What; t0 do With _ p the Virgin Islands? J

--- l Li" lCondenled from The North Amerl-l l can Review (oeumbu. .25) ".

ValcskaiiBari.

For (‘lKlll ,\‘l'il|‘s \\'i- liiirt- livi-ii- i‘ ‘llultllllg lllU-vlllilll islands. thought, ‘during the war to shin tiorniauy ;out o! a possible submarine base, it lseems not unreasonable that we ,_ ‘yshould now ask ourselves what we intend to do with them.

Our connection with tho Virgins ‘dates back to the Civil War. The blockade oi‘ the Southern ports lwonld have bevii vastly more effect- ive if the tiovernluent had had a jibase in the Caribbean. As soon as. _ ‘peace was declared, negotiations iwere opened tor the purchase ol the .islands; iiJanniai-k agreed; the is-. ‘landers voted almost unanimously tltbeir willingness to transfer their‘ ‘allegiance; but at tho last moment! Congress killed ratiﬁcation ol the

itreaty. Alter the Spanish War ne- Omrw gotiatious were again almost com-

, plated, but this time the Danish l “r8! Parliament rejoiced the treaty, ‘pres- l uinably because ol‘ (iernian inﬂir

" ‘""**" eucc. 'l‘lie building and possible

Y IN E . PA BSRCﬁ/‘SLE gEsgvEﬁNTs defense oi the tPilIlllIliiL Canal made A1- OTTAWA' MEE-nNGlthta acquisition oi the islands acou- slant subject. of discussion, but the. ll’i"i‘i\l\\'lit. iii-c. 2o.—.\ liui in clinching argument was the sink- 53*’ "EMU “W” "' “m3 "“ll'"""ll""_ lug 0i the Lusitania. With such 8 Ti . lroin April l last. for all ("kisses oi base u“ um ‘Hrglns’ German Bu,» i3,»

rlvil servants. 2L llllllllll‘? oi‘ amend" _ ins-nts to tlu- Hupl-riiniiuntlon Actfmarilwa “mud mm’ don” “nuunle l ’

and the vslithlisluni-iil oi‘ (‘lvll S: Will" lllllllallw lo our commerce. Ne- \i\'*‘ (‘lllllltill-‘h Wlll lvu asked oi‘ thi- zoiiutions were put through nulck- \\v" “fifrigimélluimtl"lkiaiiiyim t ly. For sovereignty we paid $25; (r . en tot upon u u con’ \ _ _ , ___ - _ . iK-rcncil hold hero Saturday, ruprv- ,00'000_ol $800 ‘m “UL ‘or land J scntative ui’ all branches oi the clv “with h" poacﬁlmw “mp0s” mm‘ '\,{. il service tlirouirhotit the Dominion. il-llli’ $30 H11 MY"- t-iilhed to iiniry tho demands of all lEvery 11love for the purchase 0f b"""‘~'l‘“~* "l um servlce- the Virgins has been in connection Phase ‘,"_"l“”““ Wm l") presmlm" with war, but. now that we have to l.lio (rUVQITlHlGYlL in the near mun. them we have taken no steps to _-_ develop them as a military outpost. St. Thomas is an niifortiiiod Oibral- _ \

By tar. But with the desire oi‘ tho

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American people to develop friendly t‘ . relations with Latin America, there "

...._.\_Y._ﬁ, is little llkOllll00tl that public IitJll- U

. r. n, k i... timent would permit any thrcativn- .

" y ' ‘u; lug fortiﬁcation; but until we give _

‘ " - evidence of other policy every ds- \ t

magogue in lLatin America can—~and .‘

does—polnt t0 Si. Thomas as an t‘;

outpost ol aggression.

