Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
President and Vice President
Reported Refugees in
French Legation.
US. MINISTER C. B. CURTIS
MAKES PEACE ovERTURES
Emissary Sent to Insurgents Seek
ing Settlement Between
Opposing Factions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Re-
public, February 26.-Insurgent forces
today captured the fortress and public
buildings of Santo Domingo, thus con-
solidating their position throughout the
Dominican Republic.
President Horacio Vasquez, whose eff
forts to succeed himself in the coming
elections were largely responsible for
the movement against the government,
took refuge in the French legation with
Vice President Jose Alfonseca, who had
offered his resignation soon after the
rebel movement began. .
There was no bloodshed or loss of
life during today's operations by the
insurgents and the city was quiet.
Peace Step Taken.
Gustavo Diaz, president of the Senate,
took shelter in the Danish consulate,
but during the day was expected to
seek refuge at one of the legations as
the right of the consulates to offer
asylum was not recognized by the in
surgent leaders.
The movement against the Vasquez
government held almost all the north
ern part of the republic, while Charles
B. Curtis, the American minister, moved
to bring about a peaceful settlement
between the disputing parties
Last night the rebel band camped
outside of Santo Domingo while an
ernissary of Mr.. Charles B. Curtis at
tempted to make peace.
The insurgent movement had its in
ception last Sunday, when the National
Guardia in the northern part of the
republic revolted and occupied the towns
of Monte Cristi, Conception de la Vega,
Santiago and Mort.
1t was necessary Monday for Sonora
de Vasquez, wife of the President, to
seek refuge at the American legation,
while her husband fed to the fortress
which guards the capital city, where the
officers were said to be still friendly to
him.
The Vice President, DR.. De Alfonseca
resigned his office in the face of the
growing opposition, but yesterday was
understood to be reconsidering, with the
possibility he would withdraw the. action
Rebels Oppose Reelection.
The insurgent disaffection grew out
of President Vasquez's announced inten-
ton of seeking reelection May Is. He
was elected in 1924 for four-year term,
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years.
Proposals for a provisional govern
ment which would assure a free" cleo
ton May Is were submitted to him, but
it was understood he turned them down.
The insurgent movement so far has
been free from excessive violence and
has not taken on the character OF
revolutionary attempt to overthrow the
Vasquez government. Its leaders have
demanded that the presidential cleo
lions in May be free from political Jug
Cling, and the satisfaction of this de-
mand would go far to calm them. AS
they control the principal cities of the
republic, they are in position to en-
force the acceptance Of their will,
Vasquez May Resign.
The leaders of the government met
President Vasquez yesterday to study
the means of placating the insurgents.
It has been reported that President
Vasquez will present his resignation.
The newspaper La Opinion said that
leaders in all political parties had joined
the insurgents. 1t demanded that a
provisional government for the whole
republic be set up to guarantee the
freedom of the election, and called for
the immediate cessation of the insur-
gent movement.