New-York tribune., 1906-06-27
WAR In SANT0 DOMINGO
Msurection Grozoing and Success
Certain, Says Genera! BerrOa.

General @. Berroa one of the fighting enc
mics of President Ramon Caceres of Santo
Domingo, has just arrived in this city from
Turks Island. whence he was sent into exile
after brief stay in prison. General Berroa said
last night that the insurrecton going on in
the Dominican Republic daily growing in
strength and would result in the overthrow of
the CacereS dynasty.
The present movement is a continuation of the
uprising started by General Berroa last No
vember, in Macoris against President Morales,
and is directed against President Caceres.
General Berroa is a lawyer, and is here on pro-
fessional business only, he explained He was
formerly Governor OF Macoris
He said that next month there is to be i'm
portant conference in this city between the lead
ers of the party opposed TO the existing govern
ment in Santo Domingo, which will include Gen
eral Juan 1. Jimenez and General Carlos Morales,
both ex-Presidents of the republic. who have
sunk their differences and will again work to-
gether.
Others who will take part in this conference
are General EugenO Deschamps ex-Vice-Presi-
dent and DR.. Francisco Sanchez. former Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs
General Jmenez is still in Ponce. Porto Rico,
according to General Berroa. and it was General
Mauricio Jimenez who took command of the
insurgents, and not the ex-President as was
announced from Washington on Sunday. Gen
eral Morales is in st. Thomas
General Berroa said:
The existing conditions in Santo Domingo are
terrible Men being killed every day for
political reasons and the jails are filled with
enemies of the government. Every constitu-
uonal right is denied to my compatriots People
are also starving to death. The right of suffrage
is a dead letter with the present government.
The revolution now in progress is a Christian
uprising against barbarism. The movement is
increasing in strength every day. and has spread
from Monte Cristi, where IL is strongest TO the
states OF Azua, Barshons. Macoris and Santo
Domingo.
1t is our purpose, if we are victorious as
am certain shall be- TO establish land taxes
modify the tariff and remove the pernicious ex-
port duties, which retard the progress of our
industries. We also want the right of habeas
corpus, which is unknown in country. As
matters are, the government puts in Jail and
exies citizens without any process of law
The revolution started without the con-
sent or advice of General Jimenez. General
Morales and General Jimtnez have come to an
understanding. The government has suspended
payment of the army ana civil employees and
seeks TO pay preferred creditors, which cannot
be done according to the modus vivendi.
or course we recognize the SantO Domingo
treaty, and we are anxious for even better
one.
1t is probably not generally known in this
country, but l know that Federico VelasqueZ,
Minister of Finance, who is now in this city.
has come here to get, if possible, half of the
81, 100000 deposit for the payment of Santo
Domingo's foreign creditors, that the money
might be used for the expenses of the war If
the United States could guarantee us free cleo
tons the revolution would end. but as we are
without help we were compelled to protest with
arms.
Even General Horacio vasquez, formerly
President of the republic, who the delegate
TO the Cibao for President Caceres. has deserted
him.