of
the
town
to facilitate
the
fishermen
and
the people
at that
end.
Ist. Member for Christiansted
Country
District
(Stakemann)
remarked:
Mr,
Chairman.
The
law
of
July
11,
19.1
says
that
fresh
fish
can
be
carried
around
and
sold.
By
what
authority
any public officer takes
upon
himself
to
break
this
law,
some
people
do
not
follow the law, they
just go
ahead
and
do as
they
please;
no
man
has
not
the
right
to put
aside
the law as
he
chooses.
Another
thing T
want
to bring
to
the
notice
of the
Government
is
the
ques-
tion
of
the
commissinns,
the
Colonial
Law
in
Section
3
says
‘‘The
Colonial
Counci!
shall appoint
the School Commis-
sions””
and
the
other
commissions’.
I
sat
in this chair
four
years
ago and
year
alter
year
I
had
the
commissions
ap-
pointed.
I
may
perhaps
have
to
ask
the Government
to
remit
the fine
which
-
may
be
imposed
on
me tomorrow
as
are-
sult
ol
a
charge
preferred
against
me
by
the
Sanitary
Department.
1
want
to state
truthfully thatI am
not
agent
for
the
property
ip
question
and
it
is
for that property
that I am
being prose
cuted.
Ist
Member
for
Frederiksted
Coun-
try
Distriet
(Andersen)
remarked: Mr.
Chairman.
I have
been
listening
for
a
'‘ong while.
[ understand
that
the
com-
missions
were
abolisped
and
now
the
questio)
has
come
up,
I
think
for
the
safeguard
of
the
community
and
the
(yovernment
itself
and
for
the
sake
of
the voung men who are coming down here
we
should
have
the
commissions
back
again;
if we have
the
commissions
back
these
young
men
can
get
information
from
the
old>r heads,
and
that
ean
be
done
by meeaiing
with the
various
com-
missions.
[ move
that
Ist Discussion
on
the bill be
closed.
Ist
Member
for
Caristiansted
Town
(Abramson)
seconded
the
member’s
pro-
posal.
:
Ist
Member
for
FErederiksted
Town
(Coulter)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
The
proponent
is
willing
to
withdraw
the
ordinance
if
the
commissions
are
ap-
pointed
and
would
function;
therefore
it
is only left to
declare
that
the
com-
nissions
are appoinied,
but
not funection-
ing,
but
would in the future.
I that
is
othe
case
[ don’t- think
there
is any
use
ooing
further with the
ordinanezif rhe
member
is willing to withdraw his,bill.
ist Member for Christiansted
Country
District
(Stakemann)
remarked:
Mr
Chairman.
According
to
the
Rules
of
Business
if 1 withdraw
the bill any other
menber
has
the
right
to
bring
it
up
again.
/
The
Chairman
remarked:
For
the
in-
formation
of the Honorable
Membe
s,
I
have
here
a copy of
the ordinance
passed
on
the
10th
of
August,
1907,
which
is
carrying
out
the
instruetions
in
the
Colonial
Law, and
that
is what I stated
from
the first: that this
law
was
passed
by
the
Council
and
sanctioned
by
the
S L
S
RERULIX
A NS
I‘(ing'.."l’he
members
of
the
Municipal
(,omm_nt_ee
are
members
of the
various
commissions.
Ist Member
for Christiansted
Country
Distriect
(Stakemann)
remarked:
That
ordinanc: onlyprovides
how commissions
are appointed.
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Tewn
(Canegata)
remarked:
Mr. Chairnan.
1
believe
we can
get
to
an
understanding
if the
Government
will instruet
th2 heads
of
the
various
deoartments
to
work
in
harmony
with the commissions.
To be continued.
LOCAL
Sehooner
Creole
arrived
here
this
norning
with local
St.
Thomas
and
some
overcarried
New
York
registered
mail
which
came
via
Barbados
from
where
there
were
also
some
letters.
Creole
re-
turas
to 3t.
Thomas
with
outgoing
mail
tomorrow
at
8
a.
m..
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX ST&TI(,)N,
New
York,
Feb.
25th
—Th®fe
were
no
sales
i1
the
raw
sugar
market
to-
day.
Prices
were
quoted
at
4§ for
Cu-
bas,
cost
and,
freigit,
egual
te 5. 77 for
contrifugal.
Refined
was
steady
at
7.
75 tor fine
granulated,
with
a
good de
mand
noted.
Trading
in
futures
was
quiat
at
nocn
vrices
vere
3
points
net
higuer
on coverings
Berlin
Feby.
25th. —Drv.
Simons
Ger-
man
Foreizh
Minister
tcday warned
po-
litical
adventures
‘"Againsi
attempting
any coup
D’Htat
the
possibility of which
in
connection
with
the
Allied
German
Conferenee
in
London
next
week
has
been
discussed
He
declared
the
Govt.
was
conscious
of its authority
and
would
promptly
ecrush
any
outbreak.
