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Show SANTO DOMINGO 10 RUN 01 AFFAIRS STEPS BEING TAKEN FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN MILITARY INTERVENTION. Commission Will Formulate Amend. ments to Dominican Constitution and Draft New Election Laws Before Natives Take Charge. Washington. Hy direction of the president, Initial steps were taken on December 21 for withdrawal of American Amer-ican control over affairs of tho Dominican Domin-ican republic. A proclamation announcing this purpose was Issued at San Domingo hy Hear Admiral Thomas Snowden, military governor. Its text wns made public here. Hy Its terms tho friendly purposes of American military Intervention Inter-vention In the Island lu ItMH, are declared de-clared to be "substantially achieved" and "simple processes" Inaugurated for "rnpld withdrawal from the responsibilities responsi-bilities assumed In connection with Dominican affairs." A Dominican commission, aided hy an American adviser, will bo nlimed hy Admiral Snowden to formulate amendments amend-ments to tho Dominican constitution nud draft new election Inws. When approved hy( tho military governor these will be submitted to n ronstltu-tloiinl ronstltu-tloiinl convention and tho Dominican national congress, as a preliminary to the erection of a Dominican govern, meut to which tho affairs of the republic re-public will be turned over. An accompanying announcement by the state department said tranquillity prevailed In the republic; that Dominican Do-minican finances had been placed on a stable basis; education and sanitation sanita-tion advanced and the people for the first time lu many years had been utile to devote themselves to peaceful pursuits. |