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. . Chrigtiansted Thegtre ’ SUNDAY NIGHT 9 O’CLOCK DE. HARPER WILL GIVE A PERFORMANCE. New Tricks—New Dances— New Comic. Programme tomorrow. Admission 40 and 20 cents. e RB F-id i BeyF11ay Evening Concert U S NAVAL BAND, Christiansted, Virgin Islands, This Evening Da2e. sth. 1919. First Musician Jacob W, Paulus, Leader. PROGRA M: Part 1. March.. Town Hall To-Night..C. R. Mcore Waltzes. .Italian Nights.. Arr. Theo. M. o : Tobani Indian Intermezxu.Pocatella.Nickarown Dagnce....... . Hungavian. ... .. Brahims Part 11. March. ... Near Bear....L. G. dei Castillo Overture..... Primrose ....E. Brepsant Panee, . .., .Watermelon. .......Wilson Trombone Novelty.. Coon Band Banquet.. Van Duz r NATIONAL ANTHEM. The nmione.ary situation continues still abndérmal, and despite the efforts made by the Government and others, it‘is prov- ing a source of hardship to many, and everybody is interested and anxious to learn something that will spell relief in some form. The Christmas season is ap- proaching, but there are no signs that it will bring to St. Croix the good cheer pecu- liar to tHis time of the year when almost the whole world over, a spirit of general enthusiasm is wont to make itself felt. The stores here in Christiansted, and so far as reported also in Frgderikste(l. have " received none of the things that go to brighten the time; few things are not classified as luxuries and the actial ne- cessities are in too many instances be- yond the reach of the average man and woman, hence the dull, dispirited con li- tion of things. In regard, however, to the . appre’ension felt that the exchange on New York may be incr ased yet kigher, owing to the exceptionally low value of the Franc in the States, we have in‘orma- .tion that the D. W I. Franec being based | upon the value of Danish currency is not | in danger of being aftected by the pre- sent condition on the mainland, it being the French Franc in question there. ! B ! The theatre was well attended last night and a very agreeable evening afforded every body. S& GROULX A Y 19 | CORRECTION :—ln yesterday’s edito- rial remarks on che article translatad . ~ from ‘‘Nord.yset’’,. 16th. line from tae top, the word know should read knows. Dear Mr. Editor: Can you inform us what has become of little Johnnie Ignatz? Has his slate ~ been broken, if so we would readily give him a new one. Yours truly SEVERAL SUBSCRIBERS. Little Johnny is just as hearty and his slate is not broken. Hope this will rouse him up or else we may have to apply to . his father to do the job for us.—Ed. | Avis. TELEGRAMS : ST. CROIX STATION. London, Nov. Ist.—The annual Con- ference of the London Labour Party has adopted a resolution declaring that the only effective way to end profiteering was to end !‘he capitalistic system of pro- duction for profit, and advocating the nationalization of all means of produec- tion, and th2 encouragement of munici- pal trading. It has also adopted a reso- lution demanding the withdrawal of all intervention in Russia. Delegates were present from the Trades and Labour Councils and many of the Trades Unions throughont London. Paris, Dec, Ist.—The ‘‘Presse de Pa- ris’’, the newspaper published by all the journals of Paris during the printers’ strike, will be discontinued today. In this mornin z’s issue it bade farewell to its readers, and said the pbrinters’ strike had brought about in Paris a situation without prezedent, since it suddenly de- prived the people of information on the eve of an important election. To pre- - vent the election being held in “‘darkness - and confusion’’ the power fulcombination . of ncwspapers united their forees to pub- ' lish one paper. Irkutsk, Deec. Ist Admiral Kolchak, . head of the All Russian Government, has sppointad the Mirister of Interior . M. Pepeliayev, Prime Minister, and ' charzed him with the organization of a ~ new cabinet, the organization of a new . lawsiladministration and the diminish- . ing of military influence in civil life. Ad- miral Kolehak remains at the front. * Paris, Deec. Ist.—The tense situation in lialy is reflected in the censorship exe.cised over telegrams, and. aiso in - custems and passport delays, according to alvices received here from Geneva, Customs guard along the Italian Swiss frontier have been doubled to prevent an influx of Radicals or shipments of inflarmatory publications. EKight thou- sand Italians are reported to be waiting to have their passports vised in order to enter Switzerland. Beigrade, Dec. Ist.—Great activity prevails at Fiume from which city a des- troyer left on 3Saturday afternoon, its vresumable destination being Zara, ac- cording to the Serbian Press Bureau. The merchant vessal Madria followed al- most immedjately with 1,000 shock trcops on board. = Reports from Fiume state that Adrmiral Rizzio, in command of the D’Annuazio fleet there has gone on board a des royer. and proposes occu- pying Zebanico. - Washington, December Ist.—The Gov- ernment Note to Mexico, made public here at the hour of its delivery in Mexi- co City, renews the request for the im- mediate releas= of Mr. Jenkins the Amer- ican Consular Agent, imorisoned at Puebla, and bluntly charges Carranza with attempting to becloud the issue. “The attitude of the Carranza Govern- ment in this matter’’, the Note says, "*has been to assumea wilful indiffer- ence to the feelings of ithe American people and 'he conclusion drawn by the Government is that Mexico has sought to divert the attention of the American people, and the Mexican people as well, from the fa~: that Pueblz, the second largest city in Mexico, is overrun by bandits, where the civil authorities are negligent’’. WNo ultimatum was served, and no time was given, in which this Government ¢xpeects Mr. Jenkins to be releascd, . and neither was there any statement in tae noce 43 to the attitude of the America. (sovernment if the reaowed request of his release be denied’”’. The Note 1n part savs: “'The United Statcs 1S constrained to the opinion that the Carranza .arguments that the case is being nvestigated, and that Mr. Jenkins has not taken an opportunity to be re- leased on bail, are mere excuses. This Government does not admit that it is necessary to keep Mr. Jenkins in jail, while his case is being investigat- ed, and fails to discern that the intrica- cies of the Mexican penal laws have been app.ied w:th impartial effect to Mr. Jen- kins. The Mexican Government cannot argue that it cannot intertere with the judicail processes of a state, unless there has been a denial of justice, and the Mexican Constitution extends the power of the Federal Government to all cases concerninz Consulate officers and diplo- matic agents. IThe United States is not to be driven by subtle arguments in- to a deferce of its request for the release of Mr. Jenkins. It isfor Mexico to show cause ‘or his cetention, not for the iJnit- ed Sta es to show cause for his liberation. Mr. J:nkins was imprisoned for ren- dering false judicial testimony in con- nection with the abduction of which he was the vietim. In whose interest is the charge of false swearing brought againsc Mr. Jenkins? His abductors? [ae Mexican Government is prosecu- ting the victim instead of the perpetra- tors of the crime, while the outlaws, who endangered hiz lifte and took away 2 large part of his fortune, enjoy their freedom, ard the Mexican authorities