Show Will BE PAPA TO DOMINICA Under Treaty as Reported Uncle Sam Will Supervise Adjust Adjustment Adjustment ment of Claims WILL COLLECT REVENUES RATIFICATION NOT LIKELY TO TOBE TOBE BE HAD FOR SOME TIME TIMEt t Washington Fob treaty be the tho United States and the tho Do republic u under der which the for former mer undertakes to collect and disburse the customs revenues ot of the latter was r ported to the in executive sea ses stan slon by Senator Lodge A number ot of very Important amend amendments amendments ments to the treaty were made o by the committee Article 7 was entirely re rewritten rewritten written and as reported as materially shortened It as follows The States while this trent treaty trentIs Is being executed may take such steps as It may deem proper to preserve or order order der and facilitate the nt ot of the purposes thereof For more than a year this article has been the subject of disputes In the committee Republicans and democrats were opposed to it but on very differ different different ent grounds The latter by caucus action left the republicans free to agree on some amendment to th the latter Therefore In rewriting the amendment the commIttee eliminated the authority given to the Dominican i government to demand and receive as assistance from thIs government The article now provides that the United States may grant by its own InItiative such relief as it desires Further amendment ot of this article is contemplated and may be drafted by Senator Spooner It Is saId it will fol follow follow low lines similar to an nl proposed by Secretary Root Boot and will authorize the United States to land troops for the protectIon of Amen Ameri Americans cans engaged In the collection of cus customs customs toms There were added to the treaty two new sections which are intended to more definitely protect the United States in all monetary dealings wIth the creditors ot of the Dominican republic lic Briefly the treaty provides for tor the adjustment of the claims against the Dominican republic under the supervision slon sion of the United states This govern government government ment is to take charge or of the customs house and collect the revenues pay 45 per cent to the Dominican republic and withhold 55 per cent the latter amount to be used to liquIdate the debts of the republic While the treaty was given a place on the senate executive calendar by bythe bythe the report made today it will not be called up until after the railroad rate bill bUl has been disposed of and even then it may go over oer for tor sone time The action of the democrats at their recent caucus has made It very doubtful whether the treaty could be ratified this session In order to keep the con convention convention alIve In the event ot of ratification ratification tion failed it had be been n suggested that there might be a motion to reconsider the vote I If made this would be for forthe forthe the purpose of permitting the contin continuance continuance of the present modus under which the customs are being col collected collected Several other senators have suggested that the same purpose might be accomplished by not brInging the treaty to a vote so long as there is doubt as to Its ratification |