OF
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
(Con:luled from yz2sierdiy’s Avis.)
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Town
(Jackson)
remarked:
Mr. Vice-Chairman.
It seems
to me that
the changes
are
ab-
solutely necessary
and
would,
no
doubt,
meet
with
the approval of
the
Council.
Lineoln’s Birthday
is one
of the holidays
th it should
be c2lebrated
on rais
island.
I don’t want
to
2o
into derails
of the
life
o
Linc)in, suftize
it
to
say ttat
h»
was
one of the
ablest
Presidents
that
ever
sat
in the
White
House.
The {eolored people
all
over
the world
havea
great
respect
for
Lincoln.
This
is an
islapd with
an
overwhelming
majority
of colired
peopie
and
we
should
have
some
respect
for
Lineoln.
In
a
sense
it
is proper
to
ex-
clude
the
17 day of January
and
on
the
other
hand
it is not proper,
because
the
17th day of January
is the day
which the
people
were
given to
declare
taeir
intea-
‘ion of retaining
their citizenship in Deun-
mark
or
be
considered
citizens
of
the
United State<.
It is
a
farce
to have that
dav
set
apart
as
a
legal
hoiiday
anl
again
it
1s proper,
because
it
s the
day
which marks
when
we erossed
trom
tne2
moanarchial
wagoa
ana
stepp-d
on
the
republican
ecoach.
1
would
like
to
sea
2
this day
on the
hist of our
legal holidays.
Somnz2
of
my colleagues
might say
that
w»
snould
have all the
davs
of th: week
as
legal ho idays,
but
there
is something
ia
tae
lite of the
people
that
is
dearer
(o
them
than anything else.
Itseems
to me
that
while
we
are changing
this law
thz
revision
should
be
in
Keeping
wita
th2
wishes
of
the
community.
When
this
bill
was being legislated
on,
a
number
of
days that
the people
were
accustomed
to
have
as legal holidays
were
struck
out.
Take
Holy Thursday,
that
was
struck
out.
The people of this community have
a strict adherence
to
religion and
to reli-
gious
customs,
Holy
Thursday
was
a
holiday on
this
island
and Iden’t
think
they want
to
have
it
struck cut.
I will
pass
on
to
annther
change
my
amend-
ment
is intended
to
take
car:
of.
We
have here
in
the
bill
the
first
Monday
in September.
The first
Monaay in Sep-
tember
is
the
day
known
in the United
States
as Labor
Day.
Laboress
in
this
island,
at least
the majority of the
work-
ing peovle
of
this
Isiand,
have
notyet
been affiiiated with
the
working
people
of the Mainland.
The
working
people
of this island have for
their own purpose
cet aside
and
observed
their
own
iabor
day.
It is therefore
out of sympathy
to
our people who
have
set
aside
their own
labor
day.
It
is
for
that
reason
Iask
to delete the first
Monday
in
September
and
irsert
the
first Monday
1a Novem-
ber.
Iask also
in
my
amend:.nent
that
Holy U'nursday
be
inserted.
My amead-
51 &1
A VY=
ment
may
not meet
with
the approval of
the Members
ot
this Cruncil
on
acerant
of certain
policy.
We are
not all elecrel
by the people.
There
iz one
unfortunate
thing though,
and
thatris,
the very peo-
ple
whom
this
amendment
is
intended
for are
not represented
here.
I
do
say
that inasmuch
as
I
in
a sense
revresent
that
group,
I feel it
my
duty to bring in
this
amendment
to
have
certain
davs
inserted
on the list of holidays.
We
are
not here
to legislate
for
our own person-
al interest,
but
for the
people
we repr
-
sent.
With
these
few
remarks
[
ask
that
my
amendment
be
favorably
con-
sidered.
Government
Secretary
{Z:ne)
remark-
ed:
Mr.
Vice-Cnairman.
As
th2
hour
for the
sailing
of
the ''Grebe’’3has
ar-
rived
it will be
necessary
for
the
D
s-
patehing
Secretary
and myself
to
leave,
but betore
doing
so
I
would like
to state
for the
information
of
the Cohuneil
that
in discussing
this
matter
with
His
Ex-
cellency
the
Governor
he
was cognizant
es
the
faet
that
St.
Thomas
has
&
ho-
lidays
more
than
Cortinental
United
States
and
11
holidays
have
been
pro-
vided for St.
Croix.
UnZer this
present
ordinance
12 holidays
is
provided
for St.
Croix.
The Government
can
see
no real
reason
why
there
shoull
be
any
objee-
tion
to this draft
of ordinance
as it only
provides
for
12
holidays
for
St
Croix
while
St.
Thonas
las
mora.
[
only
state
this
for
the
information
of
the
Council.
