The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
Troubles in Hayti and Sant0
Domingo Involve Amer
lean Supremacy.
ARMED INTERVENTION
MAY BE NECESSARY
Europe Ready to Accuse
United States of Dog
in Manger' Policy.
PANAMA CANAL
PLACED AT STAKE
More Marines Are Rushed South
to Grapple With the
Situation.

marines are being rushed to the West
Indies to strengthen the hands of the
United States Government in the vicinity
OF the Panama Canal and to keep the con.
troll OF the Caribbean Sea
Pressure Of the European Powers has
brought about a more energetic policy on
the part Of the Wilson Administration.
The crisis has been caused by inter-
necine troubles in Hayti and santo Do
mlngo and the island which houses both
OF these republics, has been surrounded
By a dozen United States warships.
American marines anC bluejackets have
been landed in two ports OF Haytl, and
700 marines are en- route 10 Guantanamo,
Cuba. as warning to the disorderly
Haytans and Dominicans Of what they
may expect IL they do not proceed
promptly to put their houses in order.
on Tuesday 700 more ma rines will start
from Norfolk. Va. for Cuba TO be hela
in readiness for emergencies Conditions
are reported as growing steadily worse
In SantO Domingo. a.
Recent big developments in Mexico
have obscured the fact that the
United States is face TO face with
a menacng situation In the Caribbean
Sea. Large questions involving the su-
premacy OF the United States in the vi
cinty OF the Panama Canal and important
economic and political interests are at
stake in the present troubles In Hayti and
Santo Domingo.
In both the tiny republics. which co.
cupy, In mutual hatred OF each other, ono
OF the richest Islands in the Western
Hemisphere. the situation is one OF rapid
straining influences which make for law
and order. After n century OF independ-
ence the negro republic of Haytl and tho
mixed negro and Spanish Santo Domingo
are still IN the midst OF barbaric inter.
nal warfare and filled with corruption
which have brought them to desperate
financial straits and stagnated the little
commerce and industry that have mana ged
20 exist under the intoler8ble conditions
in the island.
The aim OF tho Administration in q
avoid forcible Intervention in either coun-
try II possible but after months OF pa
tient dealing with the situation by diplo-
macy II has been found necessary to nut
an expedItionary force within easy strik-
ing distance Of the capitals of both Hayti
and Santo Domingo.
Europe on the watch.
Behind the policy Of the United stateA
and particularly responsible for the show
of force is the eternal attitude OF Europe.
which is ready to accuse the United States
OF dog in the manger'' policy in tho
Caribbean.
Tho Monroe Doctrine. Europe has
always said, limits our freedom to act In
our own and the interests of civilization In
the Caribbean therefore, II rests with the
United States 10 abate such international
nuisances as Hayti and Santo Domingo
are admitted to be in their present state.
To this the United States Government
has never had any satisfactory answer,
and hence. to avert the raising OF en-
barrassing questions by Europea. Powers
the present Administration, Ike others
before 1t, finds itself compelled to move
against its will and to prepare for armed
Intervention in the Caribbean.
In Santo Domingo the United States
already has assumed responsibility to the
world for the payment of the debts of tho
little republic. In l905-07 the United
States put Santo Domingo through inter-
national bankruptcy. established a re-
ceivership and Is now collecting Dominican
revenues and applying the proceeds TO the
payment of its debts TO the world. The
chief problem in the present situation lie
TO continue the payment OF these debts
for which the United States has assumed
responsibility, a task which will be well
nigh impossible IL amelioratlon OF present
conditions is not soon obtained, The chief
task in that country is to live up TO obli-
cations already assumed.
In Hayt no such definite obligations
have yet been formally undertaken by
the United States, hut the condition Is
almost Identical with that which nine
years ago brought about in Santo Domingo
the present American trusteeship OF tbs
republic The United States then faced
the alternative OF seeing European
/ Powers assume charge OF Dominican
/ revenues, thus establishing a foothold for
themselves in the republic, or accepting
responsibility for seeing the European
creditors paid. Precisely this situation
| obtains in Hayti, and the United states
| Ia more than ever committed. against per-