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Supplemantary Order of the Day for the Ist Ordinary meeting of the Colonial Council for St. cCroix, for the fiscal yeer 1923-1924, Fourth Council, First Session, Friday, June 22, 1923 at ONE O’CLOCK P. M. Colonial Counecil Bill No. 2. 1. Introduction of and first Discussion on Draft of annual budget for the Municipality of St. Croix for the fiscal year from July 1, 1923 to June 30, 1924, intioduced by Government. Colonial Zouncil Office, St. Croix, June 19, 1923. ROBT. L. MERWIN, Chairman. LIST OF UNCLAIMEDMAILFOR THE WEEK ENDED JUNE 16, 1923. Mr. Daniel Brotherson, . Mrz. Jane Christian, Mr. W. A. Codwise, Mr. Charles Federiks, Mrs. Christina Ford, Cathrine Isaac, Mrs. Roslin Joseph, Mr. George Simmonds, c¢/o Evelyn Harrigan. Mr. Mathew Stephens, Miss Miriam E. Thomas. Post Office, Christiansted, Virgin Is lands. June 11, 1923. B.&R. LARISEN, Postmaster. TONIGHT! BY Industrial Brass Band Special Faxwell Concert in honor oi of Mr. Thor%ald Henry Wilson. Ex-Mu- gician U. S. N. Leader of a Local Or- chestra, and member of The Christian- sted Industrial Brass Band. -:- PROGRAM -2 March....Ye Crucians... Delemos. arr. Forbes. (Dedicated to The Christiansted Literary arnd Debating Club) Waltz.. . Home Sweet Home...Hildreth 50xtr0t........ . Martha.........Banders March... ...Election Day.. ...Sarauw (Dedicated to D. Hamilton Jackson) Wa1tz.......T0ut a Vous.......Sarauw (Dedicated to Governor H. H. Hough Foxtrot. ... Blue Danube 81ue5.... Kern One Step..Oh Mandy Lou-Sweet Mandy Lou. .Threlkeld (With Vocal Chorus) EXTRAS ANTHEM. A. SEBASTIAN FORBES, Conducter. Y 80 8 Vi EDITORIAL. e ® Looking toward the budgetting of an increasa of the appropriation for light- inz the streets and publie places in this towvn and Frederiks ed all night inztead of until 12 p. m., as at present, a listis beinz circalated for the signatu\res iof those who favor the object and wili thus express their support of it, to be append- ed to a draft to b 2 submitted to the prop- er authorities for action. Thare i 3 littlee reason to doubt that this movement will b popularly received in view of the bene- fit it contemplates for the community which is plunged into uttter darkness at midrizht just when the solitarinessof the streets expose the wayfarer to danzer, and virtually secomes an aid to the com- mission of erime. It might also b 2 sug- gosted that additional lights be installed in eartain quarters now only sparsely or inadequately lighted, as "‘Freegut’” sec- tion and soma even less obscure points. It will assisf the efforts of Messrs. D. Armstrong 4nd A. R Meciotosh, who have the Christinnsted list in charze, if interested parties see these geatlemdn without further delay. LOCAL The show at St. Mary’s Hall last night vas indeed a fine drama, well laid and acted. There was also some additional instrumental music by pupils of the Ju- nior High School which greatly enhanced the evening’s programme. Political Peonage In The Vir- gin Islands By ARTHUR WARNER. ‘The Nation’s Special Correspondent in the Caribbean) St. Thomas, March 1. (Concluded from yestzrday’s Avis.) So far Congress has increased rather than relieved the industrial distress of the Virgin Islands. While iznoring them in other respects, it has extended to them several Federal laws without any ad- vance knowledge of their inevitable con- sequences. Chief among these is the Volstead act, which was applied to the islands by special legislation in 1921, although it was not extended to the Philippines. Without regard to whether the prohibition enforcement law is good or bad for continental America, it is ob- vious that it has decreased the industrial opportunities of the Virgin Islands at a time when there was most reason for conserving every possible vestige of them. It has made useless the molasses of the St. Croix sugar facteries, hither- to used for the famous Santa Cruz rum, while it has deprived St. Thomas of a once considerable commerce in the sale and tramsshipment of liquor. The busi- 283 men of the island are clamoring for change to permit at least of a resump- nof the liquor trade for forcign ac- ount. Objection is also made 1o the introduc- tion of the Federal quarantine system, which does not permit a vessel o get a health clearance hetween sunset anda sun- rise. Under the Danes St. Thomas was a twenty-four-hour port. Today, when business is most needel, a gecod many ships that might otherwise put in for coal or oil pass by. Congress owes it to the national honor and to the peopie of our most recently acquired territory to make up for six yvears of negleet by sending a commis- sion to the islands. It should not consist of members of Congress, even cf the ablest sort, because they would be un- willing to give the necessary tim>. Con- gress sent a commission of its own mem bers to the islands in 1320. It stayed two days on St. Thomas, half a day on St. John, and three days on St, Croix, learning little and accomplishing nothing. What is needed is a small commission containing political, industrial, and agri- cultural experts who will spend two or three months on the islands with a view to making recommendations f{or a new political system and an economic revival. —The Nation, June 6th. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. LLondon, ’me 14th —The Austrian loan proved so *%pular and appiicants only got sucl « comnparatively small allotment of the amount they applied for, that deal- ings were started on the Stock Exchang» this morning at a {ve percent premium. Some excitement attended the opening sales. Applicants for large amounts re. ceived ten percent of what they request- ed, while sinall applicants were filed on a 25 percent basis. Boston, June 14th.—Coiton renewed its advar > with 4 sharp rally on Monduv of approximately a cent a pound, or $° a bale, Juiy cotton sold at 28.80 cents a pound, at the bottom of the two months decline, which ended a little less than a month ago, July sold at 23.69. The full extent of the recovery is therefore five cents a pound, or 25 dollars a kale. The highest for the year for July cotton is 30. 74,0 r two cents above current prices. New York, June 15th.—The break in the raw sugar futures market unsettled the early maket for spot raw sugar and prices were nominal today. No sales were reported and refined appeared to be cut of the market entirely. Moscow, June 15th —Lord Curzon’s reply to tne last Russian note, covering the points in controversy between the two nations, is considered in official cir- cles here as eliminating the possibility of a break with Great Britain. The meaning of the note, however, is not ex- actly clear to the Russians and they have