Semi-weekly herald

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outlook was apparently hopeless. San

Dowmingo was deeply in debt, and as

it had for some time previous ceased

to meet obligatious, its foreign cred

itors were clamoring for a settlement

and were threatening to collect their

claims by force. Realizing that some

thing would have to be done to avert

the dangerous complications which

were manifestly impending, Mr. Roos

evelt instituted negotiations which re

sulted in the execution in February,

1905, of an agreement whereby offi

cials appointed by the United States

government were to collect the cus

toms' receipts and after paying 45 per

cent of the same to the Dominican

authorities were to apply the remain

ing 556 per cent to the liquidation of

the outstanding indebtedness,

It will not have been forgotten how

bitterly the president was criticised

for his action in the premises. He

was charged with having exceeded the

bounds of his constitutional powers

and for months the ratification of the

Dominican treaty was delayed by the

obstructive tactics of the hostile mi-

nority in the senate. All this while,

however, the arrangement which had

been effected was being faithfully ap

plied and was working a beneficial

transformation in the condition which

had previously prevailed. The trans

formation is now complete and the

consequent improvement in the poli

‘tics and finances of the country has

been immense. The insurrections and

revolutions which were formerly its

chief curse have practically ceased.

This is illustrated by the signilicant

statement that whereas a few years

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Semi-weekly herald. (1908). Durango, Colo., 1908-12-17. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn91052314/1908-12-17/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Semi-weekly herald, 1908-12-17.