Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-28
THE sANTo DOMINGO MIDDLE

THE sANTo DOMINGO MIDDLE.
Men high In politics and finance
an Europe secm to regard annexation
OF Santo Domingo by the United
States as tho logical outcome of tho
muddled condition Of affairs existing
In that interesting little black and
tan republic. The London correspon-
dent Of the New York Times quotes
q prominent banker of tho English mo.
tropols MS saying:
Whom You annex SGnto Domingo
You will have to pay her debts. No
European power will be allowed to
get II foothold in Santo Domingo, hut
that island will bo part OF the
United States OF America before
many years, All Europeans having
large financial interests In Santo
Domingo believe that.
Your country certainly will see
to 1t that outstanding claims against
Santo Domingo are settled. Whether
President Roosevelt was right or
wrong, his arrangement will stand.
Your country can't turn tail now
and say to tho European creditors:
55a,Wo arc not going on with our
scheme. Collect your own debt.
Your country would be ashamed to
do that. Besides, if 1t should be
,lone, action by European powers
would follow that would he lntolcra,
sble to your people"
In this connection Il Is interest.
Ing to note accommodating evidence
THAT tho whole scheme embodied In
the treaty turned down by tho Sen.
ate was Initiated at Washington In.
stead Of coming as voluntary re-
; quest from President Morales ms
the President led tho people to he,
i lieye. What ID regarded as convinc.
Ing proof of this fact Is The lcttor
written by Secretary Hay in Decem.
/ Der 1904 to Minister Dawson at Sanlo
Domingo aud which reads as fellows.
Confidential You will sound the
president of San Domingo, dlrcrcetly
aaDgt earnestly, and In perfectly
friendly spirit, touching the dlsqulet-
ing situation which Is developing
owing to the pressure Of other gov
! see ltlts having arbltal awards In
their favor and who regard our
!. award as conflicting with their
Fights Already one European gov.
eminent strongly intimatos that 1t
may resort to occupRlon of some
I Dominican customs ports to secure
Its own payment. There appears To
Sipe a. concert among them. You
viii ascertain whether the govern
s}Slment of San Domingo would he dis
3 posed to request tho United States
70 take charge OF the collection o,
Is duties and effect an equitable dis
5tri0ution of the assigned quotas
1.-THE Dominican government and the
4 several claimants. We. have grounds
to think that each arrangement
you'd satisfy the other powers, be
snides serving as n practical guaran
99$tee of the peace of San Domingo
y from external influence or internal
disturbance"
The administration would occupy
much stronger position befor,
1.-The country If the President hat
sslheen entirely frank in dealing with
the subject. If the maintenance, O,
the Monroe doctrine involves liabil
IVY for the debts of the small re
sSpnblics to the south OF us, there
nothing unreasonable in the d,
n anand that we shall have control o
them to the extent demanded b,
Il iss!elf.prote lection. Let us he done
with sniyeling hypocrisy. If 1t b,
eceasary to annex santo Domingo
or any other islands OF the sea. LEI
St be done without any other Jus
M ihcation than necessity. If Their
bad been less cant in the declaration
& 81 war against Cuba we would no