Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12

was later accepted by tho President -
the United states. and by decree III the
dominican government, put into effect
April L. 1907, 1t provided simply that
impartial and competent Americans
should collect the customs duties. pay -
per cent to the Dominican governments
and deposit the remainder as a trust fund
To be distributed later among the
creditors in proportion - tloE Just
claims.
The good effects Of this arrangement
were rmmcdiately manifest serious
ciyil disturbances ceased. Tho practical
impossibility of securing possession 1T
the customs houses and SO of the rete-
nues of the country DISCOURAGED would
be revolutionists. Reasonably assured
Of cont inued peace. the people turned
their attention 10 the productive indus
tries of the island. Regularity in the a.
ministration of the customs houses was
shown through the remission To the cen
trail government OF larger amounts than
il had received for years, notW outstanding
that -, per cent Of all receipts was de-
posted in New York for the benefit Of
the creditors. This agreement was
eventually put into the form OF "A treaty.
Claims against the Domni an Republic
had been created 10 nominal Naiu" oi
over S:.o,00pGpa. many Of them bein;; oi
doubtful validity. but these We're shaved
down to 11Hn.Utn. 1t l., hardly IL T."
doubted that this latter amount included
every Just debt against the republic. hut
that without the friendly interest Of the
nited States such an agreement among
the creditors could have been secured =
unbelievable.
The scene III Sanio Domingo changed
"a though i magician had been at work
The first Of the marvels was that leace
should Immediately come where il mad
never been known before. The land that
had been in a state Of constant warfare
for such lengths Of time that the NINA
of man ran not To the contrary settled
into immediate placid prosperity. ON one
occasion since the smolderine fires oil
old fared up. but because of the presence
of the customs collectors the revolution
lists dared not strike. Tie president hcd
for fear Of a repetition of the horrors o.
the past, but those horrors dlf not come.
Bat O few months past there was every
evidence that war was 10 come aetWr II
Haiti and Santo Domingo but the iinse.'
Of Uncle Sam was again raised anu
bloodshed was prevented. The IDEA 81
warfare and revolution is now put out Of
the minds Of the people. and they are
settling into an uninterrupted peace and
prosperity
The revenues from the customs houses
under an honest administration has been
most surprising. Where scarce hdlf a
million dollars reached tie central gov
eminent before it is now getting three
and half millions a year. In six wears
a sum of money has been set aside that
amounts t. Sa.oo0.Wrt. more than half
enough to pay the national debt. In ::
very few wears the slate viii he clean,
and all Tn. revenues may go II IL" nom
government and he devoted 10 internal
improvements. Despite the deb. paying.
there is already money for this work. ana
more roads have been built in the last
three years than in three centuries be-
fore.
In 1905 the imports of Santo Domingo
We're S21.6.u,o lii 1910 they were S6,-
25I..0t. The exports for the same peri
oiS were ST Snu.tsn. as against Slo eihl thln
These Increases are The indiSputahic CYL
denceS or the possibilities Of >Uca COM
munity under peace conditions and -
the possibility Of doing good "a the part
Of the nation that may make this peace