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ST. CROIX STATION.

Oh. OICOlA OlAiiON.
Boston, May 29th. The Cornell Var
sity eight defeated the Harvard crew
by three and a half lengths. in a mile
and seveneights race on Charles River
yesterday. Cornell's time in the Varsity
race was $40 Harvard 10.1.
Delpzig, May Goth Captain Mueller.
the second German Officer to be placed
on trial, charged with criminal acts
during the, war, was today sentenced
to six months imprisonment, He was
tried on the charges of having prac-
ticed cruelties on prisoners at the FIavy
lie Martel Prison Camp in the Aisne
Department Of France. The state pro-
secutors, declaring that Mueller was
to blame for kicking and striking pri-
soners and for compelling sick prison
ers to work, asked for a sentence of
fifteen months ordinary Imprisonment.
On the other hand, Mueller's Counsel
pleaded that six months confinement
in a fortress would be ample punish
ment.
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Christiansted, June 2, 1921

Editor "St. CroiG AVls. -
After reading the communication in
your issue of today, my "risibles" Fr BAD
ened instead of dropped" for more than
one reason: |. Through noting the fact
that the rector Of st. Johns Church is
writing in the Avis after all, despite the
confident boasting of certain bigots who
have declared that he never would stoOp
to enter a discussion in the newspapers
fhis alone shows how little they know; |
can see no reason why a minister of the
gospel should be averse to writing in the
papers, if he knows what he is writing
about. 2. At the old time-worn eocle-
s~iastical hobby of ascribing new mean
ings to words in order to justify their
misapplication. 3. But Why take up
time with this. feature of the case ?
These days are too full of other duties
to admit of much else than coming to the
point right now. Revd. PiQott in his
letter states that correspondence has
arisen out of Il letter that sho20ed one
'Enouirer' to be igno ant of the ordinary
meonlWos of the terms pontf and pomtl-
fcnL." Now is that really the case ?
The evidence before US discloses hat
at least two readers had their curl
osity aroused by the use of the term
''pontidcal'', and also found the same
meaning of the word, while a third
found a meaning different to that or
what the rector now advances. Truly
then these must be the ordinary mean
inq and not what is alleged to be given
by Webster's New international Die :
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tionary. a work of which there are
probably but a couple copies on
the island, and these not within easy
reach of the congregation of St. Johns
which IS made up of a very varied COL
lection of intellectually, and for whose
information and guidance it must be as
sumed the advertisement was published
at the time. 1t is safe to believe that
nineteen persons in every twenty in the
congregation would either draw the same
conclusion as Enquirer and others. or
not know the meaning at all. We are
few of US masters of the English Ian
guage and still fewer of US are pecuni-
arlly able to own, much less to be
cashiering our dictionaries as often as
the Anglican Church changes it's cere-
monials and thereby occasions a revision
of definitions of certain terms. Let US
be fair and square in this matter. The
rector may be correct In his position as
backed up by the Webster's New Inter
national Dictionary, but the ordinary
layman is equally right in drawing his
conclusions according to the general
and accepted meaning of the word.
Otherwise, the dictionaries we consulted
are wrong, and the rector is silent as
to whether the w. n. !. D. does not also
give ClS lnCdLIuS dS pertaining u the
Pope. Why?dif the very dictionary to
whichhe refers gives two or more mean
ings, how can he prove a man wrong for
accepting one of those meanings, and that
the apparently applicable one! How
ever. if the rector had stated his position
at first, oil would. have been thrown on
the troubled waters. 1t should be borne
in mind that not because scores accept
and believe b'indIy. are others prohibit
ed from Investigating, nor does %investi-
cation necessarily infer lack of sincerity
of motive.
AN AMUSED ONLOOKER.
, 1921-06-03

