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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
August 9, 19129 de agosto de 1912 · Washington [D.C.] · Roosevelt Corollary & Customs ReceivershipCorolario Roosevelt y Receptoría de Aduanas

The Washington times

SourceFuente: The Washington times · Washington [D.C.] · August 9, 19129 de agosto de 1912
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1912-08-09/ed-1/?sp=1

In contextEn contexto

Roosevelt Corollary & Customs ReceivershipCorolario Roosevelt y Receptoría de Aduanas · 1905–1916

Theodore Roosevelt formulated the Roosevelt Corollary specifically for the Dominican debt crisis, placing customs houses under American receivership to ward off European gunboats.Theodore Roosevelt formuló el Corolario Roosevelt para la crisis de la deuda dominicana, colocando las aduanas bajo control estadounidense.

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More on The Customs ReceivershipMás sobre La receptoría de aduanas

SummaryResumen

The Washington Times reported that the presence of U.S. gunboats *Petrel* and *Nashville* served to deter war between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, with U.S. officials prepared to land marines to protect foreign interests if conflict erupted. Concurrently, customs receivership reports showed robust fiscal health, with June collections reaching $334,791.27 and eleven-month receipts totaling $3,317,973.17. Both import and export duties posted significant annual increases under American supervision.

The Washington Times informó que la presencia de los cañoneros de los EE. UU. *Petrel* y *Nashville* servía para disuadir la guerra entre la República Dominicana y Haití, hallándose los mandos estadounidenses preparados para desembarcar infantes de marina y proteger intereses extranjeros en caso de desatarse el conflicto. Al mismo tiempo, los informes de la receptoría aduanera mostraron una sólida salud fiscal, alcanzando la recaudación de junio 334.791,27 dólares y los ingresos de once meses un total de 3.317.973,17 dólares. Tanto los derechos de importación como de exportación registraron considerables aumentos anuales bajo la supervisión estadounidense.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

minican republic In tho matter of administering-

Its finances may however,

serve as a leash upon the militant Do

minicans. Gunboats on Hand.

The presence in Dominican and

Haitian waters of tho United States

gunboats Petrel and Nashville may alter

the determination of the hostile factions

to declare war.

State Department officials admit that

everything possible to avert strife be

tween tho neighboring republics will be

done by this Government. But It Is ex

plained that If hostilities really are de

clared this nation will land marines In

sufficient numbers -to protect foreign

Interests and to overawe the martial

Central Americans.

Aa an Indication of the success attend

ant upon the collection of the customs

of Santo Domingo under American su

pervision, tho report of the general re

ceiver of Dominican customs on the

operations of the receivership for the

month of June last Is regarded as very

satisfactory by officials here.

Increase In Collections.

From this report It appears that the

gross collections for that month amount

lo $334,791.27, an Increase over the cor

responding month of last year of $11,

S93.81, while the gross collections for tho

eleven months, August, 1911 to June, 1912,

amount to $3,317,973.17, an Increase of

U249.S67.23,. Import returns for the month

or June yieiaea $M78.S4 more man june

of last year.

The most prominent feature of the

June collections appears In the fact

tnat tnc export auues wmen snnw

a gain of $3,713.43 thus reachod an

amount considerably larger than In

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The Washington times. (1912). Washington [D.C.], 1912-08-09. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1912-08-09/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington times, 1912-08-09.

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