New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-15
BRYAN SEEKS JOBS
in SANTO DOMINGO
Even West Indies Raked to
Find Salaries for Cam
paign Workers.
ISLAND NOW VICTIM
OF PETTY POLITICS
Hearing of Case Against J. M.
Sullivan Involves Secre-
tary of State.

A pertinent phase of the foreign
policy" Of Secretary Of State William
Jennings Bryan had an airing yester-
day at the hearing before Senator-elect
James D. Phelan, of California, Presi-
dent Wilson's special commissioner.
who is investigating the charges against
James Mark Sullivan, Minister to Santo
Domingo.
A letter introduced in evidence from
Mr.. Bryan to Walker w. Wick, then
newly appointed receiver general of
customs at Santo Domingo, showed the
anxiety of the Secretary of State to
take care of all deserving Democrats"
who helped in the campaign, even if he
had to find jobs for them in a faraway
island of the West Indies.
In the opinion of Mr.. Wick and other
witnesses, who charge Sullivan with
misconduct in Office, their contention
was we'll supported in this Bryan let
ter that petty politics" were first in
troduced into Dominican affairs by the
present national administration. and
that at least one of the considerations
fer Sullivsn's appointment was that he
should provide berths for some of the
"tsil end" political henchmen who could
rot be accommodated elsewhere.
For Deserving Democrats
Secretary Bryan wrote to Mr.. Wick
on August 20, 1918. soon after the lat
ter had taken up his duties in Santo
Domingo. Ii read;
"My Dear Mr.. Wick: Now that you
have arrived and are acquainting your
self with the situation, can you let me
know what positions you have at your
disposal with which to reward deserv-
ing Democrats Whenever you desire !
a suggestion from me in regard to a
man for any place there, call on me. I
You have had enough experience in /
politics to know how valuable workers /
are when the campaign is on and how .
difficult il is to find suitable rewards I
for all the deserving. ! do not know I
to what extent a knowledge of the I
Spanish language is necessary for en-
rloyes. Let me know what is requisite.
together with the salary. and when ap-
pc.atments are likely to be made.
Sullivan will come down before long,
and you and he ought 10 be able to
bring about such reforms as may be
necessary there. You will find Sullivan
a strong, courageous, reliable fellow.
The more | have seen of him the better
satisfied am that he will fit into the
place there and do what is necessary to
be done"
William +. Pulliam. OF Pacific Grove,
Cal, who held the Office of receiver of
customs at santo Domingo for six
years prior to the incumoency Of Mr..
vick, testified that he had never had a
demand. or even a suggestion. offered
BY the Department Of State during the
Republican regime that he should find
places for deserving Republicans. lie
aid that politics had never entered into
the receivers Office until the advent of
he Brysn-Sullivsn regime.
Accuses Secretary of State.
81 always remembered the instruc-
ions given me BY Elihu Root, Secretary
,f State, when ! was appointed,
hat the funds of the reeeiyership were
sacred government trust, and should
De guarded and administered with the
of that fact. was highly
ncensed to think that Secretary Bryan
would lend his exclusive ear TO the
3anco Nacional crowd. who, in my opin-
on, sought to use these funds for polit-
cal exploitation through Minister Sui
ivan"
Mr.. Pulliam was relieved of his of
ice 10 make way for Mr.. Wick in the
.hsnge of administrations. He had left
ssnto Domingo before Minister Salli-
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