here.
She left at 11 a.m.
for Guadeloupe.
Finglish Schooner
Manetto,
Captain A.
G.
Richardson,
arrived
here
last
night
with a cargo
of salt from Curacao.
American
Schooner
Virginia
arrived
here
from
Porto
Rico
via
St.
Thomas
this morning at
two o’clock.
i
From Our St. Thomas
Corres-
pondent.
iThe
Colonial
Council
discussed
and
passed
the
Resolution
concerning
the
change
of
currency
for
these
islards
yesterday.
The
vote stood
10 for, 2 azainst,
There
was
a
spirited debate,
and the audience
chamber
was packed
to overflowing with
spectators
ot both
sexes.
Mrs. Oman
ec-
companied
the
Governor
to the meeting
and
sat
within
the
Govts. . Secretary’s
offize, near
2nough
10 the
door
to
see
and
hear
all.
The
spea'zer
Mr.
O.
Kean
introduced
the Resolution
after it h.
d been
read
by
the Secretary,
C.
A. Thraen
Mr. Kean’s
introductory
speech
covered
the
greund
we'l; he gave all the
reasons
for the
mea-
sure,
and asked
if there
was
aay
opposi-
tion,
that
they should
point
out wherein
the
disadvantage
wouid
arise
from the
change
of currency.
The
next speaker
was member
Roberts
he
took
tre
ground
that
it was against
the
treaty
between
Denmark
and
the U.
S.
to
ask for this change
of currency,
he
beli:ved that
it could
not b
done without
violating the
treaty,
and
told us all about
the
sanetity
of
treat'es;
he
spoke
long
and
elaborately,
bu*
not
convincingly.
Vieraber
Boron then
took the word in fav-
our
of the Roasclution
and showad
that
it
was necessary
to ask
to have this change.
Mewmber Roth.
Franeis
whilst
claiming
to
represent
labor
and
favored
every-
thinz
Amercican
yet agreed
with
mem-
ber
Roberts
that
we
should
not
ask
fr
this
‘‘thing’’, that
it
was
against
the
sale
convention.
Member
C.
Payne
showed
tnat
the
two
oopposing
mem-
bers
were
wrong
in
their
view
and
that
the
coavention
itself
pro
vided for just
such
a possibility in section
li.
Member
C.
‘orneiro
spoke
abouc
franchnises
and
their
operation:
tha
no
francnise
caa
be
allowed
to operate
a
hardship
for
"ne community,
and
that
all
we
asked
for
in
this
resolution
were
wicain
tae
righcs
o
cth2
inhabitants.
Taen
eame
vhat
has been
diseribed
by all
who heard
it as
ihe speech
of the day.
It
is tne
eonsensus
o1 opinion of all
present
that
tac
spe:ch
of
the Member
ihraen
exprossed
forcibly
the
sentiments
of
the pubiicin zenecral.
VMiember I'hraz2n
began
his speach
with
axionl of the
economisis:
‘lo keep
the
value of
mon«y
steady
should
be among
tnz2
aims
of
every
godd
governm=2nt.”’
L.
LB &
R
AN I 8 .
He animadverted
to the discussion
which
had gone
beyond the
subject
matter
of
the
resolution,
and
which
had
nothing
to do with the object
aimed
~t.
We had
nothing to do
with
the
treaty,
we
were
not here
to discuss
it,
we had
before
us
a resolution
asking
a speciic
thing to be
done.
Thereafter
he took
fact after fact
and presented
them
in such foreeful man-
ner as carried convietion tofiis hearers
that
the
only reai
and
true
solution
of
t:e
maiter
was
a change
of cuirency.
lt was
a
case of
‘‘sanatio
in
radice’’.
It
was
an
impassioned
speech,
delivered
with
force and enthusiasm,
yet eloquent
ih its
simplicity and
appealing
to the common
sense
of all.
At the
end
o/
his
speech
the
audience
expressed
their
approval,
contrary
to
the
rules,
by
handclapping
and cries
of hear,
hear.
It was
reallv
an
interesiing
meeting
an
account
of the
importarce of
the sub-
ject and
we hope
that the
St. Croix Coun-
cil will
do
tkewise.
Yestorday’s
pro-
ceelings
showed
how
some
questions
can be handled,
and it
brongh-
out
pro-
minently whetheror
not
tuere
are
men
in this eounecil
who look
after
the
inter-
est of the people in
general.
The
two
opponent
Members
J.
Rob-
erts
and
Roth.
Francis
signitied
their
intention oi forwarding
a pyotest
against
the Resolution.
Verbum
sap.
e
B
R
TELEGRAMS
ST
CROIX STATION.
ondon,
Nov.
6th..—A
Russian
Shiet
wireless
despateh
states
that
the
Soviet
troops
have
received
fresh
reinforce-
ments
whereas
(zepera!
Yudeniich
can
obtain
none.
