USVI Public Records

Document text

J s PN T AT R s M RSSO ties of Lille, JRoabaix and Turcoing, the manufacturing centres of France, l to which .the transpor: and building trades unions have adhered, threatens ] to become a general strike. The affect- ed unions met last night to consider ’ such a measure. The ctrike was called | as a protest againsta reduction in wag- | es. the workers declaring that official statisties tending to show a diminution ‘ of the cost ‘of living were not justified | by facts. The manufacturers desire to i put into effect a cut in wages of forty ‘ centimes per hour. : Washington, Sept. 3rd. —Retail food , prices showed an increased over July prices in 14 principal United States ci- ties, according to statistics made public today, by the Department of Labour. | Porest Hills N. Y., Sept. sth.—The | United States Davis Cup tennis players, | defending the famous International tro- ‘ phy, made their victory in the chal- | lenge round over Japan complete and | decisive on the courts of the West side ! club this afternoon, when they won the | remaininz two singles matches of the | five match programme. Tilden, of Phila- 5 delphia defeated Ichiyakumagal in ‘ straight sets by a score of 9-7 6-16-1. W. Johnston of Sanfrancisco won from \‘ Zenzo Shimdezu three out of four sets 6-3 | 5-7 6-2 6-4. | Lndon. Sept. sth.—With the excep- '* tion of the Morning Post, which said | ‘it is impnssible to make ‘terms with a | rattlesnake’’, the newspapers today | made a united plea tor forbearance ia | the latest phase of the Irish situation | which has developed from the p-uly of | Eamonn de Valera to Mr. Lloyd George’s | plan for a settlement of the controversy, | in the hope that a common ground might yet be found. ‘ | London, Sept. 6th. Mr. [.iovd George | today held conversations with members | of his cabinet and civil and military ! authorities in Ireland. Although Lon- | don unewspapers continued today to | counsel patier.ce and forbearance in | dealing with the Irish question, there | were certain indications that the Irish con- l troversy had virtually reacheda crisis, | and that tomorrow meeting of the minis- try might prove historiec. There were | many who believed that Mr. De Valera | and his colleazues at Dublin would be | given a certain limited time ip which s they couald either accept or reject the Government’s offer. (onsiderable im- ‘l portance is attached to the fact that Sir | Horace. Plunkett has given out for publi- | cation an interview in which he empha- | sizes the need of a plebiscite. Sir | Horace represents the moderate opinion ‘ in Ireland, andit is apparent from his statements that moderates, like himself, are afraid that the extremists of the Dail Eireann might carry matters toa point where rupture in the negotiations | will become inevitable. ! London, Sept. 6th.—Sugar in stock on ST LUI bLIE AV LD the 3rd inst. was 117.000 tons. Last year 137,000 f San Juan, P. R., Sept. 6th.—The day | train on way from Ponce yesterday afternoon at 2.45 jumped the track as it was about to enter Quebradillas tunnel | and smashed into the tunnel wall. The engine driver and one conductor were killed and three others seriously injured. | NEW YORK, September Tth 1921. Flour, Blencad Clears St. Lawrence I'rand | pr. brl. SB.OO. } Meal, Kilndried per 100 Ibs $1.95 !, New Secason’s Pork per bri. $37.00 1 Heavy Mess Pork per obl. $25.% '| Sugar--- Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. | $4.61 Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotation. Cotton. Middling Upiand, at Liverpool ; per ib. 14 25-100 d. , xchange, New York and London, 60 days’ sight $3.68 | Exchange New York and London, sight | $3.71% LONDON, September 7th. 1921 | Sugar, Demerara Crystals, per ewt. 4ds. | —49s. % ' Muscavado per cwt. 32s 425. | German Beet 88°¢ 1.0.b. no sales. , White Java sugar cif United Kingdom | 245. September shipment. i Denierara lium, per gal. nominal. f Trinidad Cocoa. Good Middling Red per | ewt b6s. 58s. nominal. ‘ Cotto good Medium West Indian Sea | Isiand per Ib. 26d. nominal. | Bank of England rate of Discount per | cent. bi. Consols 47%. ‘ Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes. 56.50. POTO RICO’S FALSE HOPE The residents of Porto Rico are poorly advised by the agitators whoadvocate independence ot the United States. The island is fertile and is inhabited by an in | dustrious people, but it is not endowed with resources sufficient to make 1t a | going concein as a nation. It would be ! under the wing of the linited States in any event, as Cuba and Santo Domingo | and Haiti now are. But Porto Rico en- joys a great advantage over the republics pamed, by reasons of the fact that the | strength of the United States is behind the guarantee of Porto Ricaun liberty and | ~ prosperity. This nation will not see Por- ‘» to Rico suffer, but will take pains to ~ keep the island free and prosperous. | ‘ Political agitators tell the Porto Ricans | that they nced something else than liber- | 'ty and prosperity under the American . system. They insist that PForto Ricans | speak a . different langzuage and have sympathies which are not harmonious with the feelings of Americans. This is true to some exrent, but it is not incompatib'e with a happy continuance of political ties Tae Porto Ricans can | increase fheir self-government whenever | they please to do so, if they do not enjoy a sufficient measure at present. They can never hope to place themselves out- side of the system of which the United States is the sun. Nature and human events make it jimpossible for the Amer- icans and Porto Ricans to pursue separ- ate and perhaps incempatible political policies. Porto Rico Progress, Aug. 26th. SOME GOOD ADYICE E. Mont Reily, newly appointed gov- ernor of Porto Rice. gave the people of these islands some sound advice in the course of his inaugural address recently. In brief, Governor Reily said to his audi- ence that if they deemed it wise to change the form of government under which they dwelt, thev should work for ~ statehood. The agitaticn for independ- | ence, he declared, was largely due to the - foment of foreigners. | Independence, said Governor Reily, - would neve: come to Forto Rico so long ~ as the United States was the United Qtates. Moreover, the governor ex- pressed his doubts that any considerable number of persons, aside from self seeking politicians, most of them aliens, should want an independent §form or government when the ideal political existence for the islands eventually would be that of a state in the Union. Governor Reily pretty thoroughly squelched the independence idea when he said, ‘Iwant youa to be fully aware that there is no room in Porto Rieo for any foreigner who is not ailling to sup- port and uphold our established govern- ment. FThere is no sympathy or possible hope [or independence for Forto Rico from any individual or from any political party.”’ The governor drew attention to the fact that the last two great national con- ventions held in the United States, Re- publican and Democratic, declared un- aniirously against independence for Por- to Rico. ‘‘Neither, my friends,’> he added, ‘‘is there any place in. these is- lands for any flag save the flag of our common and beloved country, the Stars ~ and Stripes. and there never shall be.”’ | For some time reports have come from Porto Rico ts the effect that agitators at | work among the more ignecrant were ~ stirring up labor trouble where-er they ' could, and combining with tha: activity the spreading of propaganda for in- dependence. ' Clearly, Porto Rico should not become an independent nation The reasons ar» " many and quite obvious. Muech less ~ should politicians, especialiy foreigners, | be permitted to continue preaching the - doctrin: of diseontent. The case of ' Porto Rico offers in no sensea parallel ' to that of the Philippines or of Cuba. " The best thing for the Porto Ricans to do is to labor dilizently for the advance- mant of their irdustries and commerce ~ under the American flag. They will | prospe” in that way, and in no other, - —lnd.