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Lroix
Ans
76TH YEAR.
CHRISTIANSTED.
V.I. U.S.
A.,
FRIDAY
24tH
JUNE
1921
face of this
exodus
it
was
useless
and
unwise for the
commonwealth
to try and
attract
immigrants
at
the present
time.
The Sydney correspondent
of the London
“Telegraph’
says
the
statements
made
caused
much
surprise.
While
it
was
doubtless
true
that
some
Immigrants
were
finding
it
difficult to obtain work,
owing
to
the slump
in certain
trades,
it
was
untrue
that
large numbers
were
re-
turning to the old country,
the correspon-
dent adds.
Paris,
June
19th
——Great
Britain,
France
and
Italy have
again
appealed
to Gr:ece
to postpone
her
offensive
and
accept
their
mediation
in
an
effort
to
forestali
war in Asia
Minor.
This
is the
outcome
of
a
iwo
days
conference
be-
tween
M.
Briand
and
Lord
Curzcn,
which ended
this
evening
with
the des
patch
of
a
note
to
King
Constantine,
asking
for
inmediate
reply
whether
Greece
was willing to let her Allies settie
the
Turkish
questior.
Ii
a
favourable
answer
is received
it is
probable
Greece
will
be
asked
to
state
the
terms
upon
which
she
is willing to make
peace
and
the Turkish
nationalists
will then
be
ap-
proached.
M.
Briand
and
Lord Curzon
devoted
part of this afternoon
to the sub-
ject
of
Upper
Silesia.
They decided
to
ask
the
high
commissioner for
a unani-
mous
report
of
the disposition of the
ter-
ritory,
failing this experts
will
be
sent
to make
equitzable
Adistribution
and
and
stern
measures
will be
taken
against
the
Poles
and
Germans,
if either
or both
re-
fuse
to accept
the Allies decisions.
Lord
Curzon
pressed
off fora settlement
ot the
Turkish question
today,
but M. Briand
would
not
commit
France
one
wav
or
the other.
He pointed
out
that
consent
of
the Greeks
anl
the
Turks
to mediation
was
the
first
thing
necessarv
and
a
pln
of
procedure
would
then
follow.
The
DBritish
plan
involves
the
withdrawai
of
the
Greek
forces
from
all
Smyrna
and
the
restra-
tion
of
Turkish
sovereignty
over
this
territory
and international
pclice
forces
.0
guarantee
protection
of
the
minori
ties.
Th-
Ministers
failed
to
agree
on
Thrace.
Lord Curzon
advocating
main-
tenance
of the Treaty
of
Sevres.
while
M.
Briand favoured
substltution
of
the
Rosmidiah
line for the
original line.
It
was decided
that
ro settlement
could
be
determined
until the Turks
and
Greeks
agree
to mediation.
The
Italian Govern-
ment replied favourably this afternoon
to
a note
sent
to the Italian
representatives
askiug Italy’s consent
to the
forwarding
of the Greek
note.
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TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
London,
June
18th.—The
Coalition
Governmen:
having
proposed
to
make
the sessional
indemnities
of members
of
Parliament
exempt from income
tax, and
< thereby
caused
a stir in
the country,
the
inland
revenue
department
has
come
forward
with
a
proposition,
which it is
hoped,
will throw
oil on
the troubled
wa-
ters.
This
department
advances
the
theory
that
Parliamentary
salaries
are
expenses,
and
shonld
therefore be taxed
it also suggests
that
the members
be
al-
lowed
to
claimn
repayment
of taxes paid
nn
their
indemnities
for
the past
three
years,
wnether
the
Government
will ac-
cept
the principle
that
a salary
is
an
ex-
pense,
remains
to
be
seen,
for it seems
that this view
might become
too popular
with the general
taxpajer.
Demerara,
June
18th.—His Excellency
the
Governor
Sir
W.
Collet
leaves
to-
day by S.
3. Songster
for England.
The
Colonia!
Secretary
Mr. C
Clementi
will
act
as
officer
admiristering
the
Govt.
during the Governor’s .absance.
Gienada,
June
20th.
The
Hon.
E. D.
Laborde,
I. SL 0.,
who had.been
szlected
to act'as
Administrator
of St LLucia during
the absence
on leave of Lient,
Col
David-
son Houston,
left for the
Tolony yester-
davby
H.
4.
S Chalenr.
The
Hon.
H.
W. Sharpe
will act
as treasurer
of Gren-
ada.
London,
June
18th.- The
fact that 950
men
trom
this country, mostly ex-service
men,
who
went
to Australia
recently and
were
compelled
to
return
to
the
old
country,
was
the
subject
of a discussion
in the Parliament
at
Meloourne
and
the
view
was
freely
expressed
that
in the
No
1.7
’
Berlim,
June
20th.—Thousands
of un-
.
employed
workmen
today
entered
the
-
labour
union
assembly
and
demanded
-
that 21l workmen who had steady employ-
'
ments
should give up their
jobs in order
|
that the idle workmen
might be employ-
|
ed.
The President
of
the Labour Union
l
Assembly
was
badly
beaten
with black
|
Jacks and
left bleeding
;on the floor.
The
|
fight
spread
until
500 persons
were
em-
broiled,
using
fists,
chairs,
and
sticks.
Repeated
alarms brought
several
hundred
|
police
to the scene
who cleared
the build-
|
ing
after
the
uproar
had continued
for
'
two hours.
The
injured
president
was
|
taken
to
a
nearby restaurant,
the doors
-of which
were
locked.
The unemployed
|
demonstrators,
however
attacked
this
|
building, broke
in the doors and windows
|
and demolisted
the furniture.
The pres-
ident
was
taken out by the back
way and
hurried
to a
place of security.
A rumor
that
the
president
had died, although
it
‘
was
officially denied by thefpolice,
added
|
to
the
excitement.
The
trouble
began
while
the
labour
urnicn
connecil
was
ip
session.
The
unemyloyed
were holding
|
a lemonstration
outside
the building and
.
sent
delegates
into
the
hall to lay their
|
demands
before the council.
Immediately
'
these
were
maue
the council broke
up its
|
session
and fighting began.
j
London,
June
2lst.—The
King
and
|
Queen prepared
today
to ieave
for
a port
~on
the Irish Sea where they will tonight
.
go
aboard
a
steamer
which
will take
~
them
to
Belfast
in which
city they will
preside
tomorrow
at
the
state
opening
~
of the
Parliament
of
Northern Ireland.
-
The
Royal
steamer
will be
escorted
by
-two
light
cruisers
and
ten
destroyers
on the trip across
the Irish Sea.
,
London,
June
2lst.-~The
Athens
cor-
-
respondent
of the
‘'Daily Mail”’says
he
.
is iinformed
regarding
the
Allied note,
.
that
Greece
considers
that
military opey.
|
ations
copstitute
the
only
drastic
and
.~
swift
means
of
bringing
peace
in
the
|
near
east.
The
Greek
Govt,
therefore
.
is
determined
not
to accevt
any pronos-
-
als delaying imminent
military action,
|
s
-
The
Saivation
Army
|
|
MAJOR
N. 1.
JY would
be
giad
to
|
know
anything
about
one
PETER
-
CHRISTIANSEN born
in
St.
Croix 1850,
-
He livelin
the Country
some
time
and
alse
lived in
Judge
House,
Old
Market.
Christiansted.
Please
address
c¢/o Adjutant R. Bishop
Christiansted,