The daily sentinel., 1909-12-07
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making good progress, and since the
congress provided for the continuance
of the reciprocal commercial arrange
ment between Cuba and the United
States assurance has been received
that no negotiations will be under
taken without consultation.
1.-THE collection of the customs of
the Dominican Republic. through the
\ general receiver of customs appointed
,by the president of the United States
1. Fet ruary S, 1907. has proceeded in
a an uneventful and satisfactory man
ner. The customs receipts have de-
Screased owing to disturbed political
and economic conditions and to a
very natural curtailment of imports
In view of the anticipated revision of
the Dominican tariff schedule. The
payments to the fiscal agency fund
for the service of the bonded debt of
the republic, as provided by the con-
vention, have been regularly and
promptly made. and satisfactory
progress has been made in carrying
out the provisions of the convention
looking towards the completion of the
adjustment of the debt and the ac-
quirement by the Dominican govern
nopolies which have been burden
to the commerce of the country. In
short, the receivership has demon
strated it's ability, even under unfa
vorable economic and political condi-
tions, to do the work for which it
, was intended.
This government was Obliged to
! intervene automatically to bring
about arbitration or settlement of the
claim of the Emery Company against
Nicaragua, which 1t had long before
| been agreed should be arbitrated. A
settlement of this troublesome case
was reached by the signature of a
protocol on September Is, 1909.
\ MANY years ago diplomatic inter-
ivention became necessary for the pro-
lection of the interests in the Ameri-
can claim of Alsop & Company
against the government of Chile. The
government of Chile had frequently
admitted obligation in the case and
had promised this government to set
tie it. There had been two abortive
attempts to do so through arbitral
commissions which failed through
lack of jurisdiction. Now. happily.
as the result of the recent diplomatic
negotiations, the governments of the
United States and of Chile, actuated
by the sincere desire to free from any
strain those cordial and friendly re-
lations upon which both set much
store, have agreed by a protocol to
submit the controversy to definitive
settlement by his Britannia majesty,
,fward VII.
gtF"Since the Washington conventions
Nv 1907 were communicated to the
tovernment of the United States as
consulting and advising party, this
Sovernment has been almost contin-
tously called upon by one or another.
ftnd in turn by all of the five Central
Nmerican republics to exert itself for
Me maintenance of the conventions.
Nearly every complaint has been
hgainst the Zelaya government of
Bicaragua. which has kept Central
Nmerica in constant tension or tur-
kioil. The responses made to the rep
&esentations of Central American re-
*ublics. as due from the United States
An account of its relation to the
Washington conventions, have been
6t all times conservative. and have
Rvoided, so far as possible, any SEM
kance of interference. although it
very apparent that the considera-
fons of geographic proximity to the
lanal zone and of the very substantial
american interests in Central Amer
Ia give to the United States a spe-
4 lal position in the zone of these re-
4 kublics and the Caribbean sea.
.M 81 need not rehearse here the pa
4 Bent efforts of this government to
j Promote peace and welfare among
Jaese republics, efforts which are full
u appreciated by the majority of
slem who are loyal to their true in
tsrests. 1t would be no less unneces-
Ery to rehearse here the sad tale of
hnspeakable barbarities and oppres-