New-York tribune., 1922-07-12
May Give Hayti
Full Autonomy
After Domingo
WashingtonAnnouncesWith-
drawal of Forces From
Santo Domingo May Set
Precedent for Neighbor
u. S. Holds to Customs
Will Retain Supervision of
Import Duties Until Dom
lingo Bond Issues Are Paid
From The rrtoune's Washington Bureau

From The Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE with
drawal of American military control
from the Dominican republic. forecast
by the State Department to-day, may
be utilized as a precedent to be fol-
lowed In the case of Hayti, should the
natives there make strides toward self
government as the Dominicans have
done, in the opinion of observers here.
The department made public program
agreed upon by Dominican leaders and
this government for granting ultimate
ly full autonomy to that government
Under the program agreed upon,
which must be ratified by the Domini-
can people before it will become eff
fective, the natives are to establish a
provisional government, to which the
present military government will sur
render authority. A military force of
the United States, however, will be
stationed within the Republic for the
assistance of the native government in
the maintenance Of order should seri-
GUS disturbances occur. The program
provides, however, that the national
police of the government shall be the
nominal force to maintain peace and
order.
The program also stipulates that the
proposed native government shall
recognize the validity of all executive
and departmental orders promulgated
by the military government establish
public, and that the bond issues au-
thorized in 1918 and 1922 shall be
liquidated. The program further pro-
vides that the convention signed by
the two governments in February, 1907,
giving American supervision over
Dominican customs, shall remain in
force until the bond issues are paid.
New Yorker Appointed Envoy
President Harding has appointed
Sumner Welles, of New York City, who
recently resigned as chief Of the Latin
American division of the State Depart
ment, as commissioner with the rank
Of envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary "to represent him in
the Dominican Republic for the pur-
pose of investigating and reporting
upon political conditions in the Do
minican Republic and for the purpose
of ascertaining the views of the Do
minican people with respect to an ap-
propriate agreement with the govern
ment of the United States, as a result
of which the military forces of the
United States may be withdrawn from
the Dominican Republic"
" Mr.. Welles will leave at once for
San Domingo.
When Admiral S. S. Robinson was
named Military Governor a year ago
President Harding issued a proclama
tion in which ultimate withdrawal of
the American military control was
promised.
Follows Many Conferences
During the past few months numer-
Gus conferences have been held in the
Department Of State with certain
prominent Dominican political leaders
who have come here upon their own
initiative to present their views to the
Secretary of State as to the nature of
an agreement which might be reached
between this government and the Do
minican people which would permit of
the withdrawal in the near future OF
the American forces of occupation, and
at the same time, give to this govern
ment the assurances which it requires
before making such evacuation effec-
tive. The representative Dominicans
with whom these conferences have
been held are Senor Federico Velasquez
representative of the Partido Progre-
sista; General Horacio Vasquez, repre-
sentative of the. Partido Nacional !;
Senior Elias Brache, representative of
the Partido Liberal, and DR.. Francisco
Peynado, formerly Dominican Minister
in the United States.
The program agreed upon with these
Dominican leaders, which will be put
into effect as soon as it can be ascer-
tained whether it meets with the ap-
proval Of ajority of the Dominican
people, provides for the establishment
of provisional government, composed
of Dominican citizens and selected by
representatives of the Dominican peo-
pie. Once established, this provisional |
government will take steps to put into
effect legislative reforms deemed nee
essary by the American government.
1t will later hold general elections for
the installation Of a subsequent per-
manent government without the inter
vention of the authorities of the United
States," the State Department an
nouncement said. Upon the assump-
tion of the constitutional government
the provisional government will there
upon terminate, and Immediately there
after the American army of occupation
will withdraw.
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