Show THE OFFER OF SAIYIANA The old dream of General Grant is liable to realization without effort on our part The Foreign linlster of Santo Domingo is said to be on his way to this country to offer Samana Bay in consideration of the support by this country of the Government of Santo San-to Domingo It Is not likely that he can get to Washington however until it is too late to save that Government as probably the insurgents will win before be-fore any arrangement can be made even were our Government disposed to enter into the scheme Samana Bay is one of the choicest liarbors In the world It lies on the south side of the peninsula of Santana Is about fortythree miles in length east and west and eight miles broad north and south The Yuma the largest larg-est river in the Dominican republic flows into Its western end Its location makes It most important with reference to the trade of the Gulf of Mexico and the Isthmian canal both In a commercial commer-cial and strategic point of view for war purposes It was the latter view which especially appealed to President Grant and this country would have been far better off today if it had listened to his plea for the acquisition of Samana when he recommended it I |