2na
Member
for Frederiksted
Country
District (Curry)
proposed
that
Ist
dis-
cussion
be
closed.
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata):
Mr. Vice-Caairman.
1
can-
not
sve
the necessity
of framing
a
new
ordirance
to change
one
day.
It
seerms
to
me that
an amendment
1s
sufficient
to
tak=2
care
of
this
matter.
Itis
only
a
question of striking out
one day
and
in-
serting
annther.
2nd
Member
for Christiansted
Country
Distriet (Berg) proposed
that
a
eom:iait-
tee
of 5 members
be appointed
to receive
and
lep nt on
the ordinance.
3rd Member for Frederiksted
Country
Distriet (M. M.
Skeoch)
remarked:
Mr.
Viez-Chairman.
Could
this
maiter
not
go
over
so
that
we
can
have
more
time
for consideration?
As
far
as
the
Ist Monday in September
goes if
we
are
to have a labor day I don’t see
the
sense
of having
a labor
day
here
and
one
in
the States.
The
Ist
of
November
has
always
been
a holiday
here,
whether
it
is legal or not
I don’t krow.
I
ecannot
see
the sense
ot having two labor days.
Ist Appointed
Member
(Coulter)
pro-
posed
that the ordinance
go over
on
first
discussion
to give the proponent
a chance
to come
in and give elucidations.
The motion was
seconded,
put
to
the
vote and unanimously
adopted.
There
being
no
further
business
be-
fore the Council the
Vice-Chairman
de-
clared the meeting closed
at
520
p.
m.
~
TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROIX STATION.
Ottawa,
Mareh
2lst.—The
House
of
Comrmons
this afternoon
passed
a resolu-
tion moved
by the Premier,
approving of
the
rumrunning
treaty
concluded
be-
tween
the United States
and
Great
Brit-
ain.
The
Pre:mier
askad
Parliament
to
approve
the treaty
on the ground
of mo-
rality,
international
goodwill
and
com-
mercial
benefit.
The
Government
said
the
Premier,
bad
spproved
the
treaty
subjeet
'o
arproval
ty
FParliament
and
had
asked
that
where
a
board
was
ap-
pointed
to consider
the question
of com-
pensation
1o a Canadian
ves-el
the
repre-
sentatives
of
the
Jdmypire
on
the board
should
be
neminated
by Canada.
lo this
the British
Goveinn
ent
had
agreed.
New York,
March
22nd.—The
White
Star Liner Olympie,
outward
bound
for
England
today,
colhided
with the steamer
Fort
St.
George,
of the Funess
Bern uda
Line,
in the
Spion
River.
the
Fort
51,
George,
which had
about
forivifive feet
of ber rail smashed,
returnea
to her
dock.
The Olympic
was
sailing
from
her
pier
at
100th
street
witn
1,500
passengers,
The report
of the
White
Star
Line
offi-
cials
was
that
'the
Olympic
was struck
under
the
stern
as
she
backed
out
into
the river by the
Fort
St.
George,
which
they
said
was
coming
down
siream
rapidly
gaining
sp-ed
as
she.
head«d
outward.
Londcn,
Mareh
21st.—Canada
will
receive
from the Treasury
next week
the
sum of $8,000,000
in
final set:lement
of
war accounts
between
the
two
Govern
ments.
‘The
Treasury
is
returning
to
Canada
at
the
same
lune
the
$67,000,000
of Canada
bonds,
which
we»e
received
in the early
days
of
the
war
as
a loan
but
were
never
markeied
bh:
securities
being
used
mercly
as
<o lateral.
The
Government
nrs
aske
C
..ada
to
credit
her
to the extent of
t
e face
vau
of the
bonds
of
(he 64,000,000
vut Canada
point
ed
out that
as they
bore interest
at eniy
34 and
4 percent,
they
could
be market-
ed
among
postwar
investors
here
only
at
a
big
discount.
It
would
therefre
be
wuch
cheaper
to
let
the
bonds
re-
main in England until the date of
matu-
rity, 1925.
Afier
negotiations
between
the Chancellor
My,
Philip
Snowden
and
Canada’s
representative
Mr., Larkin the
Treasuary
agreed
to accept
a rate of
87.
48 for
the bonds.
Providing
the
bonds
are
cancled,
Canada’s
wur dept willbe
reduced
by
$8,000,000
by
this
ad just
ment,
Sansalvador,
March 21st.—Despatches
from Amapala deseribing
events of prob-
able
several days
ago,
tell ot
the fierce
battle for the possession
of Tegucigaipa,
Capital of Hunduras,
between
the
revo-
lutionary forces and the de facto govern-
ment
forces.
There were many casuslties
in the battle and the Governmert
troops
pressed
ithe
rebels
so
hard that
General
Ferrera
sent
out
a hurried
call for rein-
forcement.