the week end. The Miners and Own
ers have been given to understand that
the Govt has said it's last word to them
namely, that they must either agree, or
submit their dispute to compulsory, ar
bltratlon. The proposals of the Govt.
IN short according to a report of the pro-
ceedings at the last Govt. conference in
clude both temporary and permanent set
tiement ofthe dispute. The Govts. propo-
sal is that during a temporary period
wages will be scaled down gradually to an
economic level by the aid of the Govts
grant of 910, O0O. 900 and the owners
profits will be used to assist in breaking
the fall. The permanent settlement is
to be one of three forms of arbitration
viz. A National wage Board or Tribunal.
OF three, or a single arbitrator. The
terms of reference are virtually ready,
and exclude the raising of the question
of q pool of wages. The Govts proposals
will now go before the district meetings
Of the miners union for discussion and
the mems vote will be considered by the
executive on Friday. The Owners met
on Wednesday.
Oppeln, May Both. The first battalion
Of the Black Watch arrived here today
and was met by hundreds of children,
WIN llcW31OWSIS dI CuG DII(ISIl SUlulGTS.
They broke into the marching squads,
trying to hold the soldiers hands, and
shouting g~leefully as the ~baspipes
screeched the music on the march The
residents lined the pavements smiling
and the men DOTTED their hats as the kill
ted troops passed. The Scothmen we're
pleased at the reception and patted the
chiIdrens heads, and exchanged greet
ings with the crowd. The German po-
lice stood 9t rigid salute until the whole
column was by, then went laughing about
their duties. The expression was repeat
eddy heard from the GRO Nds the Poles
now have something to reckon with,
The Italians appear eager to cooperate
with the British driving out the insur-
gents. They have heard that this was
the plan. Az Italian officer remarked
It is high time they let US loose on these
fellows. The Black Watch will be
quartered here until the remainder of
the British forces arrive. 1t is said they
will then be ready to take the field with
in a week.
St. Cloud. May Both. 1.-The defeat of
Mrs. Mallory. United States Wamen Ten
mis- Champion, and, W. Tilden of Phila
delphia, worlds grass court champion by
Miss Holman and J.T. Bdines of England
in the mixed doubles OF the worlds hard
championship here today, completed a
disastrous day for the United States
team members.
, 1921-06-03

(CamegGta) remarked: Mr.. Chairman
anew, it is not right to bind them by the
decision of the other 8 members,
(TO be cOmtinUed.)
, 1921-06-03
LOCAL.

The circus company gave its last show
last night. The tent was crowded and
the performances were Of the usual high
order.
The Christiansted 7 eatre also was a
place of attraction last night and al
though the attendance was not all that
could have been desired many passed a
very pleasant evening there.
A rather, shocking accident is reported
as having occurred yesterday On the
Centre Line somewhere west of Kings
Hill, as a result Of a collision between
one of the trucks of the St. Croix Sugar
Factory and an ordinary muIe-cart, the
driver of the latter sustaining fractures
of a leg and an arm. and other injur-
les considered grave. The disabled man
was brought to the Hospital here.
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PRICE REDUCTIONS.

