Evening star

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port the fa'-ts for the government of the

State Department. The one element above

all others which may determine t^e

United States to assume a protectorate

over Santo Domingo is the reported seiz

ure by the rebels of some of the custom*

houses on the border between Haiti and

Panto Domingo, which were being operat

ed by American officials. The cloaing of

these custom* house* not only cut* off the

revenue which under the treaty is to be col

lected to meet the Interest chargea and

other indebtedness of the Dominican gov

ernment. but opens the door to wholeaala

smuggling from Haiti, including consign

ments of arms and ammunition for the

rebels, which Is making the revolutionary

movement difficult to *uppre*s.

So explicit are the treaty provisions re

garding the custom* houses that State

Department official* feel it la not only

the right but the duty of the American

government to use any,degree of fore*

neccasary to regain possession of the

building!?. Hence the consideration by

the officials of the necessity for Inter

vention at this time, a question which

will probably be answered upon the basis

of the reports expected from the Petrel's

commander and the other officials.

Some of the American customs col

lectors and Inspectors who hare recent

ly arrived in thia country on leave of ab

sence from their posts in Santo Domingo

ascribe the recurrence of revolutionary

troubles in the Inland after a long period

of absolute tranquillity to a new oos

ception on the part of the DomWIoana

themselves of the exact extent of tha

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1912). Washington, D.C., 1912-09-14. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1912-09-14/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1912-09-14.