Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-31
UNCLE SAM IN THE CARlBBEAN---XV.
BY IcuED,;RIC }. HASkIN

SANrO EOAtINtiO CITY. S. d. March
:l.--1he political situation in this
woull-he republic is both complicated
and peculiar No less than four dis
tinct agencies OF tic United States
government are hcrc represented aud
cooperating toward some end wh,ri' ii
neither statcd'no apparent Tho chief
executives ana tho. Cabinet members are
officer" OF the Cuitcd States Navy; the
finances of >hc republic arc being add
ministcred by cur customs receiver.
ship: tho country is being roliccd am
subducd by the United States Marine"
corps. and public improvements arc
being supervised by a director OF pub
lie work appointed by our State Dc
partmcnt
These varied civil and military II i'll.
iStrations the. Dominican people are
receiving With patience and rV~n
grace Nearly all of them admit thn,
IL va" necessary for tho United states
government to intervene here. SOM.
Of thfm say that il VIC had not inter
rcncd. certain other powers would soon
have done 50. y fen OF them are be-
ginning to asI; what we ere going 20
do nov that we are here ana when
-, arc going TO do il.
Our situation in S;nto Domingo is
so typical Of the whole Caribbean prob
len that II sccr's worth while to de-
scribe it IL detail II Is safe to say
;ha, II" one in the United Stutcr. ou,.
stand it. and only few people down.
here do.
CUR relations with this republic be-
san in 1907. when by request we at
tcmptcd 10 straightcn out its tnr:icu
finances through the appointment, Of u
customs rcocfvSrship. This con, mend
abb" institution has been functioninx
ever since. Systematically and Efficient.
-. despite revolution and political tur-
moi rho republic has changed gov
crnmcuts. fought civil wars and rot
ten into debt, but through 4. ALI Tho
rc'eivcrship has gone on patiently col
!c'tihE the cNtortionatc customs d,tic,
and paN'nG tic long and mys;criou.
a'ary list OF tho Dominican govern.
n,cnt.
rn,:l las, spring. Another rnvolu.
ton came OFF. our Official patience
vas exhausted. tdmiral Caperton and
General pcudlctOr broke IN tho rebel
force. aud rcins,ated President Jim
en"z md his Cabinet Likewise orr
government made certain demands
upon the Jimonc% administration One
~ them Was that tho United States
government he allowed TO organize nnd
officer :, -constabulary so that il could
Keep "rIcr In thr republic.
irc,ilcnt Refused 10 Agree.
This 'hc Presidcu, cf tho Domni-
can republic patrioiicaiiy refused to
co"nt"nanc". Ti1i ano'hcI nation
Snou!t nave 10 auiniiIiatcr III" tvsrccs
OF hi "ourtr! wan bad enough bur
that Sanio Domingo should he policcd
permanently by tho armed force OF
another power WAS niolcrahlc. Fur
hornlor". II WA" unconstitutional.
President fimcncz Was firm So WAS
The tinted states government Like
"isc. II had AL tn money 'Ic..uic
measures we're new applied to the pa
irioiic onrIala II Snnto Domingo
thcir salaries were "it Of.
Homo without mother IS happy aud
conlplct" compared TO political joh
in Latin America without Il salurv.
There had been many political salaries
in Santr domingo without jobs, but
never before a political job without :,
SALARY. In this Land OF sensational
politics til" United states government
had sprung "a new political sensation,
Ind withal 4" most painful one. Tho
newspaper dispatches report tina, this
ampu'ation OF the salary list has
caused moro hard feeling than every
thing else tho United states has donc
In and TO Sauio Domingo. II is in
duhi;-b!! true.
.ins' exactly Mia; happened TO the