1t is agreed by economic authorl-
ties that wholesale prices have de-
clined about 40 per cent from thc
high level Of year and q half ago.
Some put it almost as high as 80 per
cent. but the lower figure will do for
practical purposes. il it is recognized
as safe minimum.
How do retail prices correspond? y
group of men representing important
retail interests were recently in con-
ference in Washington. together with
government officials. They concluded
that although it would be unfair t.
charge that retailers in general We're
trying to maintain cXorbitunt prices.
there were some retailers in every
community who refused to let con-
suners haze the benefit Of the pre-
seductions which the. themselves ca
loved. and that such 'l,2is:,s We're m
1uent;ai in re.ar.;ire, i,i;ce reductions
IN general.
That conference cid not al::e@ Oh
he precise extent o: difference be
tween wholesale and rotait reductions.
II appears. however. from the latest
available data. that retail prices
throughout Ia" country haze fa;ien,
on ;,n average. from II 10 - p"r
cent. # the higher f%'1" is accept
ed, 1t fellows that prices to Tie u!fi-
mate consumer hav~ stiil 'alien ro'
more ,han haIl. aud p,oI'a i. less
tban hal; Us iatteil IS vhe'l''s;':'
prizes
Tie law of ooltpetifi"n will doubt
less even things III, eventually. II al
WAS docs. in the long run. E'it it
should be recognized that in the
meantime the profiteerinS minority
are playing {. game whicil delays the
general read juStn"u; winch is un-
fair to the public and unfair to their
own class. ana which IS likely t" i'c-
act to their own injury
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Of the spenders will regret it. Nor
need Americans lament all the ad-
ditional millions that their conlpat-
riots will scatter over Europe this
summer. Our people can spare the
money. and Europe can make good
use of it. And however foreign prices
may be. the tourists, if they are as
intelligent as the American average,
will get the worth Of their money.
Generally speaking, there is no
expenditure that pays better than
travel-always provided. as suggest
ed above, that the traveller is intelli-
gent and capable o; fearning from
fresh experience. New environments
shake up the mind and make it re-
ceptive to ideas that would have been
scorned or ignored at home. Con-
tact with different types of people.
different ways of living. different
atmospheres. afford ground for fruit
full contrast and comparison. One
week in England or France or Italy
will give an observing visitor a bet
ter understanding Of the real nature
Of. that country and its people than
he could gain by a year of reading.
Americans are getting to be the
greatest of travellers. and that is we'll
Of all the great nations they need
travelling most, because or their COM
parative isolation.
Anything which promotes travel. at
home or abroad, is to be commended
At present, perhaps, European travel
is especially desirable.
One might go so far as to say that
if the war debts the allies owe this
country cannot be repaid In any 9TH
er way. payment might be taken
profitably in the form of travel tours
for the nation. Those Il billions or
more would provide a European tour
for one representative of every fam.
lily in America.
1t will never be done; OF course.
But it might not be so foolish as it
sounds. Think what it would mean
for one adult person in every Ameri-
can family to have a long sea voyage
and a tour through tie most historic
portions of the Old World, and re-
turn a better American than ever.
but with knowledge and sympathies
broadened.
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------
INTELLIGENT CRIMINALS.

DIR. Herman NJ. Adler. an author
ity on practical psychology says that
convicts in pcnitcntiaries show
higher average OF intelligence than
the general population. He bases
his statenlent on the tests lnadc il:
,,ccrui;irg le draft army, which cS-
ablished tue nornal standard Of in
telligence. and on subsequent tests
made in The Illinois state pen;.entiail-y-
The conclusions 4" says. were con
irn1cd by examination Of other Sc
.ectcd groups.
This is contrary 30 the present ac-
;, has often been declared in recent
ears. by crinino'oSistS and 3ocia!
.nvest;:satcrs;. ,h;tt th. average cri:n-
nal va. nf q much lower nenta'
,yps. than The average iaw-ahi'ins;
..tizcn 1t has been, argued accord
.ngly that most Of Tic people in oui
ails. warehouses; ard pcnitentiaries
ire there not because they are in
lrinsically more wicked than the rest
but because they are more stupid. Ac-
,orflinGly. the old. traditional notion
If criminal rs d 'n,aster mind
has lost standing. Must that tra-
,iiton row be revived?
Before passing judgment Oh th'
question. it would be- we'll to kno"
the precise nature Of ihc tests used.
presumably they d"ai only with the
intellect. and do not concern thcm-
selves with. those other big division:
If mind. the feelings and the Will
intellect by itself is colorless. 1t Is
feeling and will that give human
being character. personality. indlvid-
uality. They involve the emotions ana
| morals. How would the criminals
size up in these respects?
It has to be recognized that per
! son may have an acute intellect and
yet be an emotional or moral idiot
Common observation of criminals
shows that as a class they lack self
control. Their moral perceptions are
| dull. and they yield easily to any
! emotional whim. That is why they
are dangerous. And if they are
above normal in intelligence. while
they are subnormal and nearer to
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EVERY TREE HELPS.

