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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
December 8, 19098 de diciembre de 1909 · Augusta, Me. · Roosevelt Corollary & Customs ReceivershipCorolario Roosevelt y Receptoría de Aduanas

Daily Kennebec journal

SourceFuente: Daily Kennebec journal · Augusta, Me. · December 8, 19098 de diciembre de 1909
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014248/1909-12-08/ed-1/?sp=5

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.

← Earlier articleArtículo anterior: The Montgomery advertiser · December 8, 19098 de diciembre de 1909Later articleArtículo siguiente: Evening journal · August 12, 191012 de agosto de 1910 →

More on The Customs ReceivershipMás sobre La receptoría de aduanas

SummaryResumen

The Daily Kennebec Journal published President Taft's report on the Dominican customs receivership, highlighting its successful operation under the convention of February 8, 1907. Taft explained that although import duties had fallen ahead of tariff revisions, debt service obligations were met promptly and progress continued on debt consolidation and retiring monopolies. The address also covered diplomatic actions concerning American business claims against Nicaragua and Chile.

The Daily Kennebec Journal publicó el informe del presidente Taft sobre la receptoría de aduanas dominicana, resaltando su fructífera gestión al amparo de la convención del 8 de febrero de 1907. Taft explicó que, aunque los derechos de importación habían caído en vísperas de las revisiones arancelarias, las obligaciones del servicio de la deuda se cumplieron con prontitud y continuaron los avances en la consolidación de deudas y la extinción de monopolios. La alocución abarcó además gestiones diplomáticas en torno a reclamaciones comerciales estadounidenses contra Nicaragua y Chile.

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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.

the President of the United States in

accordance with the convention of

February 8, 1!)07, has proceeded in an

uneventful and satisfactory manner.

The customs receipts have decreased

owing to disturbed political and econ

omic conditions and to a very

natural curtailment of imports in view

of the anticipated revision of the Dom

inican tariff schedule. The payments

*.o the fiscal agency fund f-or the ser

vice of the bonded debt of the Repub

lic, as provided by the convention,

have been regularly and promptly

made, and satisfactory progress has

been made in carrying out the provi

sions of tiie convention looking toward

the completion of the adjustment of

the debt and the acquirement by the

Dominican Government of certain con

cessions and monopolies which have

been a burden to the commerce of the

country. In short, tlie receivership has

demonstrated its ability, even under

infavorable economic and political

onditions, to do the work for which it

was intended.

This Government .vas obliged to in

tervene diplomatically to bring about

arbitration hr settlement of the claim

of the Emery Company against Nica

ragua. which it has long before been

agreed should be arbitrated. A settle

ment of this troublesome case was

reached by the signature of a protocol

on September 18.

ZELAYA.

Mary years ago diplomatic interven

tion became necessary to the protec

tion of the interests in the American

claim of AIsop and Company against

the Government of Chili. The Govern

ment of Chile had frequently admitted

obligation in the case and had prom

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Daily Kennebec journal. (1909). Augusta, Me., 1909-12-08. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014248/1909-12-08/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Daily Kennebec journal, 1909-12-08.

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