The New York herald., 1921-07-06
Leaving Santo Domingo.
Course the United States VIII Follow
in Withdrawing From Control.

A statement from the Department Of State.
| The American Legation at Santo Do
mingo has been instructed to issue the
! following official statement:
| The attention of the Government OF
| the United States has been drawn to
the evident misunderstanding which ex-
| lists in the Dominican Republic regard
| ing the provisions Of the proposed con-
vention of evacuation as outlined in the
proclamation of the Military Governor,
dated June IA. In order that misunder-
standing and misinformation may no
longer continue, the following statement
| is made in order to insure an accurate
understanding of the actual meaning
and intention of the convention:
1. In carrying out the provisions Of
the proclamation relative to the appoint
ment of certain Dominican citizens as
representatives of the Dominican Re-
| public to negotiate the convention OF
evacuation with the representatives of
the United States. it Is the intention of
the Military Government to request the
Dominican Congress. as soon as it is
elected, to agree upon the names of the
representatives of the Dominican Re-
public The persons so selected will be
formally appointed by the Military Gov
ernor in his capacity as executive ad
interim of the Dominican Republic to
be its delegates to negotiate the con-
vention of evacuation.
q The stipulation of the proclamation
OF June IA that the convention Of evac-
uation shall provide for the ratification
of all of the acts of the Military Gov
ernment is intended primarily to insure
I the recognition by the newly constituted
Government of the Dominican Republic
of the validity of the financial obliga-
| tions incurred by the Military Govern
ment during the period in which 1t acted
on behalf of the Dominican people.
These financial obligations were incurred
by the Military Government with the
consent of the United States in order
that funds might be obtained for the
carrying out Of projects which have pro-
NOTED the welfare and prosperity of the
Dominican people and the Government
of the United States feels 1t necessary
to satisfy itself. before its withdrawal
from It's present relation to Dominican
affairs is made effective. that the pres
ent holders of these obligations Of the
Dominican Government may receive sat
isfactory assurances that the Dominican
! Government will respect these debts.
The validating stipulation should not.
however, be construed as conveying the
meaning that the Government of the
| United States insists that every execu-
tive order issued by the Military Gov
ernmeat during its incumbency must
continue forever unchanged In the Do
minican code. It's meaning. on the con-
trary, is that all OF the acts OF the
Military Government shall be ratified
initially by the newly constituted Do
minican Government. After the with
drawal the Dominican Republic will
necessarily be free TO amend or repeal
such of these laws or acts as It may
deem necessary, provided that the va
lidity and security of outstanding obli-
cations are not impaired.
3. That provision of the proposed con-
| vention which would extend the powers
OF the General Receiver OF Customs 70
tho collection of such portion OF the
internal revenues of tho republic as NAV
be necessary should the customs rev.
enues az any time be insufficient to
meet the requirements OF the service OF
the public debt of the republic, is in
| effect merely a further guarantee for
! ,rs proper security OF the final loan
of $2.50O,000. Financial conditions
throughout the world are at present on
such an unstable basis that It Is noces-
sary IN order to obtain funds at this
time TO give additional guarantees to
those which were demanded in the past.
Should the customs revenues, as is an
ticipated, prove more than sufficient TO
meet the service of tho public debt OF
tho republic, this provision will never
! become operative.