USVI Public Records

Document text

~ Itis rumored that a movemept is all but consummated to send a delegation to Washingtanto confer with the Congress regarding the passage of legislation for these islands. : : : The s. s. ‘‘Catherine’’ is due today on schadule timea, having 26 toons carzo for this island. TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Wheeling, WVA. April 3)th.--Forty- twn bodiss have been recovered and 69 other men whd were in the Benwood Mine of the Wheeling Steel Covporation, at the time of the explesion on Mondav morning weie still unaccounted for this morning. Atlanta, GA. April 30th.— A series of tornadoes in at least three States in this sertion early today, had taken a known toll of seven lives and caused upwards of a militon dollars in_property damage. Several persons were reported missing.” Reports showed a steadily mounting list of injured; which at ten o’ciock totalled 00- i he Hague, April 30th-—Queen Wilhel- mina has decided voluntarily to renoun- ce a part of her income, effective today, when the salaries of ali civil servants will be reduced. London, April 30th—Tae Prin> Minis- ter in his May Day message to Labour and the Socialists movement, made pub- lic today, expresses the hope thit anoth- er MayiDay will see the League of Na- tions, transformed into an all embracirg parliament of peoples and predicts the coming of a day of international peace. The message follows. It is a greater pleasure than ever this year to send May Day greetings to all our comrades of la- bour and the socialists’ movement at home apd abroad. The doy of international peace which ~we cele- brate in our May Day is assuredly ccm- ing. The nations tired of corflict and disillusioned of their war hatreds and war mentality are seeking new paths that make for friendship aud security. My fervent hope is tnat before another May Day the League of Nations may be- come ap all embracing parliament of veo- ples andIventure to think that nothing could more fittingly merk that great achievement than the first law of the * Lengue should by common consent set aside May Day ineverylandasa festival day of the world friendship, a day sol- emn with the remembrance of the futil- ities of ancient feuds and vital with high hopes for that great humanu companion- ship for which mankind is de: tined. Columrbus Ohio, April toth.—Both Presider t Coolidge and former Governor Cox of Ohio, tte Democratic candidate tor President in 1920, won sweeping victories in Ohio’s primary electiens yesterday. i Copenhagep, April 30th.--At the open- ST kOL % YD ing of Parliament yesterday Premier S auning read the King’s speech with- out winding up with the traditional “Long live the King and Constitution’’. Instead, another Labour member shouted ‘Long live Denmark” - New York, April 30th.—Dr. Butler, President of Columbia University, ap- pealed to men and women of religious faith, of-'moral priaciples and public spirit, to strike the Eighteenth Amerd- ment frecm the Cons'i‘ution, at the an- nual dinnér of the Miecsonri Society last night. Those, he said, who persist in supporting this uninforceable law, must accept responsibility of being silent partners of the bootlegging and contri- butors to the undermining of the govern- mental structures. Changes in the Vol- stead Act, he said, would be ''a mere guibble.,”” He recommended the sys- tem now being used in some provinces of Canada. where:the saloon is abolished and the state regulates and disperses liguor. London, Avril30th.— Sir James Craig, Premier of Ulister. today made a final appeal against. the establishment of a comniission to determine the boundary between the Irish Free State and Ulster. He met the Pritne Minister privately in the House of Commons this afternoon, but it is understood that he did not suc- ceed in impressing Mr. Mace Donald@ with the Ulster viewpoint.. Londen, April“Both- The Conserva- tives began their-attack on the Govern- ment budget in the House of Commons tcday. As everyone expected, the on- glaught of eriticifm was aimed at the abolition of the McKenna duties on for- eign marufactures and lzbour’s infen- tion to oprpose wny building of a tariff wall around the Empire by ¢ scheme of imperial preferenee. In the leading Con- servative attack, dir Robert Horne said he saw ro prospeets at all of holding the British Empire togeiher it the Gov- ernment was going 'o flout the resolu- tions passed at the loperial Confer- ence last Autumn. Mr. Thomas, Secre- tary fer the Colon‘es, immediately pro- tested against the Conservarive regard- ing themselves as alone the guardiauns of the Empire. “'Stop talking,”” he re- marked, '‘as if the Empire was the property of one section and realize that on the Government benches, indeed in all quarters of the House, you will find men ready to cooperate with you in do- ing their very best for the Emgire. Mr. Thomas went on to say that the Govern- ment deplored as such as anybody the difficulty that has arisen since the Bald- win Government had promised protection to the Dcminiors end Colones and then suffered defeat at the polls for doing it and he added, ‘‘but we are not responsi- ble for the difficulty. As evidence of la- bour’s interest in the Empire, he submit- ted that the 32 resolution passed by the Imperial Cor.ferenee, 28 had been adop!- ed_by the Mac Donald Government, two were still urder corsideration and tvo were rejecied becawuse they were the .ones on which Mr. Baldwin had appeal- ed to the ccuntry and the electorate he turned ‘them~ down.- Even™ while *N Thomas was defending the budget the Liberals left their seats ard held a pariy -meeting. The meeting was originally called to consider ecomplaints that the Labour Government had been contempt- ous toward the liberals who were sup- porting thew. Eut insteud of declaring renewed warfare on Sceialism, as scme expected, the Liberal meeting hailed La- bour’s budpet a8 cne after their own hearts "‘a l iteral eénd free trade budge:, vindicatirg us for tumirg cut the Con- servatives’’, as Nr. A:qui‘h descriled it. The syeskers at the Liberal conclave jen- dorsed the budget in general. London, April 80th.-3ir Robort Horne, in his speech ¢n the budget to the House of Commons said that the Labour Gov- ernment’s abolition of the MeKerra du- ties was going to huve an ill effect oi emplovment. The Government was sure- iy running the risk of throwing more men cut into the streets. Referring to imperial preference. he wondered iff M. Thomas realized that Great Britain owed to the Empire in trade. He proce~ded to esumerate Australia with a popula tion of 5,500,000 had bought more REri ish made goods than the United States 100,000,000 or Germany 65,000,001 or France’s 40,000,000 population. Be- Before the war New Zealind with the 200,000,000 people had bought Russia’s teeming millions in the British marke:. He ridiculed the idea that this was due to any merit of British goods over foreivn goods, attributing 1t largely to good will and preference. Tuwrning to taxation, he said that two and 1 baif willion citizen were bearing the whole income tax bur- den of 330,000,000 pounds yearly. It was from the savings of these very people that the industries of tie couniry were maintained. Indianapolis, April 30th.— Mr. Warren Me Cray, who retired today as Governor of Indiana, was sentenced in the Federal! Court to serve ten years in the Atlanta Federal Prison on the charge of using the mails in furtherance of a schem= v defraua. In addition he was fined SIO,OOO He was fovnd guiity on Monday on thirteen counts and presented his resig- nation as Governor yesterday, effective at tep a. m. today. A few minutes be- fore sentence was passed Mr. Emnmett Branch, at Martinsville, Lieut. Governor, vas swornin as Governor. He will be in office until next January. FPriov to passing sentevce, Judge Anderson seaiii- ingly denounced McCray for repeaied forgeries. He declared that if the pris- cner lived to be as old s Methusela, hLe could not mete out enough punishment. Ottawa, May ist—Sir Louis Davies, Chief Justice for Carada died here this morning after an illness of five days. He waz 79 vears of age.