for
an
Extraordinary
Meeting
of
the
Colonial Council
for St.
Croix,
MONDAY, JANUARY 21. 1924,
at
ONE O’CLOCK P. M.
(Convened
by request of Government)
1.
Colonial
Council
Bill No.
15.
Introduction
of
and
discussion
on
draft
of an ordinanca
introduced
by
Government
autharizing
the sale
or
a
piece
of property
located
in
Old
Hospital Ground,
and authorizing
he
purchase
of
a
piece
of
property
located
in Estate
'‘Reccvery
Hill.
Colonial
Council Office,
St. Croix,
Jan-
unary
18,
1924.
ROBT.
L. MERWIN,
Caairman,
LOCAZL
The
5.
s.
'‘Bolivar’’ sailed
from
New
York on Monday evering, having 56 tons
of eargo
for Christiansted
and 15
tons
for Frederiksted.
So-called
‘‘eitizenship day’’ vesterday,
was gratefully employed
in restoring lost
vigor for the continuation
of
the “‘battle
of life’” whieh
would
be
diseouraging
enough
if
we
did
not
once
in
a while
have
some
pause
wherein
to
take fresh
heart
and
start.
The
day
was
one
of
charmir.g
weather,
bright
sunshine
ac-
companied
witk
fresh
breezes
through-
out.
So tar the only
sport reported
are
goat
races
at Ho'ger Danske
in the morn-
mg.,
In the
avening
there
were private
dances,
ete.
The funeral
of Mr. William
L. Penthe-
ny vesterday
afterncon
was
one
of (he
largest
assemblage
of people
of all class:
es
from
all parts
of
the
island,
seen
kere
in many
vears
if ever
before,
TLis
in itself testified
to
the esteen
«in which
the deceased
was
held
and the goodwill
he enjoyed
in
the
community
where
he
was born
and
spent
practically
all
his
vears,
Ihe Native
Brass
Band
was
in
attendance,
Thus
was
laid
away
ene of St. Croix
sons
of whom this
island
may
truly
be
proud,
and
which it
will certainly
wiss
and be ali the poorer
for losing,
a
MAN,
one
of
whom
it
would b 2 a
task
to
find
the
next
but
who
bhad
a
gond
word
to say of him,
or
who
had
either
seen
or enjoved
his hospitality,
his genial
society,
his hberabry
to those
1o all waiks
of human
existence,
one
who
was
a
liv-
ing example
of the
unassuming,
the
con-
selentious,
the
essence
of unselfishness
in
mere
man.
The
name
of W. L. Pen-
theny will survive m St.
Croix.
The
following
is an
extract from
th>
ST
CRAOLX
AV 18
Army
and Navy
Register
of January
5,
1924.
“*A surprisingly
iarge number
of news-
paper
publishers
and editors
of
the
coun-
trv
have accepted
invitations
extended
by
Secretary
Denby
to
visit
the
Fieet
while
it is
in
Southe?s
waters,
They
will leave Charleston,
¥. C.
on the trans-
port Henderson
Febreary
10.
To date
the
department
his
received
79 acceptances
and 63 declinations.
Some
150
publish-
ors and editors
still
are
to be
heard from.
Os
the editors
and
publishers
who
have
accepted
the invitations,
five
are
direc-
tors of
the
Associated
Press.
A
great
many
come
from
the
middle
west.
Twelve
are
the directing heads
of
news-
papers
in lilinois, 4 in lowa,
4 in
Texas,
3in Oklahoma,
2 in North
Dakota,
1
in
South
Dakota,
2 in Wisconsin,
3 in
Min-
nesota,
H in Onio, and
7 in Michigan.”’
Yirgin Islands
Commissicn
Named.
Six
Members
Appointed
to
Investigate
Altezed
Bad Conditions
There,.
By International
News Service.
Six prominent
American
negroes
have
been
selecied
by
Secretary
of
[abor
James
J.
Davis
to
constitute
an
etlicial
Government
commission
to
investigate
economic
conditivns
in the Virgin Islanls,
it was announced
here today.
It is believed
to be
the first
time in the
history of the United
States
that
an
all-
negro governmental
commis<ion
has
been
,
sent
to
one of the American
possassions,
{
Robert
Church,
Chairman.
‘
The delegation
will
com<ist
of Robert
|
Church,
of Memphis,
as
chairman;
Cor-
.
nelius
Richardson,
of
Richmond,
lad.,
.
as
viee chairman;
George
H.
Woodsor,
.
of Des
Moimes,
secretary;
Jefferson
H.
