The sun

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pointee rather than by his political ante

cedents, and the officials appointed pos

sessed unusual qualifications." This ref

erence to 1913, however, must be regarded

as an intimation that there has been a

falling off in the character of the ap

pointees since that date.

Our Delicate Task.

The relations established by such a

fiscal treaty as ours with Santo Domingo

are so delicate as to require very careful

handling. The purpose of the United

States is, or should be, to serve the Do

minicans without dominating their Gov

ernment or wounding their susceptibili

ties. The revolutionary tendencies of the

people render this an exceedingly difficult

task.

In 191C a civil war threatened such dis

aster to the country that a force of ma

rines was landed from the American

cruiser squadron in Dominican waters

and order was restored after a brief en

gagement, in which the Americans suf

fered a loss of one killed and eight

wounded. The Admiral subsequently is

sued a proclamation declaring Santo Do

mingo to be under the military adminis

tration of the United States, but stating

"that the object of the occupation was

not to destroy Dominican sovereignty

but to restore order; that Dominican laws

were to continue in effect, so far as they

did not conflict with the objects, of the

occupation or the decrees of the military

Government; that the Dominican courts

were to continue in their functions, ex

cept that offences against the military

Government were to be judged by mili

tary courts, and that all the revenues of

the Dominican Government were to be

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The sun. (1918). New York [N.Y.], 1918-07-07. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030431/1918-07-07/ed-1/?sp=52

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The sun, 1918-07-07.