Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-14
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! first chief. and the first white man to
/ follow the boundary line between Haiti
and the Dominican Republic from the
! south shore of the island tn the north
ON this little trip he was twice am
pushed. arrested by IIaitians for being
on what they claimed was Haitian ter
ritory. contracted q variety OF tropical
diseases, travelled under continual
threats OF death from the cnraged
smugGlers. but by combination OF
courage. determination and good luck
succeeded In coming through alive. In
the United States he is plain Mr. woi-
lev but in the Dominican Republic he
is lieutenant II was found
advisable that the Americans who adj
ninistcred these border customs should
hold office under the Dominican Re-
public, SO that the people might not re-
gard them In tho light Of foreign In
vadcrs
stamped Ont SmuRi ling.
Mr.. Morley established three Gus
tom houses on the frontier, and. assisted
by half a dozen American officers and
frontier guard OF Dominican sol
diory. proceeded to stamp out SNUG
gling. The magnitude Of the task ciiE
be imagined, in a country populated D..
an eXcitablc, illiteratc people. alrlos.
without roads. mountainous and thicHl.
wooded, where there were dozen Old
established gangs of bandits and smug
glers. where the natives ordinary COS
thii' IIItIuitu Il KNIFE. a flaCnete
sawed OFF rifle and a revolver Like
the hills OF Corsica half "a century asu
irregular fighting In this district was
an everyday affair y single incident
Viii illustrate tn" character OF the
gentle native.
Political feeling runs high among
the people. and certain distriri is
solid for a certain leader or pa "
There are no minorities; the inino.tt,.
moves into the next district \ Iluu
from a certain district rode down to
the boundary OF n neighborlng and op-
position district. There he met u
stranger. when they picked him VI h.
was wounded In n dozen places. and tie
stranger was dead. What did you
fight about they asked him as they
Kicked him up. oh. nothing" he re-
piled. asked him il he was .'guaro"
(Which may be freely translate
Merry or "game"). He said he Wa
'rhc survivor looked over his woun,s
He was Guapo." he admitted with a
sigh.
Performed Dangerous Duty.
Men such as these could be- countai
on to put up stiff resistance to revo-
nue. officers, especially az they felt thu:
The right was all on their side. All az
The Ave American officers Of the From
Tier Guard were shot at one time Or
another. moro or less seriously. Sev-
cral members OF the guard were killed
N" natives OF the district have n say
ing that sums ny the whole work Of
IN. force. Not even bird can Nv
across the frontier without permit -
they say.
The presence OF American marines in
faiti last year proved great relief
10 the Frontier Guard. by breaking W
the large gangs OF lawbreakers on
the Haitian side.
As result of the frontier work, and
OF honest and efficient administration
OF the collections at the ports. the revc-
nues have increased greatly. The re-
pubic Is paying the interest on its
debt, and It's finances are in solid con-
dition Unfortunately. revolution has
again broken out. and revolution al
ways means n falling off in imports
ana exports and corresponding de-
crease in revenue, But II is not likely
mat the present disturbance viii be OF
long duration.
Meanwhile the local demagoeues are
trying TO make capital out OF the
presence or American marines. shout
ing that the nation should go into
mourning IN the presence of foreign
intervention But every man who has
even rudimeatary capacity for iudr
ncnt ana no AK to grind must realize
.ha' what connection the United states
mas win the Dominican Republic is not
only absolutely necessary. but the nest
thinS that ever happened to tho, coun.
try. '"' 'oN