o1
G RNMIII
X
ANIS
what improved between
the
islands
and
with Porto Rico.
I intend
to study
this
matter
closely.
3.
.The substitution
of
American
cur-
rency
awaits
the action
of Congress.
A
bill gotten
up by the Treasury
was shown
me before
I left Washington.
4.
The
new code of laws
is already
in
force
in St. Croix and the one for St.
Tho-
mas and
St. John
will go
into
effeet
on
July
1 next.
;
5.
Much improvement
has
been
made
in the schools
both materially
and
in.el-
lectually speaking,
and
the
junior high
school,
established
since
your
visit, is
thriving.
I shall inspect
the
schools
of
®
St.
Croix later
just
as
thoroughly
as
1
am
now delving into those of St.
Thomas
I feel
much encouraged
from
what I have
seen.
6.
The bunkering question
is
still
in
bad state,
7.
lam taking
active
steps
with
the
Post
Office Department
to establish-
mail
service
wit 1 St.
John.
Our service
with
San
Juan
and
with
St. Croix
is
now
biweekly and
very satisfactory.
8.
I have
not yet gotten to
the
agri-
culture
question,
but
the
Secretary
of
Agriculture promised
me
his
help
when
I need
it.
9.
The bar at Christiansted
is
a
very
trying and
dangerous
one
to
mariners.
[t is
a big question.
When I have
given
it personal study I shall
be
better
able to
discuss
the matter.
10.
We have quite
a good littl2 library
now here
in St. Thomas,
and
it
is
most
interesting
to see
how crowded
it is with
eager
children.
I
shall
see
it
greatly
expanded,
slowly but surely.
11.
[am studying the question
of local
taxation
and shall bring it vigorously
be-
fore the courcils.
Please
note
my
sug-
gestion
as to an amendment
to
the naval
appropriation
bill, at the end of this let-
ter, dealing with officeholding and income
tax.
12.
As
yet
the
councils
are separate.
13.
The judicial situation
is still
some-
what
in flux.
I shall have
more
to
say
of it
later.
‘
;
1
desire
to strongly
recommend
that
you make
an effort to attach
the
follow-
ing proposed
amendment
to
the
naval
appropriation bill
now
before
the
Con-
gress
:
"
Proposed
amendment
to H. “R.
4803,
Sixty-seventh
Congress,
first
session,
Union Calender
No. 5:
On page
4,
line
16, after
the figures '5343,440,’’
add
the
following :
‘*Provided, that no person
owing allegi-
ance
to any country other than
the
Unit-
ed States
of America shall be
eligible
to
hold office as
a
member
of
the
Colonial
Councils
of
the
Virgin Islands
ot
the
United
States
nor
to
hold
any
public
office under the
government
of said
is-
lands
:
Provided further,
that
the
in-
comie
tax laws
now in force in the United
States
vs America and those -whieh may
hereafter
be enacted
shall be
held
to. be
2
®
To the Stockmen
of this Island.
Gentlemen:--
We are offering a select
lot of HEIFERS—a
buach
of beauties
reaily —.
;
Come
out and
have
a
chat,
and let us show them
to
you, it will be highly
appreci-
ated
as
an
lonor to us, and
we hope it will turn out
to be
a pleasure
to you.
Respectfully,
|
For
Props.
SALT RIVER STOCK FARM.
i
e
H.M.
likewise in force in the Virgin Islands of
|
the United States,
except
that
the
pro-
|
ceeds of such
taxes
shall be paid into the
|
treasuries of said
islands.’”’
:
i
To my
ind,t i 8 most undesirable,
if
|
not incompatible with
the changed
sov-
|
ereignity to
continue
in
force
the exist-
|
ing
law
which
permits
aliens
residing
in the Virgin Islands
to
hold
public
of-
fice and
to sit
as
members
of
the
local
colonial councils.
Ido
not
believe it
is
‘
necessary
for
me
to emphasize
to
you
|
the fact
that
such
a
condition
is
con-
|
trary
to our
ideas
and
is a hindrauce
to
the Americanization
of these
islands.
l
As is the case
in
Porto
Rico,
the
in-
|
come
tax
laws
of
the
United
States
|
should
be
in force
and
effect -here,
ex-
1
cept
that the
revenues
should
accrue
to
the local treasuries.
1
shall greatly
ap-
‘
preciate
your
assistance
in
bringing
about this result.
