Evening star., 1915-02-09
HOPE TO END HEARING
Of SULLIVAN TODAY
W. W. Wick Makes Further Charges
Against Minister to Santo
Domingo.

With the hope OF ending the hearing
of testimony here today regarding the
conduct and fitness for Office or James
NJ. Sullivan, minister to the Dominican
Republic, James D. Phelan. special COM
missioner, resumed the inquiry this
afternoon Secretary Bryan and Joseph
p. Tumulty. secretary to the President.
are yet to be heard.
Walter W. Wick, former collector gen.
eral Of Dominican customs, was the
headliner at the hearing last evening.
He made further charges against the
minister. spoke disparagingiy of one
Observing democrat" for whom Secre-
'tary Daniels had gotten job under
Vicks jurisdiction, and denied with
recrimination that he had been dis
gracefully drunk" at several parties"
as was testified by H. S. Dickey. a
political protege of Secretary Bryan.
Tells Of Proposed Loan.
Mr. Wick submitted evidence designed
to show that Minister Sullivan had en-
deavored, without the knowledge of
tho government at Washington, and
without the approval of the Dominican
congress. to pave the way for the ne
sotiation of a loan of 100000. to be
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through banks in the republic.
He asserted that W. W. Smith. sec
rotary of the legation. first told him of
the proposed loan, and that later
Dominican banker showed him letter
from Minister Sullivan which was sent
to the three banks in Santo Domingo
City, seeking to open negotiations for
the loan A copy of this letter was
placed in the record. 1t set forth that
Sullivan had been instructed by his
government to arrange the loan. that
Dominican bonds would be issued to
repay II, and that the United states
would agree to an extension of the legal
limit of the Dominican debt to cover
the amount
President Bares of the Dominican
chamber OF deputies and a deputy
named Moseosco. organized protest
against the proposed loan. Mr. Wick
said, and the recent revolution brought
the entire matter to a close.
Jobs for Deserving Democrats.
The deserving democrat for whom
Secretary Daniels got a good job in
Santo Domingo, according to Mr.. Vick's
testimony. was Andrew joiner of North
Carolina. who was given the post of
chief statistician. Mr.. Wick could ac-
count for only one other democrat who
landed a job under his administration
This was Philip T. Lynch of New Jer-
Bey, VINO, lne WITNESS Sdlu, TeCtiNSu HIS
appointment through Senator Hughes.
Mr.. Wick said that while Lynch was
an efficient special inspector, he pre-
ferred not to discuss the qualifications
of Mr.. Joiner. He would not say that
his administration in Santo Domingo
had been hampered by interference
from Washington.
Mr.. Wick testified that the number of
places at his disposal was nine or ten,
and that only two. SO far as he could
remember. were filled on the recon-
mendation of politicians.
: Denies Unseemly Conduct Charge.
Charges that Mr. Wick had engaged
in such amusements as pouring beer
and wine over a certain captain in
Santo Domingo were denied by the
former receiver of customs, as were
charges of unseemly conduct made by
Yfrgtiio Abreu and Eduardo Pellerano
Mr.. Wick discussed at length various
charges against him in the course of
the hearings. and denied that a mining
scheme with which he was once con-
nected had "swindled the public out of
Sc. .0oo. 600
Maj. l. L. Hunt told of making an in
spection of the receivership of Domini-
can customs in 1914. He referred the
commissioner to his report for his
opinion of Minister Sullivan and Mr..
Wick The report will be placed in the
record