Islands a more nuvul base. welizrtc, ' ) the alternatives oi‘ selling the‘ w _ islands to sonic other, power. ' l turning them louse, or of consider; A ‘as?’ Train: dgztrbtilvl: ygnoaug; lug and ailopliug a tfOllStl‘llLfll\'ti‘. t‘ ' ‘ ‘ policy which will make tlioni ev-

your coal supply to dwlndlo. , We can provide you wlth the very entnally regular members ol the wt’

host, at reasonable prlcel, and on miilmml Tllmlly-

qulck delivery. To avoid any more complications

"THE MAX|MUM 0F HEAT" than already exist. we wish no new

_ . ,\ Power to acquire territory lll tho

w n a Caribbean. Uii a peace-tluie basis ‘it! I I I no nation is anxious to acquire the f

' pm)"; 17g smaller islands oi’ the ‘Caribbenit;

as none of them are rf'\'t‘lll.lt."lil‘tl~l “r ____________w_______ ringing, llmr this reason to turn» _‘

*9‘**4§¢*\>t¢ ¢-40V+H4**¢¢' the Virgins lotisu» would nut ho an ‘n;

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.\i. the prcsr-ut. lllllt‘ tlic Viriilll, _

Islanders are citizens 0t thcl ‘f. islands only. ln the absence 0t al .4 stated principle as lo what. (‘ullHli-l ‘ 1

1 of turning thi-ni out, iutua friend-i \-\l 4

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less ivorlil. ' I t‘;

We use this adjective ad- l

t viudly’ 4 tutt-s lltness for a people to be " a z Sufferers from‘ Eyestrain I made a part. of the nation. wt may‘ NJ "ll! ha" P°"7°°* Vllh" HM reasonably assume that the stand‘

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Oftlﬂlllsm '5 islands. . As to disease the islands trould

Norma] gygg, i1, [g cgmpulcd l probably pass muster today. Alongl it‘, utilize about 20% o1 this i with other improvements we hovel it Nerve Energy. but when Eye- _'~ ltraln la present, q much [4 r hr W ‘ larger proponlon ls required. ‘ “ ' ' Hence detective eyes, through

entire human

The inotlve power o1 the apply ouch illanlhartls to the Virrrini \ it! Nerve Energy. ~

constructed TFSPFVOlTtl in provldea water utipply. so that; “f proper sanitation is now yiosslble

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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--or a Desk tor sweetheart. wile, Slster or

shades, silk

nr Gift Problem

mil? i‘ --0r a Lamp

A good Reading Lamp is a gift not only for one person but for the whole family and you them here In vase Myles with glans shades or parchment shades, at $3.25 to $16.00.

"l- ‘Fftitrsiaiions. n)

Why not a Table?

End Table, tor books, papers, etc.

w", ﬁnd is a real sensible Ides of a uloful

gilt and they are hero in a variety from $6.00 to $16.00.

and (itseusei: iuitisctl hi’ will" (Viki h‘ tauiinatltui can be controlled. Yell i ‘x

low lu-vor, tyhpoid and small pox‘ ,‘

their consumption of In ox- oesslve amount o! Nerve En- ergy mgy seriously nfleot the functioning of other organs of the body and produce ill health.

hiivi- been wiped out; malaria head‘ been reduced; and lltlt)it\\‘tll‘lllilllllh l l

merehre d° m‘ wwec‘ t“ ards of individuals who asic admit-y presence o’ any eye defect l lance to our shores. Suppose up; M; 3 Enamel Ware,

trachoina are rare. Aluminum Ware.

Brass Ware, in either hammered or polished styles,

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t HAVE YQUR EYEQ (Jriiiil- ‘exists In about. the saun- ¥ ExAn/HNED proportion aslii siiinll (wommunlties

‘ in the States. With ilrltish islands‘ i G‘ F. Hutchegon 1 within rowbont. distance, booths? Cut Gian. ~ 1. § l against white women are unknown. ¢o+o4+o<o+¢v+n+ooowowv A day in the police court is usually

nu airing of neighborhood muabhl- es ‘before a judge, usually dismiss- ed with a scolding all around‘. The administration et justice is hain-

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. pored by the fact that some oftln- Mark R. M uigan islanders are not unwilling to go to

, , ML where mod i, phmnui; and w pendence upon masters and n mas-

BARRIQTEF; GOLIOITOR: ETC‘ ill/Old “"5 mmltllcatlo“ m,“ are tertul government. ‘hionoganiy is MM‘! W |-°|" one" in~,m,,,,¢ wnhom a‘|_ernauye not an African tradition. and the

c""°'°" al°°k'cl‘"l°“"°wn'p'g‘l’M 1a" “enhance, and the Con" 1,, slaves were introduced into condi- té h _ My r- s 1n n", undlsmﬂed tions which did not tench it. liar-

t l 4 lal censuses ol former days show position 0t running accounts with 1 . DI‘. C- C. onendem. conecung m, ﬁnes h, 25 as high as 85 per cent. of illegitim-

