The sun., 1906-01-13
MORALES SENT INTO EXILE.
UNITED STATES GJNBOAT TAKES
HIM FROM SANTO DOMINGO.
Former President Had Sought Refuge at tho
American COnsulate-His Leg Broken
During the Recent Fighting-GOins
to Porto RicO-Peace Now Likely.
.sp,efnr Gable Despatch TO THE sun.

SANTo DOMINGO CITY, Jan. 12.-Carlos
F. Morales, the runaway President OF Santo
Domingo, sought refuge last night at the
| United States Legation in this city, wounded
| and bearing other evidences Of the misfor-
tunes which have pursued him since he fled
from the capital three weeks ago.
Morales was brought to the Legation under
cover OF darkness at 10 O'Clock last night.
He was helpless, one Of his legs having been
broken during his sojourn in the mountains
west OF the city. He appealed to United
States Minister Tn omas C. Dawson for q
guarantee of safety.
To-day Gen. Morales embarked on the
United States gunboat Dubuque. which
will convey him to San Juan, Porto Rico.
Acting President Caceres acted in a very
generous manner in allowing him to leave
the country.
Moraless exile is taken as marking tho
collapse Of opposition to the administra.
ton Of the Cabinet and Of Ramon Caceres;
the acting President Of the republioi and
altogether the political situation seems
more encouraging.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 12-In official orioles
here it is firmly believed that all tho
troubles in Santo Domingo are now over.
The Jimenistas. the party with which
Morales threw in his lot, has been badly
defeated, and it is not likely that the
party oan go any further with the revolu-
tionary movement it started in December
Senior Joubert. the Dominican Minister
here, said tonight that he believed there
will be no more serious trouble in Santo
Domingo unless it be in the Monte Cristi
district, where the revolutionists are still
strong in numbers. Whatever fighting
may come. however, will not be serious
in the opinion Of the Minister.
Sehor Joubert said that there was no
doubt of the ratification of the Dominican
treaty by the Dominican Congress which
has Just convened. There are twenty
two members in the Congress and sixteen
of them are known to favor the treaty in
a slightly amended form The amend
ment will be in article VII, which has to
do with this Government rendering assist
ance to Santo Domingo in case Of internal
troubles. The amendment has been al
ready made in the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations.
In the opinion Of the Minister the fear
on the part of some of the Senator's that
this Government will have no end of trouble
with Santo Domingo if the treaty is ratified,
and the United States assumes the task
of administering the Gust oms of he country,
is not at all well founded. On the other ha nd.
he believes that if the treaty is not ratified
there will be tremendous complications.
He is thoroughly convinced that Santo
Domingo will slip back to the old chaotic
state of affairs, that the customs will
again he prey for officials, and that the one
result will be that the Government will
start to borrowing again. with the final
end complete bankruptcy.
He also processes certainty that tho
foreign creditors will take some action
against Santo Domingo As an instance
of what might happen, he cites the plan
for the making of Samaua Bay, one of
tho finest harbors in the West Indies. an
open port, whore any foreign nation might
have a coaling station This was pro-
posed 10y the Government of Wos v Gill
the executive WHO preceded Morales The
American Government was forced to step
in and Upset the arran cement, Schor
Jcubert says that it is quite possible that
some future Government of Santo Do
mingo. fer the present Government has
no thoughts of such thing, will resurrect
the scheme and endeavor to put it into
effect.
The Minister takes the view that if the
United States has control Of tho customs
houses Of Santo Domingo, rs il would IL
the treaty were ratified, there would he
absolutely no possibility Of revolutions,
He says, however. that if the treaty is
not ratified there will probably very soon
hc an attempt to overthrow the Govern