El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
NOW
IN THR0ES
Of MAR
Rebellion a Protest Against
Present Administration
Man Of q Is President.
AN EXILE is LEADER
OF THE UPRISING
By Frederic j. Haskin.

ton. 1t was hoped by the govern
ment at Washington that the control
Of the Dominica customs houses by
United States authorities would serve
to put an end to revolutions here. But
II has not worked out that way, and
while the convention between the Unit
ed States and SantO Domingo is Of such
a nature that foreign complications
can scarcely follow such revolutions as
do occur, at the same time great in
ternal problems may still arise. For
instance, the treaty provides that San
TO Domingo cannot increase Its debt
while il is in force, so that the money
lenders OF the world are on notice that
the United States viii not recognize
new obligations made either by revO-
lutiOnary or government forces In
this way, although the treaty may not
prevent revolutions, II IS still effec-
tive in preventing the multiplication OF
outside problems as well as in prevent
ing the cOntendlng forces from rails
ing a great deal of money for war
Revolution Is a Protest.
The present revolution IS regarded
by the best informed here as a sort
OF popular protest against the present
administration The constitutional
president-at least he was regarded
Immediately q young military chap
named Alfredo Victoria, aged p, seized
the reins Of the government and an
nOunced tnat he intended TO make his
U
republic He called in the ministers
one by one and served notice on them
that his uncle must be the next presi-
dent, and told them exactly what he
expected each man in authority to do
about that result AS he had the army
firmly under his control, there was no
appeal from his decision.
President Creature of Nephew.
While the uncle is nOminally the
president Of the republic. in reality he
is the creature Of his aggressive young
nephew Immediately after the Veto
rlan party came into power there was
q cleaning out out OF those who had
held office under the former president.
The cleaning out process was followed
the Nictorians in all the good places
under the government This nepOtism.
coupled with the method by which Vic
tOrla was made president, served to
arouse popular protest throughout
the republic, and IL was not long be
fore this took the shape of open re-
belliOn with the Haitian frontier as the
rallylng ground 1t has gradually
spread over the more remote provinces
and seems TO be growing.
Exile Leading RevOIutIOnist.
The moving spirit Of the revolution
Is Hc-2tlo Nasquez, who, along with
his r@rtisans, was eXiled some time
since, going to St Thomas, Danish
West Indies, and there awaiting a IA
vorable opportunity TO launch the rev
olution- As he is something of a popu-
lar hero, and as the discomfort over
the matter in which Victoria was
forced upon the people is widespread,
he has brought about a situation that
does not look any too favorable 10 Vic
tOria and his nephew
With this situation in the country,
the state department at Washington
has set TO work to bring about a COM
promise 1t is informing the NictOrias
that their future is somewhat dark,
and that II they do not agree TO make
certain concessions they are likely to
lose everything.
Thinks Compromise May Occur.
On the other hand, NasqueZ is being
told that the Washington government
appreciates the TACT that he was OUT
Of the country at the time that the
NicOrlas came in, and was therefore
Cenied the right to take part in the
selection Of a successor to the muir
dered president He is also being ad-
Vised that If he viii agree TO have the
matter settled peaceably, the United
States viii try TO arrange a cOmprO-
around 1t is possible that this peace
making effort viii succeed If IL does
II VIII be because the United States
controls the customs houses, and both
sides feel that IL viii be difficult TO
navigate the Dominican ship of state
without the friendly help OF Uncle sam. I
Revolution Hard to Judge.
II the peace negotiations set on foot
by the United States do not pan out, il
Is hard to tell just how long the revO-
luton VIII last There is one hope
which. the NlctOrias indulge, and that
Is the possibility of an "unDlea santness-, Z
with their ancient enemy and neighbOr ]
haiti Haiti possesses about One-third ]
or the island which the two republics
snare and tWo-thirds Of its population. I
It's people for years have been too I
thickly settled to thrive. and they have
always looked lOngingly. across the in
ternatiOnal boundary line with a de-
sire TO possess themselves Of some Of I
Santo Dom1ngo's territory Indeed this I
desire years ago ripcned into a grave 1
dispute about the boun-
dairy. Haiti insists IT Is at one place
ana Santo Domingo says it is at anoth- /
er place HAITI insists that 1t is far 4
back on what SantO Domingo SAYS is I
ner territory SanrO Domingo has the 3
possession that is said to be the nine
points Of law, but the controversy is 7
still unsettled
Would Arouse National Spirit.
me flcuOrlas would welcome a pass
age at arms with their cOlOred neigh
bors in the western third Of the island
over this question 1t would arouse the
national spirit, unite the warning fac
llons In Santo Domingo, and give the
boy dictator OF the republic a chance I
70 establish himself as a national hero
but mere again the outlook looks un-
pI onlslng When secretary Knox Wis
lieQ president COmte of Haiti he had
little heart to heart talk with that
dusky ruler about Haiti's information
al relations He reminded Conte that
-tAe guns IN the hands Of the SantO Do
that once belonged to the Haitian army.
ana admonished him that it would be
pest for Haiti to let SantO Domingo
aIohe- PRESIDENT COmte promised that
ne would not bother SantO DOMINGO
and II Is said that he is living uD to
us promise so well that the Victorias /
a.. e uIlaoIe 70 scrape up any sort of a I
quarrel with him. even over the in
ternational boundary dispute
II IS said by many persons here that I
II pIeSloent Victoria were left to his /
own devices be would probably make a !
good ruler. He is related to many OF E
the best families OF the country. is a 4
kinsman Of the archbishop, and has al /
ways stood well among his people. But /
ne IS completely under the domination
OF his Uyranically disposed nephew
and there IS a bitter hatred toward /
this young fellow 1t is said that he /
lives In perpetual fear of assassina- /
ton, fear that probably is justified
Killed by Political Enemies.
Ramon Caceres. the former president. /
was assassinated by political enemies.