The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-18

in the course of his life written man
letters One OF them Is worth reprint
ing. 1t bids fair to become histori,
IT may radically affect Mr.. Bryan
reputation. the fortunes {
the present administration, and tn
course of American political history
This letter is not of recent date. ]
was written nearly a year and a ha
ago; but 1t was made public only with
IN the last few days.
The significance of Mr. Bryan's let
ter Is not apparent without some know
ledge of the affairs of San Domingo
It ID addressed to the collector of Gus
toms Of the Dominican Republic at tn
port Of San Domingo. This collecto
was an appointee of the present admin
Istration, who has since resigned. TIL
letter Is worthy of careful perusa
It Is as follows:
Department of State.
Washington, August 20, 1913.
Hon. Walker w. Wick,
Santo Domingo, D. R.
MY dear Mr.. Vick-Now that GU
have arrived and are acquainting
yourself with the situation, can you
let me know what positions you
have at your disposal with which
to reward deserving Democrats?
Whenever you desire a suggestion
from me in regard to a man for any
place there call on me.
You have had enough experience
in politics to know how valuable
workers. are when the campaign is
on, and how difficult it is to find
suitable rewards for all the deserv-
ing. l do not know to what ex-
tent knowledge of Spanish is nee
essary for employees. Let me
know what is required together
with the salary, and when appoint
ments are likely to be made.
Sullivan will be down before
long and you and he together
ought to be able to bring about
such reforms as may be necessary
there You will find Sullivan a
strong, courageous, reliable fellow.
The more l have seen of him the
better satisfied 1 am that he will
fit into the place there and do
what is necessary to be done.
w. ]. BRYAN.
What salaries are these that Mr.
bryan wants TO KNOW ABOUT!
The only salaries with which Mr.. vicl
lad anything to do are for people EN-
,loyed in collecting Dominican customs
Whose money pays these salaries?
The money of the people of Sai
Domingo.
1t Is this money belonging to tn,
people of a foreign nation that Mr.
3ryan wants paid to deserving Demo
rads'' as suitable rewards for poll
ical work in the United States OF
,ehalf of Mr.. Bryan's party.
How is it that Mr. Bryan, secretary
f state of the United States. ha.
he opportunity of providing "suitabl,
ewords' for workers" in American
'olitics out of the funds belonging to q
mall foreign nation?
To answer this question we mus
urn to the story of our relations witt
Ian Domingo for the past ten years
On the island of San Domingo (ol
anto Domingo) are two small nations
)ne OF these is known as the Domin-
can Republic. In 1904 there was q
risis In that little nation which
TRANCE to say, created complications
etween the United States and nations
n Europe. This crisis all came about
ecanse there was a great and unpro-
ected source of wealth in that island.
Was as If a great heap of treasures
yere left unguarded. This source OF
Tealth consisted of the customs du-
les OF the country.
The people of the Dominican Repub-
6 had not shown themselves competent
. protect their own interests. The
honey from the customs duties, of
curse. ought to have gone to pay the
expenses of governing the country.
instead. it had been going very large
Z into the pockets of the men who
'ere for the time being in control of
he government. Inscriptions and
omineering men were thus always try
,g TO get control of the government
J order to make themselves rich. AS
consequence, there was an almost
INSTANT state of so-called revolution"
hat means that domineering, unscru-
ulOus men not in control of the gov
rnment were almost continually fight
lg the dominating and INSCRIPTIONS
len who were in control of the govern
ent. The great majority of the Dom
Iican people, who are, like most other
sople, peacefully inclined, suffered from
lis constant state of fighting.
This was not all, however. This
ate Of affairs got the country into
ouble with other countries. The DOM
lean Republic had borrowed money,
I'd OF course it was under obligations
} pay interest on that money and to
rovide for the payment of its debts.
ut these INSCRIPTIONS men who got
to power were busy lining their own
,ckets and neglected to pay the coun-
US debts. European countries tried
} vain to have these debts collect
!; but of course the men who control
d the Dominican government paid
tile attention to these demands from
urope. Then these European countries
reatened to use force with the DOM
lean Republic. That meant danger
the United States. For a hundred
lars the United States had said that
cannot allow European countries to
t further foothold on this hemisphere.
he INSCRIPTIONS men in the Dominican
epublic knew this; so, thinking that
q United States would never allow
~ European nation to use force in
lIecting the debts of the republic,
ey went on with their pillaging with