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Show FOUR YEARS AS GUARDIAN PUTS NATI0J1 FEET Time Has Come for Withdrawal Withdraw-al of Control, President's Message Says EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ON FIRM FOUNDATION America Maintains Peace in West Indian Republic for Four Years WASHINGTON. Dec 24. A proclamation proc-lamation announcing "that the govern-m govern-m nt of the United States believes the time has arrived when It may Inaugurate Inau-gurate the simple processes of it-j rapid withdrawal from the responsibilities responsi-bilities assumed In connection with Dominican affairs." was Issued at San Domingo today by Hear Admiral Thomas Snowden, naval governor, by direction of President Wilson. The proclamation wo In the nature of a Christmas gift to the Dominican Domini-can people and presaged the withdrawal with-drawal of American control over the affairs of the West Indian republic which began more than four years ago. I I IINIC Uj Yl hi lt Admiral Snov. den announced thai u commission ol representative Dominican Domini-can cltizris soon would be appointed with . technical adviser to be named by President Wilson to formulate amendments to the constitution, revise the laws of the republic and draft a new election law. A statement issued by the state department de-partment said complete tranquility had existed for some time throughout the republic and that the people for the first lime lu many yean had been enabled to devote themselves to peaceful peace-ful occupations without fear of disturbance. dis-turbance. o 81 VBLE B sls 'The finances of the country." sa the statement, "have been placed on a stable basis, great improvements have been brought about in public works, particular attention has been devoted to snnitntlon and public health, the educational system has been completely re-organized with tho result that whereas there was a school attendance of about 58,000 pupils before be-fore the occupation there are now 100.000 pupils attending school. As the lesult of the American administration the gross revenues of the republic-have republic-have increased from a total of some four million dollars in 191C to a total of over seven millions and n half in i 1919." ! |