USVI Public Records

Document text

That the iislands are being governed by a bodv of men, 321 Colonial Voters, of the prominent ciasses. The paper adds a very unfriendly re- mark in connection with the above men- tioned articles which is translated under the heading A NATIONAL COMPLAINT. [t will be interesting to see an account from the ''‘Congress Committee’” when they return from overthere. "Public Ledger’’ writes of the Dele- gates who met at Congress in Wasaing- ton. Is Rotchild Francis a member oi the Colonial Council 2 A litile brown fellow with a shining collar and a derby hat from the year 1878, he related that the conditions ovar there were frightful, that the natives 12 months of the vear only lived on coffee and bread, and bread and coffee. Senator Kenyon has proposed to send a Commissing of 3 members voted by the Vice Preside it and the {"hairman for the House of Renresentatives. The expenses not to exceed $2,500. We judge from information from Mr. Rotechild Franeis remarks t at they look as colored as the ~omplainer himself. Amongst cther things we can inform that the Darizh Plantation Co. has been liquidated and that its different ks:s.— So far as w 2 remember—about i 0 in St. Croix have been sold to any one who would and couid buy them at the time. The Labou~ Union itself buying 4 of the Ests. L.a Valle, Canebay, H»n.e, and Blessing. The Manacer : Jorgensen buving Long- ford and Cas.le Nugent. Kjer and Madsen, Lowryhill, Petro- nella and Great Pond and— A Native Planter. Mr. B. Nelthropp, Shoys, and so on. This does not show that any difference has been made with regard to the our- chasers ueither is it eorrect when stated that iand has heen denied private indivi- duals for ren*. ' "‘Bethlehern’’ has undertaken leasing but the Co.--demands-—-of course—per- sonal ability of the leaser. That squatting of land was tried by _the Danish Govt: which failed complete- ly through want of ¢nergy, and ability, of the natives. Mr. Francs forgets in his complaint to mention the rich fishery which is car- ried on along the coast which with God’s help and a little bit of strength could be improved wonderfully besides there is work, more than encugh on the Ests. which often is in need of labor. > It adds that the pnecessaries of lifc is cheaper on the Island than anywhere else in the world, and if therefore there is hunger then it only exists among those who won’t use THEIR HANDS TO ANY KIND OF WORK. Translated from Nordlyset 9-10-19. X T HA R e N LS TELEGRAM> ST. CROIX STATION: Paris, Nov. 15th.—The American Peace Delegation here has received a telegram irom Viee-Consul O’Hara at Trieste ‘telling of reports there that D’Annunzio left Fiume on the torpedo- boat Valle ard landed on the Dalmatian Coast, where he is engaged in another adventure. : Trieste, Nov. 15th.——A teiegran: to the Trieste Stock Exchange avnouncing the departure ol Gabriei D’Arnunzio, says: “‘D’Annunzio left Fiume last night for an unknown destination in a torpedo-boat followed by ocher ships. Rizzo was left in command or tke city. Command- er Rizzo is Commander-in-Chief of rthe D’ Annunzio sea force. H:> will be re- membered as the naval officer whose daring exploit during the w r resulted in the sinking of two Austrian battle- ships off the Dalmatian Co:st. London, Nov. 15th. —William Johnson, an American Prohibition Worker and Anti-Saloon Organizer, tamileriy known as “'Pussyfoot’’, was dragged from a platform from which he was speaking, severely beaten and parided through twe miles cf erowded West Knd Streets on a plank. His a=assailants for the most pdrt were medical stulents. A- gainst them at times he put up a strenu- bus fight reeeiving a badly damaged eye and other injuries so that finally owing to his weakened physical condition he was obiiged to submit to the indignity. Eventually Johnson was rescued by the Police who during the early part of the march simply kept the cerowd movino. He was rushed to Bowx Sireet Station where his injuries were dri:ssed and be was then able to go home. The occasion of the attack was a meet'ng in Essex Hall just off the Strand at w hich a debate had been arranged under tt o auspices of the Overseas Club and Patr otic League, between Mr. Johnson and Mr. Mitchell Banks, a lawyer on the “‘qow and the way of American Prohibition’’. The Chairman of the meeting was Mr. F. A. Mackenzie. He too was seized by the crowd but was soon released. The meet- ing had no sooner opened tnan there was an uproar due to the activi ies of a few young men who immediatelv engaced in heckling, both proFibitionists and anti- prohibitionists pleading for order. The students mounted Johnson 0. a plank, this the stalwarts mounted on ctheir should- ers and marched through the Strand, Coven Garden, Leicester Square, Pic- cadilly Circus, and Oxford Circus, to Portland Street, where the Police inter- vened and effected a rescue. As the procession passed through the streets, with banners adorned with black ecats, picturesof beer-stains' and other decor- ations, there were frequent cries of ‘‘we have got Pussyfoot’”’. But London- ers acaustomed to students marches, did not readily believe that it was Johnson and the march did not ecause much excitement in the streets as might be expected. London, Nuvember 14th.-—Johnson. the American Prohibitionist, whose campaign in Englard was rudely interrupted on Thursday by a band of students, today as a result of his attitude toward the adventure, is one of the most popular figures of the dav. He commandeered the biggest headlines in today’s news- papers. and the general verdiet of the headline writers was that he is ‘'Good Sport’’. Jonhnson could not have desired a better advertisement than Thursdiv’s incident for his campaign against the liquor traffic and his future public ap- pearances will likely command atten- tion vy reason of the fact that he has announced himself a< considering the hazing he underwent, a gcod joke The students who marched about him yes- terday, upsetting t(raffic in a goodly part of the West End now propose to ten- der Mr. Johnson a banquer and present to him their tributes of respect. The oppositicn of the Anti-Saloon League Organizer in London, it is said, has been based o1 the feeling that it was im- pertinent for an American Prohibitionist to come across seas to lecture the Eng- lish, on what they should do. Lord Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor, speak- ing at a peace cclebration dinner hereto night referred to the Johnson incident and said it was profoundly to be regretted that a citizen of the United States should be subjected to such an outrage. Mr. Johnson, he said, was invited here by an association of English People whc share his views. He was as much entitled to express his opinion as the Lord Chaneel- lor would be in the United States if in- vited there by an American association, he added. ‘‘Assailed by overwhelming ocds Mr. Johnson did all a man could to defend himself, and overwhelmed by the numbers which should not be employed against a man of his age he behaved as a sportsman, a man and brave citizen of the United States. ‘'Hereafter’’, added the Lord Chancellor, ‘‘However unpopu- lar his views might be Mr. Johnson need never fear but that he will obtain a fair hearing.’’ : Assurance Company Lo ® imited OF LONDON - GEO. L MARKOE Agent for Frederiksted’s Districi M. K. ARMSTRONG. Agent for Christiansted’s District Policies are not subject to average,