The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-15
MAY TAKE A HAND
SPREAD AT REVOLT IN CANTO
DOMINGO NIGHT FORCE
i. S. TO KEEP Peace
Four Separate Revolutions Give Pres
ident Bordas Busy Time-Under
Treaty This Country is Morally
Bound to Preserve Order-Ameri-
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With four separate revolutions rag
ling and the American minister re-
turning home after several months Of
fruitless efforts to restore peace, the
little republic Of Santo Domingo is
causing the Washington government
grave anxiety. The United States is
morally bound to maintain order
there under the semi-protectorate
created by treaty.
For many months President Bor-
das, obliged to maintain himself In
Office by extra-oficial decree and par
tial elections, has been leading his
troops unsuccessfully against rebel
lious generals in the rorth.
Meanwhile revolutions have broken
out in other sections-at Asua, where
the government navy found it Eeces-
sary to destroy the custom house,
along the line Of railway between
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christi and at La Romano in the
southeast. In this last neighborhood
| there are extensive American owned
plantations, agents for which appear
ed at the state department looking
for protection for their property.
A conviction that is growing at
Washington that only through power;
| full outside influences and probably
that of the United States can the
chaotic condition be terminated. The
reyolutionists appear unable to over
come the Bordas government but Bor-
das has not been able to defeat his
enemies.
The state department is reluctant.
to intervene forcibly and it Is expect.
ed an effort will be made to send
some strong man to the republic who
may bring all elements together.
Meanwhile the navy is maintaining a
considerable feet in Dominican
waters, including the South Carolina
and Machias at Puerto Plata, the
Marietta at Sanchez and the Castine
at Azua. Other vessels are on the
Haitien end Of the island.
Reckless firing Dominican rebels
sent several shots against the hull Of
the American gunboat Machias In
Puerta Plata harbor late Tuesday
night and drew upon themselves a
warning vollev from the Machias
three-pounders and automatic rifles.
The shooting from shore stopped inn
mediately.
A few days ago the gunboat used
her main battery Of four-inch guns to
silence President Bordas' batteries,
which were bombarding the rebel
garrison holding the city, in violation
of the agreement that the lives Of
foreigners and other non-combatants
would not be endangered by artillery
fire.
Capt. Russell, of the batt1eshtp
South Carolina, in his report We'd
nesday night said considerable scat
tering rifle fire from the rebels passed
over the Machias and some shots
struck her. Later the dispatch said
the "junita commission Of Legal
istas'', representing the revolution
lists, boarded the Machias and gave
assurances of their desire to avoid
endangering the safety Of Americans.
How ~ Americans and Porto Ri.
cans, refugees in the besieged city Of
Puerta Plata, were taken out and
safely landed on the revenue cutter
Algonquin on June 26 under a heavy
fire from, the Dominican federal
troops and the Legalistas was related
in detail in reports received Thurs
day.
When the Algonquin reached Puer-
to Plata on June 25 the battleship
South Carolina, the German cruiser
Dresden and the United States gun
boat Macias were anchored outside
Of the reef. A Dominican gunboat
was blockading Puerto Plata, held by
the Legalistas and troops Of Presi-
dent Bordas were besieging the city
on land.
The revenue cutter officers con-
ferred with the commanding officer Of
the South Carolina, who agreed to
take the refugees from the pier and
land them on the Alonquin. How
ever, sniping and fighting were 80
sharp that it was not deemed advisa-
BILE to make the attempt until early
on the morning of June 26. Lieut..
Whitbeck, commanding small boats,
went after the refugees. Bullets
struck the water all about the rescue
vessels, but no one on the boats was
struck.