New-York tribune., 1921-02-17
Domingo Ruler
Demands u. S.
Recall Marines
President Henriquez, Re-
buffed by Wilson and Col
by, Comes Here to Wait
for New Harding Regime
Charges Armed Conquest
Declares Occupation Vio-
iates Treaties and Latin
America Is Aroused
BY Wilbur Forrest

Demand that the United States inn
;nediately withdraw it's armed forces
from Santo Domingo and resstablish
the independence of that little repub-
lie was made yesterday by DR.. Fran
cisco Tenriquez Carvaial, President
OF Santo Domingo. in an exclusive in
terview with The Tribune.
The continued occupation of both
Santo Domingo and Hayti, the Presi-
dent asserted, has created "a feeling
of distrust and suspicion against the
United States throughout all Latin
America--more so since the United
States recently undertook to establish
friendly relations with these countries"
during the Colby voyage. at will Sc
tiously affect both political and COM
mercial relations with all Latin-Ameri-
can countries" he said.
"The occupation" he asserts, "was
neither justified by treaty or the fund
amental principles of international
law and constitutes a complete viola
tion of the Monroe Doctrine and the
rights and protection it is supposed to
give to all Latin-American countries"
Diplomatic efforts to see President
Wilson and the Secretary of State in
Washington "were repulsed with dis
courtesy that cut to the quick and
made me feel like an outlaw whose
presence was unwelcome in Washing
ton," said DR.. Henriquez.
Plans Appeal to Harding
The gray-haired President was
found yesterday in q modest apart
.nent at 161 West Seventy ighth
Street. He arrived here from Cuba a
few days ago. He hopes to present his
country's case to the officials of the
incoming administration: his rebuff
by the outgoing regime has been al
most complete. DR.. Henriauez is a
graduate of the University of Paris in
medicine and Of the University Of
Santo Domingo in law. He was a dele
gate to the second conference at the
Hague in 1907 and member of the
High Commission of International
Finance at Buenos Aires in 1916. He
was elected President of Santo Do
mingo on his return from South Amer
lea in the same year.
Dr. Henriquez made serious charges
against the conduct of the Wilson ad-
ministration in Latin-America, actions
which he declares can hardly be eX-
planned.
1--WE have frequently been asked"
said the Dominican President "why
the United States entered with force in
both Hayti and Santo Domingo. For a
great number of years certain capi-
taiistic interests centered in New York
have recognized opportunities in the
two parts of our island-Hayti and
Sento Domingo. Territory and labor
ic oked remunerative. This eapitalstic
influence began to operate in Washing
ton as long as seven years ago, the
chief of that influence being we'll
known man officially connected with
one of the largest financial institutions
in New York and America"
Quotes Wilson's Pledge
DR.. Henriquez quoted President Will
sons speech announcing his administra-
tons policy toward Latin-American
countries at Indianapolis on January
8, 1915:
"'It is none Of my business and it
Is none of your (American citizens)
business how long they take in de-
termining it (pacifcation) how
they go about the business. The coun-
try is theirs. The government is theirs.
The liberty, if they can get it, and God
speed them in getting it, is theirs. And
so far as my influence goes while l ana
President, nobody shall interfere with
them
at was only a few months after MAX
ing the pronouncement," said the Dom
inican President yesterday, "that he
personally gave orders and in his own
handwriting for the forcible occupation
of our country. Like the buccaneers
of old and without notice fleet of
American battleships came into the
harbor at Santo Domingo City. Without
asking permission the Admiral with an
armed force landed on our soil.
Then, under the threat of the guns
Of his ships, rifles and bayonets of his
marines, with courtesy and the ordi-
nary civilities and, international law all