.
Coage,
of
Delaware;
Prof.
Charles
E.
-
Mitchell of the
Institute
of
West
Virgi-
"
nia,
and
W.
H.
C. Brown,
an
investment
'
banker
of
Norfolk and
Newport
News.
g
T'he
ecommission
will leave
the
United
.
States
mext
week
and
plans
to
make
an
'
extensive
survey
es
conditions
in
the Is-
'
lands,
which
ar~
said
to be
deplorable.
'
Actual starvation
is
said
to be
threaten-
~
ing
some
of
the
natives,
folloewing
the
|
virtaal demolition of the bay-rum
indus-
"
try by
American
prohibition.
The
pro-
'
duction
and
export of
bay
rum
has
al-
|
ways
beep
the principal
industry of the
-
Islaods.
Island’s
Population.
‘
Most of the
population
of the
islands
|
are
negroes,
or negro exiraction.
Latest
L
eensus
firares
reported
dopuiation
con-
sisting ol approximately
17,000 n=2groes,
b 5 000 mixed,
400
Japanese,
Chinsse
aad
~
Orieatais,
and only 1,900
whites.
;
The
e:m.anssion
will study
labor
and
living conditions,
emplovment,
immigra-
~
tion
and emigearion,
farming
ete,
with
"
pardeuiir referenc:
to
th? pussibulity
of
establishin
industries
there
to offest the
loss of the bav
rum
industry.
It is
probable
that six
to eight
weeks
will
be
consumed
in
the
investigation.
A report
will he
made
to Secretary
Davis
who in turn will make it the basis
for
re-
commendations
to (ongress.
TLLEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Londcen,
Jan.
13th.—-In
the short
veri-
od
r.ow
intervening
before
the
expected
battle
in
the
new
House
of
Comnions,
the
notable
feature
of the
situation
ob-
servable
is the persistence
of the
agita-
tion to prevent
labour
forming a Govern-
ment
or, falling that,
to
make
sure
that
such
a Government.
oance
it is
ferined,
shall
have
the shoriest
possible
life.
The
latest
effort in this
direction
has
been
to
seize
upon pending
industrial disput:s
to
insure
justifiable
grovands
for retaining
the present
Government
in
power.
The
argument
being employed
is that
in the
presepce
of such
a disturbing
facior
as
a
big railway sirike,
a new labour
adminis-
tration might find its hand
foreed by
the
extremists
section
of th» Labour
Purty,
to the injury of
the public interests
and
that
therefore
safety
lies
in the retention
of
the
Baldwin
Administration.
This
argument
clearly
is addressed
to the Lib
eral
Party,
which,
with the Consetvaiive,
would
have
the
power
to overthrow
a
Labour Government.
It is
impossibie
to
say
how far the
argument
appeals
to the
Liberal
rank and file, but as
far a:
Mr.
Asquith
and
the
other responsiole
Lib-
eral
leaders
are
concerned,
it is
believed
there
has
been
no
chaonge
1n tueir
views
on
the situation
and
that
the
fall
of the
Baldwin Ministry
will come quickly,
per-
haps
next
Thursday,
the
date
already
vredicted
for
its
downfall.
Without
doubt
big
labour disputes
would
embar-
rass
a
new
I;Hht)l]l' Guvernmem,
hl.l'
ihus
far
Mr. Mac Donald,
wno
would
ve
the
new
Premier,
1s
currently
reported
as
having
no intention
to
give
represenia-
tion
to the
ex'ren.il2is
1n his
cabinet,
it it
is framed.
He i 3 said
to be
showing
no
rimidity
in
this
tespz2et
ana
there
are
predictions
that
his
indifference
o
the
influence
of the extremistz
of his
party
will bring about
his
downtatl.
'Lhe
ac-
tual situation
still
secems
to
be governed
by
Mr. Asquith’s d-claration
that
a
La-
bour
Government
in Kngiand
coaid
not
arrive
under
more
favourable
circam-
stances.
Mr.
Asquith
is
said
to
lave
meant
by this,
tha:
having
two
strong
parties
in
nominal
oppo-ition
in
the
House,
a Labour
Governineut
could
not
POSSibly risk proposiag
exiremisis
m-as-
ures,
fondon,
Jan.
13th.—Colonel
Wedg-
wood,
who cabinet
members
and Liberal
papers
today
deeclare
wili
probably
be
secretary
for
India,
in
the
event
of
Labour
forming
a
Ministry,
speaking
at the Universal-Labour Federation
Con-
ferance
last
night,
said
the
Labour