Show SANTO DOMINGO CANNOT PAY UP Foreign Powers Are Becoming Some Somewhat SomeI I IN I what wh t Insistent AN N UPRISING IS PROBABLE TROUBLOUS TIMES FOR THE LIT LITTLE LITTLE TLE REPUBLIC fAN DOMINGO March 22 The news newa SAN of the rhe postponement by the United States senate of action on the treaty treat with Santo Domingo makes the situation here bore acute sumte and an internal uprising seems to be imminent based on the cry that President Morales has been discredited in the United States President Morales states that lie he is pre prepared prepared pared to put down any revolution but that a more serious matter in his liis mind is foreign complications growing out of ot demand presented on March 21 Belgium wants the customs re receipts receipts receipts of the port df Santo Domingo Domin to the extent of oC a month accord according according ing log to a former agreement on which v no payment pa ment has been made for three years This first demand is construed as a di dl direct root result re of If failure of the treaty be bet t een n the United States and Santo Do Domingo Domingo mingo President Morales anticipates similar demands by other foreign pow powers powers ers em which he will be helpless to resist He says yz he wants to pay all aU the re ye republics republics publics debts but sees see the ruin of the country with every port in the hands pf a different foreign power and no rev revenue rc revenue for rho rhe government While he sees no light ahead he has blind faith that right ri t will m triumph Unable to Pay PayIn In the course of an nn i interview with ith the Associated Press Prea President Mora Morales Morales les leg today said sald It is entirely possible that the Unit United United United ed States may have to send an ultima ultimatum tum here on account of the Dominican government being unable though not unwilling to 10 meet its obligations It is utterly impossible for the government to pay the lohe sums suma due foreign govern governments merits ments unless the United States can procure from foreign powers a post postponement postponement i of their demands Otherwise those thoe demands will be pressed I have no physical ph or moral force to resist them With the custom houses lOUseS in the control of the United States the re resources resources resources sources of the islands will develop speedily spee and andall all demands will be paid paM with the result that the country countr will willbe wIllbe willbe be educated to peace pe Ce and und permanent prosperity With two Dominican ports now in the Uie handa of the United States and the fail fall failure failure ure urn of the tre treaty ty Dominicans believe that the th grab game by b the foreign pow powers power powers ers er will begin at once An Italian cruiser crul er was ws here a few days ago but withdrew to Kingston 1 The American gunboat aMino Castino Is here with men menthe menthe menthe the cruiser Chattanooga Is at Sama Sauna Samana na un buy bay the Detroit isa is 8 Puerto Plata Plat 4 and the Dixie is at Monte Christi Rear Admiral Sigsbee has gone to Guantanamo amo for consultation with ith Rear Re r Ad Admiral miral Barker Morales Only Hope With the seizure of f the fl D Dominican porte ports by foreign powers it ik argued here that the th Monroe doctrine will be nullified as regards this republic With the United States in possession oC or two ports it would not bo be logical to oppose the seizure of other OIther ports portH by foreign powers At the same time the only hope of President Morales is that in some way the United States can secure a postponement of seizure by European powers No Xo steps to this end have hae been Initiated here No 10 reply has yet et been made to the Belgian demand President Morales has about 1200 men under arms amis ready to crush the first up uprising UPrising uprising rising but should the tho custom houses house he be seized he speedily would be without funds with which to pay pa his army ann Which would immediately desert The United States transport Sumner has hea gone to Kingston King ton Jamaica |