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rice of the leaders," Senator Me

dill McCormick, Republican. Illi

nois, chairman of the committee,

said in a statement summarizing

its observations, "has declined to

take any steps to hold elections to

constitute a Dominican gover

ment which might negotiate the

terms and arrange the conditions

of the withdrawal of American

forces and terminate the military

government constituted by the

forces of the United States. j

"At the present time it is impos

sible to advise a substantial modi

fication of the terms of the procla

mation regarded as necessary to

assure civil order and peace with

in Dominican territory, the main

tenance of its credit, and the dis

charge of its obligations."

McCormick Suggests Loan.

Such a modification, however,

may well be justified, Senator Mc

Cormick said, with the greater

stability against revolution which

would result for any Dominican

government through completion of

important highway construction

now being held back through lack

of funds. These roads, the most

important of which is the North to

South highway, besides their bene

fit to commerce, he said, would act

as an obvious deterrent to revolu

tion and enable a Domincan gov

ernment to give such guarantees

of stability and order as may be

well justified under the United

States agreeing to a material modi

fication of the terms of the procla

mation.

To provide funds for this pur-

pose, tne committee Deneves, aeua

tor McCormick said, that if prac

ticable, ai.new loan should be is

sued with which also to fund the

two outstanding short term loans,

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (1921). Rock Island, Ill., 1921-12-26. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053933/1921-12-26/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Rock Island Argus and daily union, 1921-12-26.