Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-05
sANTo DOMINGO REVOLUTION.
Rodriguez's Death and Caceres' Sue
cess Nav End It.

Tho death OF Gen. Demetrio Rodriguez
who led the Morales Instruction against
President Raymond Caceres, will probably
be the death blow to the uprising. This
was the opinion expressed yesterday by
Fabio FialIo. consul general OF Santo Do
mingo in New York city
According to Senior Fiallo, President
CacereS can give far more substantial aid
to the pending treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo. He further de-
clared that Gen. Morales joined the revo-
luton to defeat the treaty. In discussing
the relation of the treaty to the present po-
litical disturbance in his country the con-
sui general said:
Gen. Morales special aim was to make
certain provisions OF the treaty the means
of establishing his own personal power.
This explains not only the friction with the
cabinet, but the mistrust with which the
people generally at first regarded article
VII of the treaty. by which the Washing
ton government was empowered to help
with arms and ammunition the Dominican
executive whenever the latter should re-
quire such aid for the re-establishing OF
order.
This article, as may be easily perceived.
in nowise could be beneficial to the Ameri-
can people, but in our country unscrupu-
lous politicians could make 1t highly detri-
litical party would dare to unfold the inter-
yention banner, there are certain foreign
Adventures and foreign land owners who
would like to obtain through these means
, certain tariff concessions
Happily, President Caceres can give a far
more substantial aid TO the treaty than
Morales could He not only has the fuil
confidence of the cabinet and his party, but
has, moreover. the cooperation of Eniiiano
Tejera, the minister of foreign affairs. with
out doubt the most influential man in San
to Domingo. He Is a man of learning, rec
ognized integrity and patriotism.
The news OF the killing of Cen Demetr!o
Rodriguez, the rebel commander in the
fighting at Puerto Plata was shock 10
his friends In New York Although the re-
ports from Santo Domingo said that Gen
Rodriguez was fighting to restore Morales
to power it was understood there that he
had ambitions for the presidency himself.
Gen. DemetrIo Rodriguez had long been
a prominent factor in the affairs Of Sanso
Domingo. He was a graduate OF Ford
ham College, New York city, spoke Engl sh
fiuently and was described an afrabie
and scholarly gentiemaa and a born leader
of men. He lived about t. en- y-five mics
from Monte Cristi, and WAS considered to
be one of the most formidable OF Morales
opponents.
At the close of the last revolution Rodr.-
guez consented to iay down his arms only
upon the promise OF being allowed II col
lect the customs and other revenues in he
province of Monte Crsti.
Gen. Cespedes, who DEBATED Gen. Rodri-
guez was one of the leading men in the
movement which put Morales in the pres
Dental chair of Santo Domingo, but Ces-
pedes Guarreled with Morales accom- 81
the Iatter's transactions wi the Amer an
government, and when tie enemies of Mo-
rales became active Cespedes has ened TO
join issue with them In their opposi ton to
the Morales government and the rscai
agreement between the United States and
Santo Domingo.