Speaking
at
a ple iary
session
of the
Im-
perial Economie
Councii
during th:
day
Dr.
Simons
deciared
exports
were
un
animous
in
their
conviction
that
Ger-
many
wouid
be
unable
to
pay
the
an-
nuities
demmanded
by
the
allies
unde:
the
Paris
agreem=2nt
or
bear
the
twelve percent
eXpori
tax
provided
for
in the proposals
framed
by
the Supreme
Council.
He
declared
the
Govt.
was
hopeful of arriving
at
a
solution
which
would prove
even
more
suitabte
to
the
needs
of
the
Entente.
than
the
Paris
proposals.
London
Feb.
25th.
—~The Turkish
dele-
gation
to the N-ar East
Conference
eve
accepied
today
the profferred arbitration
of the
Surpreme
Council
between
[ur
key
anl
Greece,
in
determining
the
Sratus
of Smyrna
and
Thrace.
When
tha
CMitarancze
assambled
this
morning
the
Curkish
representatives
mad:
tinis
anoduncameant.
and
staied
they
were
agreeable
to the suggestion
of the Allied
Govis.
that
a
Committee
of equity
be
appointed
to
verify
the Status
on
popu-
lation of the districts in question,
Notice
was giver by the Turks
that they
would
reply
at
five o’clock
this
afterncoa
to
the other
points
at issue
concer ing
the
treaty.
The
question
being
ask:l
of
both
the
Turks
and
the Grees
vy
t:e
Supreme
Council
is whether they
aro
pre-
pared
to
aceept
the
result
of
such
an
invitatizn by the
Allies
regarding 'Smy-
rna and
Thrace,
subject
to
the aceapt-
ance
-of the
remaining
terms
of
the
Turkish
peace
treaty.
~
London, Feby
25th
—Bekir Samy
Bey,
chief of
the
nationalist
delegation
who
has definitely taken
the place
of head
of
the Turkish delegation
(o the
Near. East
Conference,
reiterated
this
atfternoon
acceptance
by
the
Turks
of
the
Allies’
suggestion
for the appointment
of a
eom-
mission
to determine
what
disposition
is
to
be
made
of Thrace
and
Smyrna -and
asked
for .ime
to communicate
wit
An-
gora,
respecting
other parts of the
Trea-
ty of Sevres
affecting the
economic
life
of
the
country.
He
said
he
hoped
to
obtain
a reply by Monday
and
the
Con-
ference
acezded
to
the
request.
Mr.
Lloyd George
assured
Bekir
Sany
Bey
that
rhe
Allies would
carry
out
the
in-
vestigation
with
complete
{airness
and
impartiality and
decide
the
question
at
issue
between
Greece
and Turkev on
the
principles of justice.
No repiv
was
r--
ceived
fro a the
Grea2ks
with
respeect
to
the proposal
by the
Allies for revision
of
the Sevres Treaty,
to be basel
upon
the
findings o the
Thrace
and
Snyraa
in-
vestigating
eom :iission;
it
s
expected
however,
the reply
will
arrive
by
Mon-
day evening,
by which
time,
it
is
baliev-
ed,
the
Turks
also
will
give
their
an-
swer.
Bekir Samy
Bey
announced
that
acceptanc:
of
the
Conierence
proposal
was subject
to the foilowing restrictions:
That
an
international
administration
in
Smyrna
and
Thrace
be
substituted
for
that of Greece
duaring
ih2
ingquiry
and
in this connection
it
was
hoved
former
officials might
be
reinstated.
That
in
the
event
of
admission
of
the
Turkish
claims,
the Turk-
would agres
to
a
ces-
sation
of hostilities
with
Gre
¢
and
ap
exchange
of
prisoners.
That
Greece
send
no
new
foreces
or move
troops
now
in
Thrace
'nd Smyrns.
hai
the
Turks
would
give guarantees
regarding
minor-
ities,. provide:
the
same
eonditions
were
expecied
from
the
Greeks.
[l'hat
the
investigating
conmission
conclude
its
investigation
in
two
months,
and
take
into account
the number
of
Turks
¢
m-
pelled
to emigrate
since
in: ureck
occu-
pation.
Bekir Samy ey,
at the
con-lu-
sion
of
this
morning’s
session,
voired
nis confidence
in the abhility of the
Turks
to continue
Che struggle if necessary,
1o
a
successiul
termination.
Mr.
T.iovd
George
told the
Greeks
whom
he
receiv-
ed after
the depariure
of the Turks,
ihat
the Allies ideas
are
that
the
armies
re-
main
as they are,
and
promised
a
deei-
sion
within'
two
months.
Meanwhile
guarantees
would
be
given
for
the
se-
curity of the minoiity of
the
population
of the Greek and Turkish territories.