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751tH
YEAR.
CHRISTIANSTED,
V.l.U.
S. A.,
TUESDAY
30TR .MARCH
1920
sent,
the
protre
:ted effort for
a
eomoro-
mise
that would
ensure
rutifization,
aad
he ®enates
decisim
was
arcep®d
:n-
--erally
as
basteaing
the
roacy . tow:rds
another
deadlock,
from
waichr
1t coul . b
reieased
only by the
verdiz:
of
the
n»lls
next
November.
the
voie
of
56
tc
20
showed
on its f.il2e
a two thirds
majc
ity
for the
reservatioa
bai
it
by
n»
means
indicated
that
(70
thirds
xould
vote
fer
ratification
on
:'hat
basis.
lncludec
in
tne majority
we
e irreconilables
holi ing
cut
a
score
us
votes,
wnici
or
a rati
:a-
tion
roll
call
vrill
b 2 ca
1
ainst
(e
treaty.
Thke
res=rvaiion
wvaien
has
k2en
adopted
after
many
efforts
to
modif it
had
been
roiied
nder.
hy 21 solidly un
:ad
republican
majcity,
follows
1o
Its
ge
er
al torm
the
one
adoypted
list
Novem
rer.
London,
Marct:
15th—Heavy
loss
of tife
is reported
in di:tu
‘baneces
at Kiel, Fr:
nk-
furt
and Essen
azeordin
(o Berlin
ieß-
-
to the C>nt:al Ageacy. Theden
on-
strators
have
scizei
the
cepot
at Fre
nk-
fart
containing
&
ms
and
ammaunit
on,
Telephonic
raes:
ag:'s
received
by the |
wr-
lin corresponde:. -o.
the Exchange
1 . .e-
--oraph Company
{rem
difforent
parts
of
(Germany,
repor:
the sitaation
as
follc
vs.
In
Silesia
an
ndipendert
Govers _eat
has
been
foried
u: der
the
direetior
:of
the
Sacialist
Ph
llips. Inti e Rhine'Va
12y
and
the Westphilia indust
tai regions
ile
Communists
ha 2 jroclaiced’ a
coun
cr-
ravolution
and
¢
ge ieral strike.
A
‘n.m-
ber of
labour
ec
in:tils
have
been
for:i2d
at Essen
and
Dortirund.
Heavy sigh ing
continues
at ¥rinkiurt.
Bavaria,
W
.r-
--tamburg and
Ba:en
have oined togeinar
as
one
state,
ard Saxony,
1t is repor «d,
will also enter
tris
block.
Capetown,
Mz ek 15th.—-GeneralSn uts
tle Premier o the
Union
>t South
A
i-
ca
was
a
sueccessiul
candidate
for
'ae
South African Auseably
ir elections
| cid
on
March
10:th.
¢
E
London,
March
ibth.— Indicatio®: of
the
trend
of
: la ge
part
of, Lonion
editorial
opipioy,
relativ:
to
the
Cer-
man
revolution
are
given
in
the
heald-
lines
appearing
over
cotament
on
he
situation
.his
mornir}g
*“*The
Alies
fooled
again’’,
and
‘‘As was to be
:x-
--pected’’, appearcd
in the leading papcrs.
““While
our
politicians
have
b‘:en
fillingus with ho:
air, the
junkers h.ve
been
biding their
time’’, says
the ‘D iy
Mail’”’ “In
dea
.ng
with
Germany
ne
must
always
ca culite
upon
bad
fait ’.
They setupa
‘‘"»ac Government’’ tos
¢n
the treaty
of pe:.ce,
but
when
thet
me
comes
to carry
cut
Its stipuiations,
jia-
kers
again take charge.
VWharever
their
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name,
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antee
of good faith.
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responsible for the views of his correspon-
dents
nor does he necessarily
endorse
trem.
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
London,
March
15ch.
—~ln the House
of
Commons
Mr. Lioyd George referring
to
the German
revolution,
said
the
Allied
Governments
regard
with
anxielv
any
movement
r2presenting
monarchial
or
military reaction
but that it was
wetl
to
await
developments
before
taking
defin-
ite action.
