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A » ' /€= T ; St Croix Auns IbTH YEAR CHRISTIANSTED, V. 1. U.BS. A.,, TUESDAY 20t APRIL 1920. THE 51. CRIOIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johunsen at the Avis Office. IRMS---50 cents monthly tn advance, 2 cents per single copyy. ntered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Ofice at Christian- sfed. St Crotg 0. L ovilie b S. .. 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 the author’s name, as a quar- antee of good fuith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. TELEGRAMS. ST 2ROIX STATION. (Delayed in transmission.) Paris, April 11th.—The conference at San Remo, which apparently will be opened on the 19th instant, will take up the questions of the treaty with Turkey, notably the military clauscs not decided in Lo.do . The question of Constanti- nople will ot be vaised anew, but that of Smyrna will be discussed. Paris, April 11th.--M. Millerand re- ¢teived Lord Derby this evening and handed him the reply of the Govt. to the last note of the British Govt. Paris, April 12th---The conference of Ambassadors resumed its sittings this morning under the presidency of M. Cambon, Lord Derby being presenst. The conference approved the text of the reply of the Allies to the observa- tions of the Hungarian delegation, and the document will be delivered in the course of the w ek. Parig, April 13th.—At one o’clock to- dav Lord Derby delivered the reply of the® British Govt. to the last note of the Freneh Govt., as a result of which it would appear that the incident is on the point of bei ¢ settled. M. Millerand assured the Ambasador that the 2vacu- ation of all the cities recently occupied on the right bank of the Rhine would ba completely carriel out simultane- ously. He pointed out the circumstances of the French intervention, stating that the German troops in the Ruhr basin were much in excess of those authorized by the decision of August 1919. Mayence, April 12th,—Advices from Koenigsberg report that an ammunition depot at that city exploded, Kkilling 800 workmen and ‘woundjng several hundred. Madrid, April 12th.—In an encounter between workmen and gendarmes in the mining zone of As‘urias, 11 persons were killed and many wounded. Constantinople, April 12th. —An im- verial irade has been issued dissolving the Chamber of Devaties, which has dispersed without incident. London, April Bth.——The Air Ministry is offering for sale the surplus stock of new and secondhand Haviland airplanes at the extraordinary low prices of £2OO for new planes and - £125 for used craft. The machines, which were used during the war for tefiching pilots, are considered nearly fool proof. London, April Bth.——The recovery of pounds sterling at the New York Ex- change to four dollars is the cause of solid satisfaction to financial and busi- ness circles here. The recovery is partiy due to a sentimental and partly to a real recovery of the financial positions as be- tween Great Britain and the United States. That sentiment has played an important part in the improvement is clear from the fact that a rise in ex- change between the (wo countrics im- mediately occurred following the an- nouncement that the Anglo-French loan of five bundred million doilars, which becomes due next October to be paid, it is stated in authoritative quarters will be repaid in great part in gold, and that at least two hundred million dol- lars, of the two hundred and fifty millions for which Great Britain is responsible will be settled in this way. Already considerable shipments of gold have been made to America on this account and further large shipments are expect- ed in the immediate future. Apart from the payment of this loan, the trade position is steadily improving, although the balance of trade is still heavily against Great Britain. It is expected thet there will be a large influx of Amer- ican visitors this sumimer and this is al- so counted upon to help in the solution. New (York, April Bth.—Foreign Ex- change is again unsettled, but the most increasing and significant development in the international situation was the announcement that the DBank of France had increas:d its discount rate to six per cent. J.ondon, April Bth. After a long conference with the French Ambassa- dor, M. Cambon, had with Mr. Lloyd George today, ard ¢] full discussion of the Franco-German i “ident by the cabi- No 89. net council, during which the Freneh view was fully explained to the Brit- ish Ministry, an authoritative state- ment was issued to the effect that France had acted entirely on her own initiative in deciding to occupy German towns, that Great Britair, the United States, ltaly and Belgium were all op posed to the plan and that France’s action has caused a delicate situation. The matter is under discussion by the British and French Governments. The state- ment recites the various expedients sug- gested for dealing with the Ruhr situa- tion, among others, tae sending of Allied officers with German troops to supervise the German withdrawal, another alter- native being that the decision should be left with the German Govt., with the sti- pulation that, unless the status quo was sufficiently restored. the *llies them- selves would eccupy German points to enforee their demand the statement fur- ther says that the German Govt. appcars to have acted precipitately, and France to have responded by adoptinga plan which was only intended as a last resort, and, even then, to have been the affair of the Allies, and not of ary one of them singly. Great Britain and the United States also felt that the task of restoring order should lie with Germany, and all were opposed to their regular force being called upon, except as a last resort, to unde: take what were virtually poiice du ties. It concludes by saying that if and when France’s suspicions 0¥ Germany’s ulterior motives and deliberate flouting of the terms of the peace treaty had be- come an accomplished act, the Allies would doubtless be prepared to act in- stantly and vigorously in concert, to vin- dicate the position and respect for the provisions of the treaty. Paris, April 13th. -An important con- ference took place yesterday evening at the Ministry of War be'ween Mr. Churchill and M. LeFevre, to consider technical means for the application of the stipulations of the treaty of Ver- sailles relative to the delivery and des- truction of German munitions and ma- terials of war, especially artillery A complete agreement was reached and the number of Anglo French officers of eontrol will be increased in order to expedite the operations. Marshal Foch and several ‘French Generals ascisted at the Conference. Brussels, April 14th.—Ry an explo- sion which occurred in a chemical sac tory at Stoelburg, two hundred persons are reported to have been killed.