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ey & £ 1,. [_i ; ,"“ / ‘ N 6 BN\ "\ ?\/ \\"\ \é\ ¢ -‘g% &< L. VLA SNY L A e et WY OV A B Yet 75TH YEAR THE ST. CROIX AVIS 18 printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Oijfice. PHRAMS---50 cents monthly 1n advance, 2 cents per single copy. Eatered as second-class matter Hay 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- wharl. 8. Croje. V. L ol the . S, 4., un- der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with tne author’s name, as a quar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be resoonsible jor the views of his correspon dents nor does hie necessarily encorse them The Resolution concerning change of curcency adopted at the meeting of the Colonial Council of St. Croix held on the 17th inst. a:d published in yesterday’s Avis, shiouid read as follows: RESOQLUTION concerning the change of Cirrency wm the Vairgin Islands of the United States. WHEREAS, the Colonial Council for St. Croix, representing the entire com- munity, ani having the true welfare of the people as heart, is ever desirous of promoting ! eir material interest; and, WHEREAS, in all erises the people look to th:i representatives to take such action as will ameliorate the existing hardships resultant from such erises; and, WHEREZS, the people of the Virgin Islands are arow confronted with the very grave and serious economie situation, brought aboat by the rate of exchange on New York being suddenly and unprece- dentedly raised on the 15th October, 1919, from 5 per cent to 284 per cent, thus in- creasing the cost of the necessaries of life, which was already high, and there- by making ine burden of life heavier for ali, more so che poorer classes; and, WHEREAS, our rate of exchange is control.ed by the monev market of Co- penhagen, and is dependent on that mar- ket for its ductuations, which anomaly is due to t~e facet tnat the currency cir- culating in these Virgin Islands is not tha. of the United States—but the Dan- ish West Indian Currency —and as these fluctuations will constantly occur as long as there is in circulation, as legal tender, a currency that is forsign to that of the United States; with the consfant fear there can, be. abnormal raises in the CHRISTIANSTED, V.I U.S.A., SUESDAY. 25tH NOVEMRBER 1919. . * o ¥ . rates of exehange with the accompanying nardships to the p(?)r and .workir o class: es. and disturbanes to our comrnerce in general: aad, * WHEREAS, these islands being now under the jurisdiction of the Uniied States, and as all g«jr'g:in Isilanders desire that all things ifthese islands should conform to American principles; and, WHEREAS, as citizens of ths great country thev have the right in all mat- ters, especialiy of dnance ard commmerce, to enjoy all the advantazes arisirg from the echanged sovereignty, and not be left, as in this pai tiealalt circumstance, in (he posi ion of a foreign® ehruntry; and, WHEREAS, tEls vital to our ezonomice life that a change ,b-c effected from the present Danizh Weést Indian Carieney to ihe legal texder of the United States the United Sta‘es dollar; and, WHEREAS, this Colonial {ouncil be- lieves rhat the time has come and tha: the circumstances warrant that represen- tation be maede ic the proper authorities at Washington, D, C.; therefore BE T RESOLVED: That the Ocolo nial Council: fok: St. Croix, by virtue of its legisiativéd power. in extraor- dinary meeing. éio hereby adopt this Resolution praying the Governo- of the Virgin Islands of the United States, to request the President to cause su:h steps 0 be taken in thi§ matter, that a change may s.on be effeeted whercby tre pres- eut Danish West Indian Currency will be retired, and ‘he‘pni.mi States Currency pe introduce:! as the legal tender for the islands: That ak-the [Notes of the Na- tional Bank of the Danist West Indies ave redeemable §n Gold Coin, this Coun- ci! further pray®that the chang» be ef- fected on 2 Golg basis, at the Mint par of Exchange, s@ as to cause tae least possible disturbance to our econc mic af- {airs, and so that the people in general should suftfer no loss in the readjustment of their valu-s: @nd, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEI:: That nothing in this J{esolu‘rion be construed as inimical to the interests of the Nation- al Bank of thé Danish West Indies, whose concessioh is saieguardec by the Convention vetween the High Ccntract- ing Parties, ‘Denmark and the United States, and whgse rights and privileces under the‘above mentioned Corvention remain unimpatred. And that tae Colo- nial Counecil h%y’; expresses on behalf of the peopls, i high appreciacion for the many and great facilities accorded by the National Bank to the commerce and to the people in general. St. Croix’ Coienial Council, November 17, 1919.%". ;\FU. l’\‘l & TELEGRAMS ST CROIX STATION. Barbados, Nov. 20th. After a twenty one days’ voyage trom New Foundland the two-masted schooner “'Gladys Mosh- er;’ arrived here yesterday morning with the captain and crew of the *“‘John R. Bradley’’, British schooner which wa: sunk at sea while on her way from Syd- ney to New Foundland. Washington, Nov. 19th.—Prospecis of a coal Jamine drew near tonight with ne-. gotiations between operatges and mi- ners apparently at a standstill. A sub committee of the join wage scale com- mittees was in session for three hours. » but it wgs announged after the meeting that only the genefal situation was dis cussed and that the operators did not submit counter-proposals te the miners demands. The conference wiil continue to-norrow. . Strassbourg, Nov. 19th.—-tive thou . sand Alsatians were arrested andinter: ed by German authorities durine the war and announcement is nade that the German Govt. has pledged itself (o pay France an indemnity of 25,000,000 {rancs in reparation. Metz, Nov 19th.—Marshal “oeh, Mar- shal Petain and General Manein arrived here this morning tc participate in -he celebration of the first anniversary of the entrance of French troops into Metz. The town is profuseiv decorated. Washington, Nov. lo:th.—The final dis position of the Imperator 2nd the othe: Germzn Liners delivered to the United States after the armistice, awaits the de- cision «f the President it was said today at the State Dept. London, Nov. Zoth. Gificials here de- cling to comment on the prospects ofa renewsal of the Angle-Jepanese Treaty, which expires in 1921. It is pointed out that in the ordinary course, the treaty would have been submittedio the League of Nations, but that in view of the pres- ent position of the ieague, it is impossi- ble to predict the course of future diplo- macy. New York, Nov. 20th.—A hops thst an agreement for the ragiension of the’ Peace Treaty will finally ke reeehed among the warring Sengic C(#owe, is expressed by most of {l2 ncwspapers here today in commeritng cditoriglly upon the abrupt adjourmment of the United States Senate, ~ Dorpat, Nov 19th.-—The conference of the Esthonian, Levizn, Lithverizn and the Bolshevik repregentatives, has reached an agreement in the e®chsr e of prisoners,