He
read
to
the
House
from
Lord Kilmarnoex
Charge
D’
Affaires
at
Beilin,
as
foliows:-—"'Latest
news
is that
the
military
movement
spreading
and
thata military coup
is reported from [lun-
ich.
Frankfurt isin
a
state
of division,
the
military
and
civil
authorities
have
been
supporting
the
opposition
2ovt.
There
nus been fighting at Breslau,
tlam-
burg, Kiel, l.2ipzig, but
the
results
are
uncer
ain.
Military coups
have
becn
car-
ried
out in thirty five towns.
The pnsition
-of the
new government
appears
to
have
been strengtiened’”’
The Premier
said
the
Allies were wateaing
the course
of events
carefully.
e
Wasnington,
March
15th.——A
new
re-
servation
drarted
by
the republican
iead-
ers
to deny the obligations
of articie
ten
of the
psace
treaty,
W= s‘glbstfmted
in
the
Senate
today
for 885
reservation
which
was
adopted i 2 November
iast.
The vote by which
the
substitution
was
made
was
56
to 24,
with 16
Democrats
voting for it and one Republican against.
The substitution
was
then
adopted
by
the
Senate
hy 5
votes
to
26,
fourieen
Demoecrats
voting
w~ith the
Republicans.
The original reservation
was adopted
last
November,
by 46
votes
te 33,
with onty
4
Demoeratd
supporting
it.
Its
action
brought tj\an end,
at
least
for the
pre-
No
79
purpose
Is.
our
visionary
statesmen
are
ignorant of irs nature.
London,
March
15th.——Sir J.
Butcher
ask
the
Premier
in
the House
of
Com-
mons
whether
the
Govt. would
consider
a resolution
passed
by the
Empire Govt
Committee,
suggesting
that
the
Pre-
miers might
advise
His Majesty
to issue
an appeal
to his
people’s
in all parts
of
this
Empire
to
hold
religious
services
on Empire
day, May 24th.
and also
sug-
gesting that
the rfime
had
come
for the
use
of
an
Imperial
flag,
with
symbol.
representing
the Dominions,
the
Crown
Colonies
and
the
Indian
Empire
tc
be
flown
on.
all
places
of
worship
and
public
buildings
as
a
token
of
thanks-
giving
for the
preservation
of the
Em-
pire
The
Premier
replied.
‘‘His
Ma-
jesty’s Govt.
will take
these
resolutions
into
consideration,
but
T am
inelined
to
think
that,
having
regard
to
the
way
in
which
the whole
empire
chose
the
anniversary
of the signing
of the
armis-
tice for thanksgiving
services
and
in
view of
the impressiveness
of that
occa-
sion, it
might be preferable
that
similar
action
should
be taken
in future
on
that
anniversary.’?
Stuttgart,
March
16th.——Refusal
to
negotiate
with
the
reactionary
faetion
headed
by
Dr. Knapp,
head
of the
new
Govt. at
Berlin,
was
decided
upon
here
yesteraay
by
the Council
of
the old
Ca-
binet,
over
which ;President
Ebert
pre-
sided.
The
unconditional
resignation.
of
the leaders
of the
new
Govt. is demand-
-
ed by the
Ebert Cabinet,
which
arrived
here
yesterday
afternoon
by
a
Sspecial
traii from
Berlin.
The
INational Assem-
biy will
meet
in this city on
Wednesday
afterncon.
The
announcement
is
made
that the
Ebert
Govt.
is in
contact
with
almost
all points of Germany.
'‘T. e Con-"
stitutional
Govt’’, reads
the
official
an-
nouncement,
refuses
to
negotiate,
i
being responsibl
to the
people
for
the
maintenance
of
the
constitution
and
negotiations
would
only
distrust
and
confusion,
would
prolong
the
dis-
orders.
é
Officiai
Note.
*A‘ffalse rumour having
been
circulated
in St. Croix. to the effect
that
Wed-
nesday Marth
3ist
was
to
be
dcelared
a holiday in
St.
Croix.
Governcr
Oman
announces
that
he
has
no
intention
of
proclaiming
that date
a holiday.
:
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