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; W)/LI /‘A;-K?i/./ N g //}\ ml ;\'? o j/% *® @flx ~ M% 76TH YEAR. THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. -Johansen at the Avis Office. TR MS---50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. natered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Ojice at Christian stedd. St. Crow, V. L ofthe U. 5. A.;, un der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution bo this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deals with mat- ters of gemeral tnterest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s mame, as a quar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. WONDERFJL NEW ADDING MA- “HINES A novel machine based on the collee- tive adding principle is said to be capable of adding the records passed on to it by as many as 1000 independent opera ors, doing this at a speed up to 4000 per second.” Itis the invention of an Aus- tralian. Another Australian Las worked out a device for showing from instant to instant the ratio between two vari- ables. Such an instrument is often needed by engineers. Both machines will print and issue tickets, recording the issue of the tickets 1n great num- bers.—The Pathfinder. Jan. Ist. U. S. AND ALLIES DISPUTE OVER CABLES. Time and again it has happened in his- tory that nations would league together and win a military victory over a power- ful enemy—and then would fall out over the division of the spoils. The United States did not go into the world war to secure auy spoils and it does not covet any territory or anything else. However, it would seem only fair that we should at least have some little token of victory as a souvenir. You know when the allies started to distribute the terri- tories taken from the Central powers, the United States asked for nothing of any account, but it did puat in a request for the little island of Yap, in the Pacific, Yap was used by the Germans as a landing place for a racific cable, and it was supposed that this little islet would be turned over to Uncle Sam with the best of grace. But not so; there are strings tied to Yap, and to everything, it seems. CHRISTIANSTED. V.11.U.5. A. THURSDAY 20rH JANUARY 1921. -, In homely English the Jap wants Yap, and also the cable that links it up with the rest of the world. On the Atlantic side, it is England and France that want the German cables. Prior to the war the Germans had two cables running from the United States to Germany, and these gave us direct communication with the continent of Europe. Early in the war the British cut one of these cables and changed it so as to run from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Penzance, England. Then the French cut the other one and changed it so as to run to Brest, France. The result is that the United States is worse off than before the war. All our cablegrams have to pass through British, French or Japanese hands. We are now rivals of these countries for trade and it stands to reason that they will give preferenee to their own busi ness and let ours suffer if recessary. It is charged that American concerns have lost valuable foreign contracts on ac- count of delays ete. which have resulted from this indireet and uncertain means of communication. On the other hand England, France and Japan have good arguments on their side. They had to fight Germany while we were ‘‘thinting neatrally’’ and doing big business on account of the war. They captured the German cables as the legi- timate spoils of war, and it is natural that they should want fa retain a sure grasp on these cables, which were a part of the Teuton system for securing a strangle-hold on the world. There is thus a deadlock between the opposing interests. Many discussions have been held but still no agreement has been reached. A conference has just taken place at Washington on the sub- ject, but the entente allies seem to have got the best of our representatives. Warning was issued by Senator Lodge that American interests would be vigor- ously upheld by the incoming administra- tion. Finally it was_agreed to leave the cable question practically as at present until the new administration gets into operation and the matter can he consid- ered in all its aspects by the govern- ments concerned. There has been some criticism of Sec- retary Colby for going off to South America on a joy trip at this critical time and leaving this cable question and other diplomatic affzirs in the hands of subordinates, who cannot cope with the experienced diplomats that other nations employ. Secretary Colby is No. 15. going to South America largely to con- gratulate Argentina on her entrance into the league of nations. Meantime Argen- tina has bolted from the league assem- bly and announced that she does not consider that she was ever a member as she signed uv with reservations and her reservations were not accepted. —lbid. Publicati üblication. lT is hereby brought to public notice that the Government has, this date, authorized REv. CHAS. E. TAYLOR to perform civil-re- ligious functions in the Municipali- ty of St. Croix. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Croix, 10th Janu- ary 1921. C. W POX, Despatching Secretary. NOTICE. MERCHANTS and others are hereby cautioned about ex- tending credit to any enlisted man. They do so at their own risk. The Commanding Officer is not respon- sible for any debts incurred by the above, and is not a collecting agent for such debts. R. D. LOWELL, Capt. L. 5. M. C. Anrd Noises In The Head. 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