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mondation to Congress, then it is not far ’ from the principies of the United States. | [f we have two District Judges we will | have an appea! court in the Virgin [s- | lands: to my mind this is an important | matter, particularly when the rights of ! the people of these islands are taken | into consideration. There are avpeal | courts in all civilized partsof the world so | that people should have their rights and ! that’s 912 of th2 szcurities the Congres- sional Commission has recommend that | we should nave—That the rights of the i paople here be protected. If we have | one judge for both islands he may b- I ever so good, ever so conscientious, | ever so upright, yet he may make | an - error, The Honorble #nd Ap- | pointed Member says we may go 0 | Philadeiphia, that would be expensive; the | people here are not-millionaires, and are | not in position to sacrifice large sums of money; therefore if we have an aypeal court here a :nan with small means | would be able to appeal his case here; | that’s a point that is very clear before | any man who has commor sense. It is | better to have two District Judges than | one. L'nese are my views on those ques- | tions: and that security whichis given | the people of these islands in the rec)m- | mendations of the Congressional Com- | mission 1 consider of paramount impor- tance. If the members would give this | matter thoughttul consideration, and if they would express tueir opinion, it would | be, [am sure, let us have an appeal | court in these islands. The report of the Congressional- CJommision calls for | an appeal court in these islands and that’s a security for the maintenance of the rights of the people. . 2nd Appointed Member [ Noll] remark- od: tr. Chairman. I agree with the last speaker but he has lost the issue confronting us. So far as the local Gov- ernment s concerned we are not object- ing to iwo judges if the Council wants it, we are only telling you what the ex- penses would be. It is all right to talk abeut appeal, but how many cases com- ing before this court that are appeal- able? Mr. Chairman I am going to make a motion which I know is out of order. As the representative of the Government on these code of laws I gove that we take a standing vote | as to whether or not it is the desire | of this Council to add another Judge to | the Distriet Court; and if it is the desire | of this Council T will draft an amend- | ment and introduce it. I agree that the | principle is sound, the only argument I have against it, is the expenses involved; and again to have two District Judges | here you will have to bring the Judge | from Porto Rico here to sit on appeal | cases and that will take an act of Con- | gress. | move that that the vote be | taken whether I could draft an amend- | ment to that effect. Ist Member for Christiansted Country | District [Stakemann| remarked: Mr. | Chairmann. It would seam as if great 4 .‘3'l'.\ol\"\)l)&' JRTE stress is laid on the question as to wheth- er we shoald have one or two Distriet Judges. What guarantee we would have if we have one Distriet Judge? We can have a jury trial yes, but where is the guarantee to appeal from the District Cohurt. If we have two District Judges we w,()uld have a double guarantee. < In’regard to the police judges I do ndbt know why there should be two, one is sufficient, but ifit is deemed necessa.y to have two, it would be better to pay the expense of havingZ two as itis the Judiciary Department .to protect a man from injustice. In my opinion too much nioney caannot be paid to secure their rights. 2nd Appointed Member [Noll] remark ed: Mr. Chairman. Asl statec before the police judges cannot be eliminated. Per- sonally [ would like to see two judges on the other court and the only reason why we have not provided for two is because we consulted the pocket books of these Is- lands and find that they cannot afford it. I propose the amendment and I will vote for it; itis only a question of the expen- ses involved. The Chairman replying to the last speaker said, I cannnot see aaything in the Rules of Business permitting me to put your motion before the Council ex- cept by three-fourths vote of the Coun- cil to allow same, 1t being a clear divia- tion of the Rules. 2nd Appointed member [ Noll] remark- ed: Mr. Chairmant 1 understand that there is going to be a mass meeting to- morrow evening if there are recommen- dations to go to Washirgtcn it should come from the right source. To be continued. TELEGRAMS. ST CROLX STATION. De ayed In Transmission. Washington, May 11th.—The perma- nent occupation of Constantinople, which is left under the sovereignty of the Sul- tan, bty a small international force of Allied troops, is provided for in the treaty which was handed today to the Turk sh representatives at Paris, an official summary of whici: has been re ceived in this city. A similar interna- tional guard is provided for garrisoning the Straits, as a guarantee cf the free passage through the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmora of the ships of all nations. An inter-Allied commission of conirol at Constantinople, consisting of representatives oif the principal Allied powers, will exercise supervision over the execution ot the clauses of the treaty and with the aid of the inter-Allied troops enforee its terms. Thrace. in i's entirety, is awarded to Greece. while Smyrna and Hinterland, extending ap- proximately to a depth of one hundred kilometres and a breadth of two hundred kilometres, is given to Greece under a limited sovereignty. Greece must for- mulate, in consultation with the League of Nations a plan for the control of the territory, and at the end of two years the population will ¥ecide by a vote whether this arrangement should con- tinue, or whether the territory’ should be annexed by Greeece. Both France and Italy relinquish all claim to mandatory powers over Cilicia reserving only spe- cial economic privileges. The boundaries of Mesopotamia and Palestine, mandates over which are awarded to Great Britain. and of Syria which is ceded similarly to France, are left to be determined by spe- cial commis 10ons. The Armenian settle- ment is left open for future negotiation and decision. No mention is made of Russia in the summary received here, nor is the precise status of inter-Allied eommission of control in its relati n to the League of Nations, clearly defined. Paris, May 12th.-So gooa is the French crop outlook for this year that agricultu- ral experts believe the wheat crop of the country will come close to meeting the - nation’s full requirement for the {ollow- ing vear. This improvement, as com- - pared with last year, is to some extent ~ due to the increase in the use of motor- ~ driven farm equipment. According (o ~ official figures, more than 1,320,000 acres - have been sown with wheat and the De . partment of Agriculture experts consi- der that this should produce twenty-six miilion busheis, ieaving oniy about 3,700, 000 bushels to be imported. This bum . per crop is expected to sa.e France no . less than six billion francs and may even . have a noticeable favourable effect on . the exchange situation. Montreal, May 12th. -A million-dollar | fund for propaganda of the Canadian | Manufacturers Associatinn was foresha- ' dowed tonight at the annual dinnerof the Montreal branch. Among the guests were Colonel Morden, Sir James McKech nie, head of the Vickers Firm f ®ne- | land. and many business leaders of the | province. - Mr. L. P. Howard, as Presi . dent of the Dominion Manufacturers 4 s . sociation, said they had approached the | Govt. on the necessity for a seientific . tariff board for Canada, and stated that | 1t would be considered with the sup- - port of sixteen hundred labour unions . of Canada, as well as by manufacturers i and employers. lln defence of great in . dustrial mergers, both here¢ and in Eng ' land, Colonel Morden said both he and | his colleagues were at present giving . great attention to a plan that would be . annourced in due course, under which | we will give our employees not only an | opportunity to participate in the success { of industry, but also representation on . our directorate. Touching on the ship- building industry, Colonel Morden said ~ that the British empire steel corporation . was going to build ships with the steei . plants in Sydney and their wonderful . facilitizs, having raw material at hand. and it was obvious that with ships, there would be a complete circle in industry which would make Canada quite inde- pendent. :