
treaty. is pending before the Senate
In the meantime temporary ar
rangement has been made which Will
last until the Senate had had time
To take action upon the treaty. On-
dor This arrangement the Dominican
Government has APPOINTED Amer-
cans to all the important positions
in the customs service, and they are
seeing to the honest collection OF the
revennes. turning over As per cent
To the Government for running eX-
penses and putting the other % per
cent. into safe deposltary 1or
EQUITABLE division in case the treaty
shall be ratified, among the various
creditors, whether European OF
American.
The custom-house offer well-nlgh
+be only sources of revenue in Santo
Domingo. and the different revolu-
lions usually have as their real aim
the obtaining possession of these
custom-houses. The mere fact tha'
The collectors of customs are Amerl-
cans, that they are performing their
duties with efficiency and honesty,
and that the treaty is pending in the
Senate, given a certain moral power
to the Government of Santo Domin-
90 which it has not had before. This
has completely discouraged all rev0-
lutionarv movement, while 1T has al
ready produced such an increaae IN
the revenues that the Government Is
actually getting more from the 40
per cent. that the American col!ec-
Tors turn over to it than it got for
merly when it took the entire rev.
enue. 1t is enabling the poor mar
rassed people of Santo Domingo
once more to turn their attention to
industry and to be free from the
curse Of interminable revolutionary
disturbance. 1t offers to all bona
fide creditors, American and Euro
mean. the only really good chance to
obtain that to which they are justly
entitled, while it in return gives TO
Santo Domingo the only opportunl-
ty of defense against claims which
It ought not to pay, for now If 1t
meets the views of the Senate we
shall ourselves thoroughly examine
nil these Claims. whether American