{he remnants
of his
army,
it is stated.
are
breaking
up.
being
sur-
round
‘d by the Soviet’s forces.
T'ne
des-
pateh
aads:
“‘From Luga
tioops
are
irre-
sistibly
advancing
azainst
General
Yu-
d>2niteh’s
rear.
*On aii
{roads
the
sitia-
tion is developing
favourably
{or us,
and
we are
on the
eva of.
a
viclorious
termi-
nation
of the war’’.
Ottawa.
Nov.
T7th. - Tne
Grand
Trunk
Bill
was
given
its
third
reading
this
tiorning after six
amendments
had
been
defeated.
Washington.
No..
6th.—The
Govt.
cannot
accept
the
provosal
made
by
or-
ganized
labouar
to end
the
coal strike by
vacating
the strike
,injnnztions.
The
miners’
leaders
say
that
tnis
means
a
long fight in tne coal
fields.
Columbus,
Ohio,
Nov. 6th.—Cnlumbus
yesterday
voted
to
remain
“‘Ory’’ Dby
a
majority
which
may:
reacn
three
time
the
size of
tnat
which
votad
the
State
“ry’’a year
ago,
according
(o unofficial
returns received
ac the Office of the
See-
retary
of State.
London,
Nov. 6th.
The
Cabinet
Com-
mictae,
dealing
with
the
lrish Quastion
yosterday.
acespied
th2 proposals
made
by its
sub
com itiee,
providing
tor
che
creation
of
two
sa2parate
{risn
Pacha-
m nts,
one for
the
Protestant
Counties
of Ulster,
and the
other
tor the
remain-
der of Ireland,
together
with some
form
of supreme
authority
representative
of
both parties
to
embody
the idea
of Uni-
ted
Ireland,
according
o
the
‘'Daily
Mail’’.
The
funections
of
the
Supreme
Council
has
not yet
been
decided
upon,
but
it
is
proposed
that
it
shall
be
elected,
and
the
two
parliaments
shall
have
general
directions
of
all
lrish
affairs.
The Committee
also recommends
the
immediate
introduction
of
a
Bili
further suspending
the operation
ot
the
Home Rule Act,
but realizes
that
Parlia-
ment will not agree
to this,
it
is
accom-
panied
by
a
definite
proposal
from
the
Govt.
Frequent
meetings
of
the
(Com-
mittee
will be
held
to
expedite
the
work and
enable
the
Govt.
to
make
a
system
in
the
House
of
Commons
next
week..
London,
Nov. Tth.—lhe Foreign Office
Is
preparing
to
open
negotiations
with
the Soviet
Govt.
of
Russia
for
the
re-
lease
of 117 British subjects
held
prison-
ers by
the
Bolsheviki.
It is
authorita-
tively denied
that Great
Br.tain
intends
to
discuss
any other
subjects
with
the
Jolsheviki.
Paris,
Nov. 6th. —The
Supreme
Coun-
cil has
decided
that
the first
meecting
of
the
Council
of
the
League
of
Nations
shall
be held
in Paris.
The
date
of
this
meeting
however,
has
not yet been
fixed,
Washington,
Nov.
6th.—T'he
German
Workers’ Delegates
to
the
Internationa)
Labour
Conference,
now
in
session
bere,
will sail for the
Unifted States
when
transport
difficulties have been
overcome,
it was
announced
today.
Halifax, N.
S.,
Nov.
Bth.—A
severe
storm
hLas been
raging throughout
Nova
Sco
ia
duaring
the sth
and
6th,
the
wind
reaching
a
velocity
of
from
60
to
80
miles
an hour
causing
immense
damag:
to
coast
towns,
where
the
storm
was
accompanied
by
very high tides.
Sever-
al wrecks
have been
reported
and
ship-
ping generally
has
been
delayed.
New
York,
Nov.
6th:--T'wo
hundred
and
ter
steamers
in
this harbour have
been
affected
bty
an
order
oi
the
Coal
Conrmittee,
discontinuing
the bunkering
of
foreign
tonnage
on
account
of
the
strike,
many
of
ihe
vessels
are
o1
Rritish
register
and
these
are
expected
to
be
able
to
proceed
to
Nova
Scotia
to coal.
The
Committee
has
also
authorized
the
suspension
of the train
service
as
far
as
possible,
but
no
general
curtailment
of
railway
traffic
is
planned.
ihere
has
been
no
noticeable
change
‘n the ranks
of
the
strikers,
who
now
number
soin:
425,000,
Boston,
Nouv. Tth.—The
Senate
yesier
day
passed
the
second
reading
oi
the
Grand Trunk Railway Purcnase
Lil:.
3lhe
Havve
Nov.
7th.
'The
Govern-
ment has
iniormed
ine
Com ritieo of the
{hanmber
thar
no
offter
has
been
rec-
ceived
from
ihe
Upited
States
for
Ihe
purchase
of the
Duteh
Colonies
in
the
We:
r
nanes.