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f / F 77 7 ‘(&&/ A {o \ S )\; R 4 /’R \ ‘\-\ N\ ¥A\ : ‘ St 0 oty Auis 751 H YEAR. THE Sl. CROIX AVI> s printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidcys excepted) by . Johansen at the Avis Office. TRMS---40 cents monthly in advance, 2 cents per single copy. Entered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 ai the Post Office at Christian- weil, St. Crowg, V. Lofthe U. S . A.. wn der the Aci ors March 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly received vhen the same deals with mat- ters of gencral interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a quar- antez o gocd faith. The editor cannot be responsible ror the views of his correspon- dentsnor does he necessarily endorse them. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STATION. Noew York, Oct. 9th.—The placing of an absolute embaigo on New York freizht for .ransatlantie shipping, loomed as a possibility today, as the longshore- men strik: entered its third day, ap- parently :preading rapidly. It was stated "hat between thirty thousand and thirty-tive tnousand longshoremen had quit work and that the number might grow to sixty thousand. The strikers have been oined by approximately 1,000 freight che «kers emploved on the piers of the lirge steamship companies. Great congestion of freignt is eported at the piers, and steamehip line officials have appli:d to W. N. Bolloek, Super- intendent f the Marine Departments of the United States Railway Administra- tion. to dec'are an embargo. ‘They were confident t} at Mr. Pollock ~ould acecede to the rejuest unless the situation chapnged su idenly for the better. London, )et. 9th.—The King’scopy of the Germaa peace treatv will probably be signed iy the King tomorrcw and for ‘warded to ’arvis, it was learned today by the Assceis ed Press. Itis expected that the signing >y the King will be followed by his peace proclamations. This would com- plete Great Britain’s ratification of the peace treat’. The document to be sign- ed by the King is printed on vellum and beautifuily bound in leather decorated in gold. ltor the first time in Great Britain’s h story, wafer seais will be used instead of the ponderous hanging seals airacied to former treaties. The document wiil be tied with ribbons in the coiours Hf tne various Royal orders such as the Orde : of the Bath. Sofia. Buigaria, Oet. 9th —M. Stamb - CHRISTIANSTED, V. L U.B. A., TUESDAY. 14tH OCTOBER 1919. .- diasky, leader of the Peasants anl Agra- rians, has been e trusted with the task of forming a Cabinet. The new Govt. is to be made up ot Agrarians anc Social- istel” ‘ London, Oct. 9:h. —The deinanl of the miners, backed and endorsed by the (zenerai Trades Union Corgross, for the nationalization ¢I British -coal mines, were laid before: the Prime Miister by representatives 9f the Parlia nentary Commission of the Trade Unina Uon zress, and of the Miners’ Feder ition to- day. or. Thonfas, Secretary of the National Union of Railwaym:@:n and leader of the recent strike, wa, called upon to head the#®deputation, wiich by presenting to the Prime Minisier tne e solution adopted at the Glisgonv Con- vention, pledging the Trade Ui ions to cooperate with t.ue Mipers’ 'eceration, compeliing the Govt. to accept nation- alization of mines, faces the Govt with an indugtrial erise= of no less imjortance than tnat brough. about by ‘he railway strike just ended. Mr. Lioyd Gecrge will be recalled announced, be ore ’a- llament adjourned that the sov :rnment would not accept. The wajocit report of the Coal Commission Tiader 3ir Jobn Sankey, reconmmeadiny shorser hours. higher wages ana reforams, the owner- ship system and suggested nat onaliza- tion, bt =said: that the Gov.rnment would lascitute some form of joint eon- trol of the industry. Mr. Smilli2, head of the Miners’ Federation, st:ted the case, or nationalizationp. Ee was sup- ported by Messrs., Hodgesand | rack of the Miners’ Federarion, gthe latte *, Presi- dent of South Wales N“finel's Fe leration and formerly Under Secretary fcr Home Affairs in the Asquith Cabinct. The pr ceedings of the Conference were pri- vate. Shouid the Prime Ministe reiter- ate his deecision gnd refusc tc accept nationalization asic is gssumed he will, a special Trades ‘Union Congress will be convened to decide upon tle form of action to be taken! by the m ners to compel acquiescence in . theiy 69“”"““‘15' The situation is comthented 1po.) specu- latively in the light of tae railway strike, opinions differing as to vhether the country may be called vpon to face another period of industrial tu:.coil, or whether the miners aill adopt less dras- tie tactics. Vienna, Oct. 9th.-- When the [lational Assembly of the Austrian .epublic meets next Tnesday the trea'y o. Peace between Austria and the Allicd Powers will be submitted for ratificaiion’¢ London, O: . 9th..—i'nhe Bouid c¢f frade No. 236. figures on toreign trade in September show, that import during the month in- creased by £50,629,000, as compared with August, and that exports increased by £26,348,000 for the same period. The increase in imports 1s far greater than that shown by the list for August when the increas> was £36,6562,000 while the figures are slighuly less favourable upon ©exports than in August. The principal lacreases in Lnports are shown in food stuffs £17,000,600. Wood £7,000.0060. Cotton £12,00.,000. Oils £6,000.000 Wool £5.000,000. Leathers £4,000,000. The principal increase in imports was in the category of marufactuged goods which increased by £16,000,000 of which increased exporis of eotton goodsy ac- counted for £1,750,000. The exports of coal show an increase of £3,000,000 over August. New York, Oct. 9th.— The Cup Com-: mitftee of the New York Yaeht Club which will meet next week o consider Mr. Themas Lipton’s latest challenge for the America’s Cup Race next Summer, will accept the challenge without doubt, according to a report current among vachtsmen here yesterday. Berlin, Oct, 9th.—Deputy Hugo Haase, Leader of the Independent Socialist Farty was wounded when epgtering the Reichstag yesterday. His assailant, a native ol Vienna, was arrested. L.ondou. Oect. 10th.—Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Weryss has resiened as First Sea lLord. Itis announced be will be succeeded by Admiral Lord Beatty, Com- mander of the Grand Fleet. Vice Ad- miral Wemyss was appointed First Sea Lcrd in succession to Admirai Sir John Jellicoe in December. Rome, Oct. 10th.—Plans so. the cele- bration of the return of peace have been fixed {for November 4th. London, Oct. 10th. The King today completgll Great Britain’s ratification of the German peace treaty. The document ratified by him has been despatched to Paris. London, Oct. 10th. - The British dele- vation to the International Labour Con- ference at Washingto , headed by Mr. N. Barnes, Minister without porttolio and labour representative in the Cabinet, will “sail for New York on the steamer “*Mauretania’’ on Oct. 15th. Mr. Hen- derson will sail on Oct. 20th, after takirg his seat in Parliament. £ondon, ct. 10th.—M. Padereweski, }"rer?ié%Of the Poiish Republic has arviv- ed in London for a econsultation with Mr., Zloyd George. He declined to make any statement as to his mission.