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Show WILL SETTLE ROW AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TEN. DER8 ITS GOOD OFFICES TO HAYTI AND SANTO DOMINGO. While Both Countries Havo Taken a Definite Stand, It Is Believed They Are Anxious to Avoid War and Will Welcome Intervention. Washington. In response to the roquest of Hayti, tho American government gov-ernment has formnlly tendered Its good offices to both Hayti and Santo Domingo in a friendly effort to bring about a settlement of tho territorial disputo that Is Berlously threatening tho pcaco of tho two countries. Sccrotary Knox has sent telegrams to tho American ministers at Port au Prlnco and Santo Domingo City directing di-recting them to inform tho respective respec-tive governments to which tboy aro accredited that tho United Stntes Btands ready to Intervene. Official advices lndlcato that the situation is extremely Berlous. Whilo both countries havo taken n doflnlto stnnd from which neither will recede, It is believed they nro anxious to avoid war. This belief has. given rlso to tho Impression that tho offer of tho United States will not bo destined. |
