Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
RELIEF MISDIRECTED
CHARGES MADE BY PEOPLE OF
ST. VINCENT.
British Government Asked to Recall
Llewellyn-Volcano of Mount
Soufriere Active Again.

A dispatch from Kingston. St Vincent.
yesterday says: The public meeting held
here today to discuss alleged misgovernment
and maladministration of relief funds was
both enthusiastic and orderly. Thousands of
persons of all classes. including Carib In
dams and other sufferers from the recent
volcanic eruptions, were present. The Rev.
Newlands occupied the chair. The follow
ing resolutions, moved by the editor of the
Sentry, seconded by the Rev. Darrell and
supported by Conrad Simmons and others,
including laborers, unanimously car
ried:
Whereas by the eruption of May I, a
large area of cultivated land was devastat-
ed and thousands of people were rendered
homeless and destitute in condition, and
abundant supplies in kind and large sums
Of money were distributed, fully sufficient
to relieve the distress and re-establish the
industries of the colony. and
Whereas under the pretense of there being
no land available or obtainable at reaSona-
BILE rates, a large number of sufferers, after
the lapse of five months have not been pro-
vided with homes or lands, and the gov
ernor of the Windward Islands insists that
they shall emigrate to Jamaica under the
following threat, contained in a published
minute to the administrator of st. Vincent,
dated September "a: You should make
them clearly understand that If they refuse
this opportunity no more relief Will be given
them and
Whereas it is matter of public notorety
that. while many of these people have been
starving, large quantities of supplies con-
tributed by the American government for
relief have been gradually shipped from
the colonies, and other supplies lie rotting
In storerooms. and
Whereas Notwithstanding the governors
statement to the contrary, there are suita-
BILE lands available upon which to settle
the people, be It, therefore,
Resolved. That this meeting protests
against the compulsory emigration scheme
contained in the governors minute to the
administrator as a monStrous violation OF
the rights and liberties of these loyal sub
jectS Of King Edward, and as an tnequita-
BILE attempt to deprive them of their right
full share in help from the relief fund, there
by frustrating the intentions of the gener-
Gus contributors of this fund. This meeting
fatty contradcts the governors statement
in the meantime above referred to,
namely. that 1.-The government cannot find
homes for these people The government
is holding in trust for these people a very
large sum of money, sufficient not only to
acquire the lands necessary, but to assist
in restoring the industries of the colony;
and
Resolved That this meeting hereby calls
upon the imperial secretary of state for the
colonies Goseph Chamberlain to intervene
between these people and the obstinate,
cruel and arbitrary policy of the governor
of the islands, and to direct that the suffer-
ers be located in their own colony and
homes without further delay.
The meeting further appealed to the colo
NAL secretary to relieve Sir Robert Lie
wellyn of the government of this colony, to
send a commissioner to replace A. NJ. Ash
more, government secretary at Demerara,
and to appoint a competent administrator t.
deal direct with the imperial office.
Another dispatch from Kingston gives the
following details regarding the recent erup
tons of Mount Soufriere.
A terrific eruption of the Soufriere vol
1aS ioht ha
preceding day (Tuesday) earth tremors, APP
parently too slight to be considered i'm
portant, were experienced in the central
and northern parts of the island.
At s o'clock last night there were in
dubitable indications of an eruption.
Rambling noises were heard, they in
creased until o'clock, when the roaring
volcanic giant belched out its deadly con-
tents. This eruption was followed by
brief lull. Then, from 10 O'Clock until
o'clock this morning the upheaval contin-
ued.
The outbreak was accompanied by an in
cessant and confused cannonading. There
were incandescent clouds and sparkling mat
ter was elected. After O'Clock the disturb
ance gradually decreased, but the noise of
the boiling, caldron Is still audible in the
districts near the volcano.
Both craters of the Soufriere We're ap-
parently active; they have been steaming
all day long. Sand fell heavily everywhere
from 80 until 2:30 o'clock this morning
At southern points the sand is half an inch
deep, the depth gradually increased toward
the volcanic cone. where there were show
of large stones pebbles and cinderS
Kingston and other southern points of
the island have not been damaged. Re
ports from the Windward district are await
ed This eruption caused darkness at
Bridgetown, Island of Barbados, at 10
o'clock this morning. There was a fall of
volcanic dust there.
The sand elected during this eruption has
a stronger sulphurous odor that any pre-
o,ad ,ny-{S. oil
square foot of it weighs exactly one pound.
A dispatch from Basse-Terre, Island of
Guadeloupe, dated October Is, says Be
tween midnight and o'clock this morning
loud detonations were heard and giimmer-
ing lights were seen In the direction of tine
Island Of Martinique. There were two
earthquakes yesterday at Les Saintes
Islands, off the southern extremity of Qua
deloupe, and at Marie-Galante Islands,
south-southeast of Guadeloupe.