Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-23 | Page 5 | For Independence of Santo Domingo

I 3 V 3 FOR INDEPENDENCE OF SANTO DOMINGO Argentine Government Will Use Friendly Offices DUE BUENOS WS AIRES April 23 The The The Argentine Argentine Argentine Ar Ar- gentine government is preparing to use its Its Its' friendly offices in Washington InI in favor of ot the speediest possible restoration restoration restora restora- I tion of oC Dominican DO l In independence it was I learned earned at the foreign office today President resident it is understood from torn from wh was said sald has given assurances assurances assur- assur ances to this effect to the representatives ives tives of ot Santo Domingo who have been visiting all capitals of ot South America to plead their cause before governments and peoples V Just what form the Argentine representations rep rep- res en will take has not yet been decided b but t the foreign office informant declared some step would be be taken which would manifest the interest of ot the he Argentine government in th the rep res- oration of ot the sovereignty of the slater sister sister sis sla- ter republic The Dominican cause has been twice t pleaded here in the past few months V by y delegates of oC the Dominican national junta junta by Francisco Henriquez y Car- Car former provisional president of Santo Domingo in January and r recently re recently re- re by Julio C Cestero stero whose mission lon has lias been described as of ot a diplomatic character Both men were received b by bythe bythe the president and their lectures ar articles articles ar- ar tides and interviews describing alleged injustices injustices' of ot occupation by the United States forces have been widely re re- re- re ported In connection with Argentinas Argentina's proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed action it became known today that Argentina during the Wilson ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration used her friendly offices to bring about ratification by the tho United States of or the Colombian treaty Ambassador LeBreton having spoken on the subject to the American secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot state in accordance with inI instructions in instructions in- in I from his gov government Thanks for this act was conveyed to Foreign n Minister by General Gen Gen- eral oral C Carlos Marques Colombian minister to Argentina on Thursday att after r w word rd was re received ived of ratification of ot the treaty by the United States senat sen sea V at ate V V V