Forestry Week, May 22g&. was
appropriately opened by Senator Nc
Cormick of illinois, who introduced
in the senate bill providing for fed
eral cooperation with the states IN
forest preservation and the study of
,he timber industry. The measure
is not unlike one introduced last
ear, but covers more ground, in
Guiding the movement for planting
memorial trees along the highways
in honor of these who served in the
war.
Every move which promotes for
-stry work in the United States is
good move. The only danger is that
as the projects gain in immensely in
dividual interest and sense Of respon-
ibility may wanc This would be un-
fortunate.
Every troe that is planted, wheth-
er ii is the one by the doorstep or the
little cottage or one Of a great fores'
area. helps 1t is just as important
o the good of the individual and the
ife of the nation that the woodlot
on the farm lie studied with view
20 its preservation and improvement
&c that Gonna pre3t national forest be
so treated. 1t is only when everybody
.ulls and they all pull together that
4 maximum result can ue obtained in
a r,,t l,iDtr
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THE DESCENDING RENT.

During tie past few years the man
looking for house or an apartment
to rent frequently was forced to Of
fer a bonus. Today rent concessions
are being ofere1 in almost all of the
big cities as Inducements to people to
rent vaeaat property. The grinding
mills have caught the rent profiteer
at last.
1t is true that the concessions and
the more numerous vacancies are
usually, noted in hish-priced proper
ty but it means that the whole
renting outlook is clearing. As tn.
expensive places remain vacant Il
ss.;se of Inducements. their rental:
Will b eforced down to figures more in
keeping with normal values. This il.
turn will react upon all rents. 1t vii
take time. but it is coming.
The danger is that with the renta
problem easier. the home building
impulse may receive a check. This
would be a great pity. Home owner
ship in town or country is just as de-
sirable now as it has ever teen. The
lessons learned in the year Of inf1a
ton were too valuable to be cas-
aside. High rents came hard, but
they got paid somehow. Happy the
renter who. remembering this as h
moves into cheaper quarters or has
his rent reduced, starts a home
building fund with the difference be-
tween the old rent and the new, OF
who, if his income also has been re-
ducetl. saves such a percentage OF
tile difference as can possibly be
squeezed out
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EsfIGRATIoN THEORIES AND
FACTS.

OF course, if America wants to be
the. dumping ground for all the scum
of Europe: why then, that IS what. it
wants. and immigration-exclus
laws are not But isn't it true that
Americans generally do not quite
pealize what the recent flood of inn
migration means? The views of
those whose minds are fixed on
theory rather than on facts are ad-
mirably typi1ed by the statement of
a, former member of the federal re-
serve board, quoted in a recent mag
azine:
The strongest and best man ma
terial Of Europe comes here, for it
takes a strong heart ana an ambit-
ioas character to tear itself up by the
roots. leave home family and f.iends
and travel, usually mid all the un-
pIeasantness of third class, to the un-
certainty Of new life in a new
land
The writer of the article comments
on this as follows, and it is his com
ment based On actual facts gained by
months Of study of conditions from
the source to the mouth Of this tur-
BID stream, that is worth noting by
the American who has had no op-
portunity to see the thing as it is:
This is one Of the old sentinlen-
falist views of immigration; and 1T is
emphatically not true today.
The emigrants who are passing
through the Northern European ports
Of embarkation are. so far as the
great majority of them are concern.
ed. the weakest and poorest man ma
teria1 OF Europe. They are the de-
feated.@ the incompetent and unsuc-
cesanl 1.-The very Lowest layer of Eu-
ropean: society. They are usually
pauperB by circumstance and too
often parasites by training and in.
clination. They are expedited out Of
their countries by governments that
do not want them, and they usually
travel on money they have begged
or demanded from America"
Do we really need that kind? Isn't
it far better to check immigration
squarely and frankly for a while un-
til we digest and assimilate the for.
e:gn born population already here?
Fortunately the emergency restric-
ton bill has been passed by congress
and signed by the president. If it is
to; be criticised. it is mairiy on the
ground that it is not severe enough.
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MOTHERS.