(“ﬁnk °' N‘ Y' Pa" “'75:”. cent installments. "Y- Nlodllanl dHolh ' T tl 6 Pflotlcecllmltootlwttsgﬁi l‘: N9“ “if”?faintly,ﬁifggsxxfif? lslaiiliis Iliaiiz“ ngtyerdisciiloeiiialiigiili

ldThrout ~ ~1"‘ "°‘°" ' ’ ’

Tasting lye: and ltlpplyln ‘h...’ o?!“ Manda" we,‘ “rum-Me, u revenue to pay for their own ad- Oﬂloo, layer lulll I percentage much bet er than the mlnlslrllllml? "a 10!‘ lllvll‘ Hlllliwrl ‘Grout George ltftll m exmlha h, pom, mo‘, an“ next year Congress has voted $395»

o | ' "‘ ooo. ll eoHpun-O to 12.80. ‘ 1f” u’ 5‘ go years under American rule. M we are m hold

i “L I“ u m‘ we pom“ of mor-lllslunds in a form oi political de-

i ' d it ti t we must ra~ q “grab: ‘a: gong: cent M the Dendence until they can pass the '- ~ ‘H M" m’ or African descent, tests oi’ admittance. what type ol 5 ‘m control shall we exercise? At the

the Virgin

" ‘H a ‘ - "' A’ m‘ ‘HAL’ H‘ F‘ mmu‘ “"1 i“ "mph" “Mary m’ m present time they are governed by

l». - ~ um t» um

. - ll tmmlmzza‘; ‘;;':'g°"ud".'d; a hunt olicsi- assigned by the Pre-

lportlng. will be no quick and easy lltask. However, it‘ we can give nio- tlney outright each year, we can al- tord scientiﬁcally planned invest-

siiit-nt I0 HUI. as Governor. who hnsmiil- "Elm Inude that American cor- ‘iilse a stall ot naval oillcers. Legls- POPMJOYIB were unduly interested: ‘lump functions n", m u“, hands hut all the land and concessions are lot the Colonial councils, the ninlor-,‘l“'i""1 ill)’ Dull" 01‘ Vlfttill lHlBnde-rs lty (iltbfltill by the islanders, and aiilllll VlFl-llﬂlly’ llw Only Americans "mill"-

iulnority-ailso lH1I-ln(l€l'll——~ﬂ|)puh|[(gd on the islands are thn oﬁlcials, the! Dﬂllmalli llllﬂwﬁll U18 lﬂlﬂllds l0 by tlu- Governor. ‘The judiciary detachments oi‘ Marines and the ""1 (“W113 b“! Delllﬂl-lfk WM! B unrelated by the lPrliaitlenl. orINBVY people at the Navy Yard. The “"1811 “MIMI? with little money to (Rivet-nor. are qualiﬁed laW-‘Dilllﬁli complain that we are not "Wﬁll- W9 hi!" ill"! lﬂlﬂlldﬂhow. yers and not. naval cillict-rslpaternslistli: enough. but many Am- will! n" ﬁllllllvt? 0i BelllllK Pld 0f H(1\\'l‘\'t'l', assignment. 1n dntyzorlcans would consider that the them and excellent. reasons for cou- ln the Virgin Ilslauds is for a-lreo mean-n], “mwnmy, hqspita] tlnuing to hold this strategic posi- period 0t not more than two yearslund dental services. the long lists llvll- will! lllﬂllly 0! B10110? i0 lu~ and much 0t the eight years during cl‘ pensions given to islanders. V951 l" leglllmllle dBVQlODmBHI. and which we have owned the lslandsdhe xitt 0t’ water and sewer systems svervthlns l0 Bﬂln in prestlse and has been spentineducnllng thesixand the general extensionotschool frleﬂllllnelﬂ Will! Lil-ll! Amﬁrlctmlf Governors who have occupied that and public works at. Federal ex- W8 6M1 dﬁmlmilrllﬂ 0m‘ intelli- position. 94mm, ware possum» m0 Datum“. gence and sincerity in handling the The Virgin islands are probably lstic. Drvblﬂm- the only territory which we have To make the Virgin islands. and occupied where the l0¢llll‘iuu has tho islanders individually, selt-sup-mn,“ “m,” “I “n”. “n,

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