| Show ill MUST KEEP HANDS off ROOSEVELT 8 NOTE OF WARNING TO THE POWERS specific talk about the monroe doc trine and how it applies to tho republic of san domingo president message trans to the senate the new domin lean protocol of an agreement provid ing for the collection and disbursement by the united states of the customs revenues of san domingo tor the ad of all the obligations of that government was made public thurs day by order of the senate in execl alve session the document includes the new agreement as well as the inal protocol and award of the commis slon of arbitration tor the settlement of the claims of the san domingo am provement pro company under which agents of the united states ar e al ready collecting the revenues at tain of the ports of the dominican gov eminent few documents that have come to he senate in relation to any of the south or central american or west indian republics have attracted so much attention because of the con troverse tro versy that has arisen as to the rights of the executive to enter into treaty arrangements with any foreign government without the advice ano consent of the senate extraordinary interest has been aroused the document came to the senate a an hour past the usual time tor most senators to leae the chamber and therefore it was brought up soon after he senate convened the message of he president outlined the policy of he holding that it de carded that this government take charge of the customs of states when t Is manifested hat they are unable 0 o main a n their integrity in addition to the president s discus ion of the monica doctrine in the case t san domingo the protocol itself makes specific declaration of its apall cation and in bat respect Is unusual in treaty making the declaration oc eurs in the sec d paragraph which recites that the government of the states views any attempt of governments of this hemis phere to depress the destiny of the republic as a manifestation t an unfriendly disposition toward he united states |
