The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-28

Rico for grinding. and subsequent
shipment to the United States. The i'm
mense valley Of the northern Vague
containing millions Of acres Of level Of
gently sloping lands. divided by tn.
powerful River Vague del Norte. offer.
an immense sugar territory. once it i:
opened to this culture. and the coast.
inces offer both land and port facilitie.
for shipment to the United States
Friends of Santo Domingo see in the
existing United States tariff a great
stimulus for increased sugar planting
| in the Dominican Republic.
Minerals.
Though Santo Domingo's mineral
| wealth is acknowledged, the closest at.
tention Is being devoted to copper. Al
San Cristobal in the south. copper prop
critics are being developed by American
capital. and ore yielding s per cent OF
,, copper has been found in quantities in
Monte Cristy Province, at a location
more advantageous for shipment to the
United States as concentrates. The
thorough exploration Of the northern
properties and their subsequent working
have likewise been confided by the own
ers to the group mentioned later. and
an expert retained for this purpose.
Good Form Of Government.
The Dominican government is republi-
can in form, with the usual branches.
Two congressman and one senator are
elected from each province. and the pres
ident's aides are the usual cabinet mem
bers. The judicial system is excellent.
At the head of each province is a COVER
nor appointed by the chief executive.
Under the convention Of 1907, customs
eral receiver. and fixed amount applied
to interest and amortization Of outstand-
ing Dominican bonds. These bonds are
held above par, an excellent indication of
the esteem in which Dominican obliga-
tons are held.
No American protectorate over Santo
Domingo is in effect, nor has there been
necessity for such. Many Dominicans re-
ceive their education in the United
States, and advanced and enlightened
views are the order of the day In their
country. Close and ever increasingly i'm
portant commercial relations with the
United States made it clear to Do
minicans and Americans alike, long be-
fore the present movement for better
trade alliances with Latin-America was
inaugurated, that these conditions make
for better international understanding.
There are no labor troubles in Santo
Domingo. no labor organizations or
unions, and consequently no strikes
For special seasons when the labor
supply in the south and east IL made
quate. West Indian negroes, usually
from Jamaica and st. Thomas, are i'm
ported for limited periods by the sugar
estates of those regions. Near the
Haitian frontier. in Monte Cristy prov
ince, Haitians are always in search
of work, but experience has shown
foreigners that the native Dominican,
II SatCo piopSiiy anu ihtShiBcHIly
rected, makes the better and more de-
pendable laborer. He is. like all of
his fellow countrymen. the most alb
stemious Of persons. and the sight Of
an intoxicated Dominican IL almost I'M
heard of.
Geographically. but two republics
are nearer to the great American
markets. than Santo Domingo-Cuba
and Mexico.
Splendid Body Of Representative.
Sr. A. Perez Perdomo, just appoint
ed minister plenipotentiary and envoy
extraordinary to the United States. In
a lawyer by profession. was secrs-
tary Of the Dominican supreme court.
Justice OF the court Of appeals. and
at the time Of his appointment to the
post secretary of state
for treasury. He has been . consist.
emit supporter Of the party headed BY
Jimenez. and shares the lib
eral principles Of his chief.
In sr. L A. Cernuda, first secretary
Of the Dominican legation at WASH
inston. and frequently ehargs e AL
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