New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-15
SUFFERING BARBADOES
RRrTIsH INDIFFERENCE AND THE
SUGAR KING" PRODUCE DEsoLATION.
,cr,rrs ARANpoxED AND PLANTERS REDUCED
TO EANKRIPT~V-AN APPEAL TO FRAME
AND GERMANY TO BE MADE MANY

,,cr ,rrs ARANpoSED AND PLANTERS REDUCED
To rANKR1PTry- APPEAL TO FRANCE
AND GERMANY TO BE MADE-MANy
WOULD coIONIzE ELSEWHERE
Rarbadoes. June 14-Advices from Antigua.
Barbuda and St Kits bear intelligence OF sew
eral severe earthquakes experienced In those ISL
ands from the 2Dth to the oath ult In BarDuda
considerable damage was done. The walls Of the
schoolhouse. church and Great House were sha'-
tered At Antigua several buildings were de-
molished. A panic among the innepltah's mas
followed the earthquake Many are preparing 10
leave the islands.
II Is the general opinion that the colony is enter
ing upon the more critical stage Of trade s'agna-
ton and distress. and what the outcome OF t"eSe
may be II is difficult to determine.
The Government Of Barbados appears to be
alive To the importance OF the situation and has
taken the initiatory steps for assisting immigfa-
ton. and has dispatched commissioners 70 Inspect
several OF the neighborng colonies in connection
with a Government scheme OF colonization
- Adyices from ST. Lucia and Trinidad report the
ahandonment Of large number Of estates in these
colonies formerly manufacturing muscoVado
sugar
At Antigua. Dominica ST. kits. 81. Vincent ana
generally throughout the islands Of the Greater
and Lesser Antilles the same unsatisfactory state
Of affairs exists.
In Barbados the sugar crop which Is belhs
reaped, is far below the average yield some 81
the plantations producing less than haii the re-
turn obtained in former years The result Il Una,
a large number Of estates are In the hahHs 'i III"
Onicial Assignee. in Chancery, ana the hummer -
being daily increased. 4 short crop was all 'ha'
was required TO give the dcathblow t. many
whose sole interests were wound W in the sugar
trade
The outlook is indeed gloomy. The colony Is
overpopulated. money Is scarce and the numo'r
Of unemployed alarmingly great. Asricu''u'a Al
laborers are being engaged al ~ cents anu
women at - cents per day. Thousands OF oo'"
sexes are unable to find employment at even
these rates. 49,
In some Of the islan's public meetings nave
been held and the situation discussed l.'solu-
tons have been adopted for TRANSMISSION !" ,nc
Right Hon Secretary Of state Tor the 'ol"ni'S
calling attention 10 the imminent ruin OF the
sugar industry in the British West Indies ana
praying for the Intervention 81 me i"'P'''''
Government to avert the impending rum.
The Secretary Of state for the colonies mas
been asked to approach France and Germany
with a view to their Withdrawing their system
of bountcs To the growers Of the beat sugar.
and falling In this. that the British Govern
ment impose duty upon all sugars iinporled
into England from bountv-fed countries Inc
petitioners nave pOlHl'u ou' Nih' Wv
| in the British West Indies were driven out ~
the English markets. being unable to compete
! with the bounty-fed sugars and the heavy
| charges for frciehts etc, 10 Ehgiahn az COM
! rar.d with those 10 the United States. that In
| the latter's markets. since the formation OF the
| American Sugar Trust they have been com
PEELED to deal with one cus'omcr-ah eIra , on
at that-and are forced e accept the prices Of
fcred by that customer
II the British West Indian Islands are to re-
tain even a vestige Of the prestige they former
! IL enioyed as sugar producing colonies OF Eng
land. something practical must be done without
delay.