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Show sms sum is TOOL OF INTERFSTS i , &-' Former Receiver of Dominican Republic Re-public Gives His Testimony Now York, Jan. 12. That tho appointment ap-pointment of James M. Sullivan as American minister to tho Dominican republic was procured by certnln fl nanclal Interests for their own ends, was tho opinion expressed today by Walter W. VIck, formor receiver gen-oral gen-oral of Dominican customs, at tho opening session here ot nn Invest!; gntion into allegations mado by VIck against Sullivan. Tho Inquiry Is being conducted before Senator-elect Jamos D. Phelan ot San Francisco, appolntod a special commissioner by tho stato department to tako testimony. testi-mony. Tho testimony will bo takon under thrco general heads tho circumstances cir-cumstances surrounding Sullivan's appointment, his fitness for'tho position posi-tion and his conduct in his ofilco. Mr. Vick, tho first witness, testified testi-fied that before his appointment ns recolver of customs ho met William C. Doer, who ho understood was Identified Iden-tified with tho Interests of tho Pan-co Pan-co Naclonal of Santo Domingo, and a Mr. Gold said to bo connected with Deor In a fruit company, who ox-pressed ox-pressed a desiro to bo appointed to tho post which VIck lntor obtained. Theso men, In his opinion, did all thoy could to prevent his appoint ment to the customs service "Did thoy procure tho appointment ot Sullivan for their own ends?" VIck was asked. "I think they did," ho roplied. After tho arrival ofMInlstor Sullivan Sulli-van In Santo Domingo, th owltnoss continued, ho began to suspect that Deor, Gold nnd Samuol M. Jarvls, said to bo connected with tho Danco Naclonal, bad had undue Interest In tho rccolvorshlp of customs. "My suspicions wero first aroused," arous-ed," ho continued, "whon thoy demanded de-manded that .tho depository of tho customs funds ho changed to tho Danco Naclonal. Then Mr. Sullivan, Sulli-van, camo to tho Island on a visit. I learned later that ho was to head a $20,000,000 concern to oporato thero." "Was ho a $20,000,000 man?" aslo od Commissioner Phelan. -"Ho was not. I am frank to admit that I was fooled for somo tlmo after af-ter I went to Santo Domingo." Sovornl letters nnd cablegrams ho-twoen ho-twoen Secretary Dryhn and Minister Sullivan wcro produced nt tho hearing. hear-ing. In theso Sullivan cntogorically denied most of Vick's allegations ond pleaded lgnornnco of any wrong do lng In tho others. |