Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-07
Government Weary Of It's
EntanglementS With
That Country.
CONTROL OF COAL LANDS
administration will Make Il
hot For Senators Dick
and Foraker.

Washington, ID G., june IS. eplcu'
latlon O. rlle among public men "a 10.
how tbo administration Is going to set
ont OF the ssnio Domingo prodica-
ment This is as mulch Of a puzzol 10
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root as o. 81 20 the Politicians. demo-
cratic and republican. naval Officers.
and others interested Ia the affairs OF
the troublesome republic, which ig al
ways ON the verge Of revelation.
The administration would gladly
"lot go' of Santo Domingo " Il could
see its way clear 10 release rs grasp.
For more than a year now a feet of
United States warahlps has been ride
ing at anchor In santo Domingo ports,
awaiting n cail IRON shore 20 preserve
order and maintain the prcaident on
his ahaky platform Of power. There
o. even less prospect now of the With
drawal of the ships and the surrender
of the island tO o. own people than
there was a year ago, and, 90 mako
matters worse. no one ia able 90 say
when the situation will improve "a
is a curious and decidedly bmharraaa-
Ing development of the presidents in-
terVcniiOn 90 save the island from the
fury OF foreign creditors
The santo DOEinro treaty. which
was To provide peace and prosperity
Cor the little republic, Is hopelessly
boaton ia the senate committee ON
foreign affairs Not even the most
optimistic of The presidents friends
believes that there is ray OF hope for
a.. aud no motion will even bo made
for ita reconsideration in committee.
The administration just now sees no
way OF backing ont of che difficulty Il
got ltsclf into when the president do
csdud 20 do hy indlrcction what the
senato last year refused 90 sanction
I'M treaty form.
There Us another element oi cm-
harrassmeut ia the situation. a New
York trust company holds more than
$1,000. 900 oi funds collected hy
American agents OF santo Domingo.
while acting as custom officials for
The lnaular government The money
was deposited in New York with the
idea that It should apply TO the forolm
debts of EantO Domingo after the
senate bad ratified ihe pending treaty,
which provides for tho gradual wlp
In out of the foreign claims in this
manner when fhc money was sent
tu New Yorb the administration had
mo- thought that tho treaty would b.,
defeated. and thus tie up a large sum
without q proper claimant.
A1horred BY the Navy.
should this money he turned over
t0 fhC new president of ihc island. all
kinds oi trouble would Immediately
follow, for there ls one thing that
surely may be- counted On 90 Start a
revolution Ia any Of the Central
American republics. and that as this
prospect OF capturing a considerable
sum ai money.
lh the meantime tha foreign nationf
which have claims against SantC
Doiaingo are again becoming FESTIVE
They drew OF about eighteen months
ago. after ProsldCnt Roosevelt had
volunteered 20 500 that the debts
should be- fsid Now that the pros
pecis 81 payment are as gloomy as OF
old, the creditor nations are begin
Ming 90 make inquiries. II Is under
stood that no movement will be made
by them until the Adjournment Of con.
FFess as some Unforeseen develop
ment may occur 90 force favorable
action on the treaty.
Ex-pFesidcnt Morales may create Z
crisis IN the relations of the tive
eountrlen, he has threatened that un-
less the senats acts on the treaty be-
fore adjournment be will organize Z
revolution and overthrow his sue
cesaOf, President Cacros. Morales Z.
again hankerlng for power and &c
gfots his sudden abdicatl0n.
The United States keeps a feet oI
nine VESSELS in SantO Domingo waters
The Yankee. Austria, Dubuque, Eagle
Nashville Newport, paducah. scor'
nlVu and Marietta. 30 other detail ..
~ dreaded by naval officers.
There ia absolutely no pleasure "a
break the monOtOny Of the sfuplf
place. The vessels roll continually n
tho long tropical sca, while the heat d
Intense. Several Instances have beer
reported OF officers having ihoh
minds affected hy long service there
Ihe navy "a thoroughly sick of having
10 DO police duty at Santo Domingo
aanio Domingo win doubtless BE- aI
issue ia the coming congrosaiOna
campaign. The democrats propose g
ash how long the government Intends
20 continue as Che policemen FOR th'
island.
Keeping TAB on Anarchists.
The national government has mcanl
of knowing what the Patterson anaF.
chiats are about The anarchist
hava no idea that their plans ans
movements are being regularly re-
ported % Washington ana ln turn arr
sent 10 European officers. u would
not ho wise or proper 10 reveal here
the details oi how the chief Of th'
secret service is kept informed o
what the reds are doing, but ho getl
che facts and 81 engblod 70 take th'
necessary steps 90 offset thom. The
prompt arrest the other day Of th'
Patterson man Who was sent out q,
kiil thr King Of Italy is "a striking in'
stance OF the oihcioncy ui thi
espionage
The immigration officials OF New
York aud elsewhere are on the look
out every day Tor the arrival Of sus.
ptctod anarchists AZ every immi