The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-27
DOMINICAN PUBLIC DECLINES ID ACT
 ON J. 5. PROPOSAL
Political Leaders Reject Con- ditionS for Withdrawal of Military Government by
 the United States
By Associated Press

Washington December 26.-The po- liticai leaders in the Dominican re- public have rejected the conditions for withdrawal of the military govern ment by the United States proposed in the proclamation issued by the mil itary governor last June and the pop ulation has declined to take any steps Co hold the necessary elections to carry them out 1t was reported to- day by the special Senate committee which has just returned from an in yestigation of conditions there and in Haiti.
 The population, under the advice of the leaders" Senator Mccormack, chairman of the committee said in statement summarizing It's observa- tions has declined to take any steps 10 hold elections to constitute a Dominican government which might negotiate the terms and arrange the conditions of the withdrawal ot American forces and terminate the military government constituted by the forces of the United States.
 At the present time it is impossible to advise a substantial modification of the terms of the proclamation, re- garded as necessary to assure civil order and peace within Dominican territory, the maintenance of it's cred it and the discharge of it's obllga- tions.'
 May He Justified
 Such a modificatio however, may be well justified, Senator Mccormack said, with the greater stability against revolution which would re- suit from any dominican government through completion of important highway construction, now being held back through lack of funds. These roads, the most important of which is the North and South high way. besides their benefit to com merce, he said, would act as 50 effective and obvious a deterrent to revolution as to enable Dominican government to give such guarantee of stability and order as may well justify the United States agreeing lu d material modification" of the terms of the proclamat To provide funds for this purpose. the commit ice believes Senator Mccormack said. that If practicable a new loan should be issued with which to fund the two outstanding short term loans.
 In addition to the drain imposed by these loans the Senator said the revenues ot the government, have suffered grievousy since the col lapse in values and the trade depres sicn following a great boom during the war period" of present condi- tions in the republic. the senator said;
 With the exception of the ac- tiVites of some small scattered bands of highwaymen in the extreme eastern part of the Dominican terri tory where banditry has been ehron ie for a generation, there has been tor several years such peace and or der as is without precedent in the modern history of the country. Under the direction of the military gov ernment the towns have been made clean, their streets have been paved, the harbors and docks have been i'm proved and schools have been widely established"
 Senator Mccormack said the com mittee believed that as any part of any withdrawal agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic, a provision according the same favored traffic conditions to that country as are now accorded to Cuba would contribute very great iy 10 the prosperity and order of the Dominican people as well as to the maintenance of the traditional good relations between them and the United States"