The
governor
is
com-
pelled
to
appeal
to
Congress
each
year
for financial assistance
toward
the main-
tenance
of the
government
of
the
Vir-
gin Islands.
While
this
may
be
neces-
.
sary
for
a few
years
to come,
it
is
be-
lieved
that
the
amendment
proposed
|
’
above will assist
very materially
in mak-
'
'
ing the islands self-sustaining.
|
Hoping that
your
interestin
the
is-
lands will remain fresh
and
that I
may
'
have
a visit from you, I am,
|
Very sincerely,
SUMNER E.
W. KITTELLE,
;
Governor.
‘
.
(To
be
concluded
in
tomorrow’s
issue.)
|
|
TELEGRAMS.
{
j
ST. CROIX STATION.
1
London,
June
sth.—Mr.
Wm.
Crooks,
'
who served
as
labour
member
of Parlia-
|
ment
for
nearly
twenty
years,
died
|
today.
|
Peco,
Texas,
June sth..
The Texas;and
|
Pacific
railway
tracks
near
here,
are
.
under water for a distance
of about
1,200
"
feet at a depth
of from
three
to five feet
|
and traffic L.as been
suspended
over this
|
section
es the
track,
8s
a
result
of the
|
overflow of the Peco’sriver.
’
%
Berlin, June
sth.—The
Reichstag
yes-
l
|
terday
voted corfidence
in
the
govern-
"
ment of Chaucellor Wirth.,
The
vote was
|
|
213 to 77, with 48 members
not voting.
|
|
London,
June
4th.—Members
of the |
'
all England cricket club
.team
to play
|
zgainst
[the
Australians
at
Lords
here
|
.
on June
11
will be
as
follows:
Colonel
.
Douglas,
Essex.
Knight
and
Hobbs,
-
Surrey.
Hearne,
Hendren
and®irston.
.
Middlesex.
Wolley, Kent.
The remain
.
der
of
the
team
will be
chosen
later
.
this
week.
‘
Paris,- June
6th.—Newspaper
des-
l
patches
from
Silesia
report
the continy-
al arrival.of
German
defence
organi-
zat.ons
in Upper Silesia anditis declared
- that the situation
there
is
becoming
in-
creasingly
serious.
A
proclamation
has
|
been
issued
at
Beuthen
by
the
Allied
'
command,
declaring
that
all
houses
in
which
machine-guns
are
found
will
be
|
destroyed.
|
Pueble,
Col.,
June 6th.—State
rangers
1
have been
to the
lowlands of the north-
side of the
city
early
this
morning
to
l
give warning of
the
approach
of a new
flood from
swallows,
16
miles
west
of
|
here,
along
the
Arkansas
river.
The
north and south
of
Pueblo
are
separated
by
a
bridge,
the
approaches
to
which
are flooded,
so that
passage
between
the
two sections
is impossible.
|
Denven,
Col,,
June
6th.—Early
this
|
morning the Platte
river
here
went out
’
of
its
banks
and
is.flooding
several
|
blocks
of residence
districts.
The
over-
flow
was
greatest
in
the
vieinity
of
West
Eleventh
Avenue
and ‘Umatilast,
Several squads
of
police
have
be:n
sent
to assist
residents
in moving out
of thejr
homes.
The
families
are
being
cared
.
for at the city hall.
St.
Cloud, France,
June
6th.—Tilden
of Philadelphia,
the
world’s
grass
court
tennis champion
won
the
world’s
hard
court
tennis
championship
here
today,
defeating
Washer
of Belgium
in the fin.
als, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Pueblo,
Col,, June 6th.--Flood stricken
Colorado
today surveys
the
havoe of the
most disastrous
flood
in
the history
of
the
United States.
An
accurate
esti-
mate
of the loss of life and property dam
age
1s
impossible
at
this
time,
with
morgues
crowded
to overflowing,
hos-
pitals turning over
patients
to improvis-
ed
relief
stations
and
thousands
home-
’
less
or suffering
from
exposure.
;
‘
Mexico City,
June
6th.-
General
Viz-
caine former chief of staff for Gen.
Gon-
|
zaes,
ex-provisional President,
was
shot
]
yesterday
in
the
military
prison
after
|
being
convicted
by
a
court
martial
of
|
fomentinga revolution
against
the
gov-
|
ernment,