Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-31

! Jlncncz government after this Is hard
TO state in official language. but is
sufficiently clear. It's political jusu,ar
rein had been severed. its golden life
blood chained. II did not resign |,
did not revolt: simply faded and died
To ;hc Cabinet officers WAS rendered
the high aud chastc honor Of scrvinr
on wiihout pay, but they unaccount
ably Called TO respond. President
Jim"ncz sent messenger 10 Admiral
Knapp To explain thst his cN-cScol
lcncy was in II state Of financial need
and 10 request that his s;,lary for ono
month he. paid. This Was refused
President Jimcncz then sailed away
and is said to have taken Tho lecture
platform in other Latin Amcrir.,,,
countries and devoted his atilitic. Ia
All exposition of tho greedy nj UNDER
hand methods IT,! which tho Eagle Of
the North iH sinking tho talnnY of
denpotirm into tho vitals Of free ,u,I
democratic government in into I,,-
m!ngo.
Nav! Assumed Governments
The present government In SAINT.
Domingo is based upon u proclamation
issue by ADMIRAL tthcn captain) Kn,nn
al that time. The essential state.
mcnts Of this document were that Tho
United states Navy had assumed III.
governmental power III tho republic
70: the good thereof and as a icn
the temporary: that neither municip:tl
nor provincial governments would lo
intcrfcrcd with. ,nd ihat tho Domini.
can Judiciary would continue to func-
ton. The naval government also de-
creed a censorship Of tho pr"s.. cor
tam portions OF which were entertain.
inc The populncc with bloodthirtv
TRADES against American hich-hande1-
nose. Several little newspapers we're
pat on, Of business and several others
compelled to adopt = more moderate
policy.
The naval government has in fac,
had TO so somewhat beyond it's stated
purposes Troops Of marines have been
stationed in the NOR" important prov.
inccs. and. although tho native Gov
crn"rs remain a. figure heads the
commanding officers az these dc,a.h
iHcnts arc tho real authorities !, he
comes increasingly evident that tho
naval government will also have to
IL ke a hand in tho government ~ tic
principal cities before tho country ran
be made truly orderly. Already ono
city Council has been placed undo,
arrest.
Meanwhic the customs rcccivcrShip
tho ono stable institution in Santo DO.
mingo. continues TO function. aud viii
continu" til about 1853 ~ least II is
nj present administered by Clarence n
Baxter. a New Jersey ncwspapcr man
tn" only Americans in tho island. vita
the exception Of fcw busincsH men,
who have an exhaustive kuowlcdC" Of
local conditions. but their activities
arc limited 10 tho collection and dis.
burs;l Of money.
few harbor aud road improvements
arc -oinG forward under !. II. Col!ctt.
the director Of luhlic Works rhs
official WAS appointed h. tho SccrctarN
~ state Ia supervise tho expenditure
OF appropriations wndo ~ the TO-
n:ini"an Congress. Tho Congress being
10 more. he can now do nothing hut
carry oG' projects already provided Tor.
although tiicrc arc 'i.oon.0nr cf DO
nliuic.n funds available for public i'm.
pr"Ncmcnts
The future OF Sau,o Domingo ~
!arrclN drpcndon: upon tho ua" Of tGis
Si."""."06 II prop"rlv administered
this fund can provide tho l,vminicans
Win those Fundamentals nf II civilized
state. such rs rogGs, schools and An
orderly system OF land tenure which
tho! At present lack. SAINT" Domingo
Is !. land with future OF splendid
possibilities. ana this future IS now
largely within our rontrui