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Show SECRET OF WILSON'S ! POLICIMSJEHLEO I UniteH States to Supervise the j Coming Santo Domingo Elections. By International Nows Serrvico. I WASHINGTON, Dec G.-Tho secrot of tho administration's now policy in Latin America waa revealed; by a high administration official today, who said that the supervision of tho coming elections elec-tions in Santo Domingo by the United States was tho first step in, carrying out that policy. Horetoiore it haa been understood that tho president took Nicaragua as the illustration of his policy in hoa Mobile Mo-bile speech. It ia stated today that ho referred to Santo Domingo and that tho appointment appoint-ment of J. M. Sullivan as tho now minister to Santo Domingo waa for the purpose of launching tho polioy. It is stated that Miniator Sullivan is a witnedB to a written contract in Santo Domingo by which tho present presideut, Bordas, and tho revolutionist revolution-ist gonorals, Cospedes and Vnsquez, agree to hold a legal election and that if the United States is satisfiod that tho olection waa fair and froo, this country will Gupport that govornmcnt at all hazards now and in tho future. The novel feature of the Santo Domingo Do-mingo plan is that Americans will be sent from Porto Rico to auperviso the elections and a United States naval squadron will be on hand for tho protection pro-tection of all concorned. Thoro aro twelve provincoa In Santo Domingo. Each hoa an eloction center and thoro aro outlying eloction pre-cincU. pre-cincU. The state dopartmont has pro-vidod pro-vidod so far only for two agonta to roport on the eloction. Thero aro many othera to bo selected and assigned as-signed to duty If there is no hitch be- I . trcon now nnd early next Tveok on Lho general plan. Tho great majority ! of tlic supervision vill bo drawn xrom ! civil Hfo in Porto "Rico. I The election is to tako placo on Do- comber 15. It is said todiiy that of course tho Dnitod States lias an In-! In-! terost in tho safety" of tho ports whoro ' customs collections aro being mado for the Unitod SUiteo, but that tho Bpocial plan is of a very comprehensive char-actor, char-actor, and if it bo wicccssful yrill bo tho first revelation of tho administration's administra-tion's now policy with regard to tho ' Latin republics. |