Birig YHAD CUHIieIIANSIED, V. 1 UL S A, WEDNESDAY, 91H AvEiL 134 THE ST. CROIX AVIS i 3 prinod and published daily (Swadays ald Hoildays excepted) by G. Johavsen al ‘he Avi: Office. nZR 13:-50 cents mo thly nadvance, 2 ¢onls per singls copy. GGOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES ST. CROIX Oificial Publication Ji J£l? ¢ 5 THE mail arriving from Continent- al United States today brought a copy of Senate Bill No. 2786, in- troduced in the Senate on March 10, 1924, by Senator Mc LEAN of Con- necticut by request, ‘This bill 1s en- titled: “A Kill to p ovide a Civil Government for the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.” I desire to inferm the people of the Virgin Islinds that the Government had nothing whatever to do with this bill; was given no opportunity .to comment upen it prior to its presen- tation to the United States Senate and, in fact, knew nothing concern- ing it until the printed ccpy was re- ceived this morning. Further, inso- far as ths Government isaware, the party or parties who requested Sena- tor MCLEAN to introduce this bill act- ed without the consent and approv- al of the people inasmuch as the people as represented by the two Colonial Councils have not signified a desire for a complete change in the form of government of these islands. The danger of legislation con- cerning th2 Virgin Islands being introduced in the Federal Congress without official backing is only teo - apparent, Would not this bill, if enacted, endanger the Federal ap- propriation now made for the is- lands? Porto Rico, from whose Or- ganic Act this bill is largely copied, receives no direct Federal appro- priation. | PHILIP WILLIAMS, Governor. aterel as s-eond class matter May 25th 197 at the Post Ofice at Christian- gied. St Craiz, V. L of the U. S. A. un- der the Act of March 3. 1879. Conty "k ation to this paper will be glad- recel ¢ when the same deals with matl- fvrs of penerel interest, and is accompa- vod with the author’s name, as a guar- wtee o1 good faith. Theeditor eannot be cspoms ble for the views of his correspon- ntane = nes he necessarily endorscthem. ’;r Camneln s ? ¥Sn tragh j2geiable Seeds For Sals 2“5 a 10cts. per pack at No. 39 King’s Street. Y inbag Parsnip, Beet, Carrot, Cnion, vlusk leton, Cucumber. [om:to, laurn » Spinich, Radish, Lettuze, Wa rmeiin, Alfalfa, Poppy Ko- *his. ‘osmos Astor, MIXE 'ANNUALS, WAVES of gold . igronette, JERL < TING FLOWERS, all colors Mixed, F ~ lickling Cucumb:r, Squash ' y, =~a'sify Beans, “encil P 3tack ‘Nax, British Von- d Peu:, Beans, Stringless reon Pod, Sweet Corn. JOHN A2BOTIT. " 'HE l.nten services in the Lutheran “ ehur hes this week will be &s follows: FREDERIKSTED Juesd « evening in Bethesda at 8 o’clock. KinG’s HiLL Wedne¢