mo one would wish to see a moth.
.er sent to jail for merely helping hel
sons. guilty as they We're" said Judge
Dickinson. pronouncing sentence on
Mrs Bersdou.
+ Possibly he is right, in sentimen-
tai way. hough. If sons are engaged
IN crime, and the mother helps them
n the commission of this crime, is she
not equally guilty? Can maternal
instinct safely be allowed to serve a,
an excuse? Would not an extension
-of this point Of view appear To jasti.
>fy that lack Of proper maternal dis
cipline which is often a precursor o.:
,crime?.
To a. good many mothers in tti
country such motherhood as tha'
displayed by few examples reccntl.
made notorious is in itself nothing
short of criminal. Is it not morall,
criminal for mother to give hel
children the indulgence which lead:
o vice and cowardice rather than tn:
discipline which leads to self-contro;
and good citizenship? If sternness is
needed, then it is the mothers par
to be stern. Indulgence and laxit.
t., =,
weak. True kindness is that which
develops the chiid's powers for good
In contrast to the mothers who
have labored 50 hard to defeat tbs
aw in the case Of criminal sons
.omes this refreshing item:
A daughter was arrested to stand
trial for the murder of her husbant'
The parents have refused TO lend
financial aid. The say:
"We have hoped and believed all
along chat our daughter is innocent
# she is guilty. not all the money
we have and could raise would eveI
save her. and if She is guilty Of al
that is charged against her. she
should be punished. This is hard fol
4 mother to say. but am sure our
decision must be the right one"
This is worthy of respect. 1t has
the sound of coming from a mother
who has done her best by her chill
dren, believing that with training
once given. they must stand on their
own merits or fall by their own de-
merits. It harlls back to the dictunl
Of Socrates.
Better it is that a man suffer
evil. better If is for him TO be pun
ished than not to be punished"
The mothers who stand by thi
principle arc the ones whose childre,
are the backbone or the nation. The
others, fortunately. are few.
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Law AND ORDER IN POLAND.

The Poles have been coming t.
their senses and realizing that what
ever the provocation may have been
they made a serious mistake in in.
vading Silesia. The Polish govern
ment recognized that from tn,
first, and gave no cc:ntenance to tn,
invasion. The irregular troops ano
the populace that supported them
are beginning to awake to the rcali-
ties OF the situation.
The allies. particularly the British
government, have been somewhat
dietatorial to I'o,aud, but the allies
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have right to be. Without them
there would be no Poland. 1t vas
they who won Polish freedom. and
set up this modern state OF Poland
under the treaty of Versailles at
ranging to give it all the territories
long ago seized by Russia. Germany
and Austria. which were demon
strably Polish in population. That
same treaty which gave Poland It's
existence provided the means 10y
which its territorial disputes should
be decided. and the allies have been
working out the decision accordingly.
They have been irritatinsiy slow
but it is not evident that they have
been. or have meant to be. unjust
The pIebiscite in Upper Silesia has
been held. and the allied commission
has yet to render its tina! award
based on that plebiscite. Meanwhile
the QISpltlcN ei HNttliS' ~ANA A-'0,'A
nor Polish 1t is held by the a.lleS
as trustees. and theirs IS the sole a'l-
thority there. he Poles, by invading
and selling territory they desired.
have not only di>rcgardcd local rights
and desires but have fou:ed the ali
fhority of the nations that gave them
ali the sovereignty they possess.
Poland is useful to the allies as a
5ulwarl1 against Bol"hcvjsm. but the
allies could get along without Po-
land q sreat deal better than Poland
could get along without the allies.
Growing appreciate OF that fact is
changing the POLISH attitude. The al
lies must insist on their authority
being respected, for Polands own
sake as much as for their own pres
:ige. Only by such a strict enforce
ment OF law and justice as Lloyd
George has insisted on can there be
any hope Of pacityins and stahiliz-
ing Europe.
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Flags Harding's Action

Washington, May 24.-Further ref
erence to the report that President
Harding had offered the chairman
ship of the Shipping Board to James
a. Farrell, president OF the United
States steel Corporation, was made
in the House today by Representative
Davis. Democratic member of the
Merchant Marine committee.
CriticizinG the action e the Pres
iden; in holding up Shipping Board
appointments while waitlng to hear
whether Nj. Farrell would accept"
Nr. Davis declared tnsve was no
question as to Mr.. FaTreFs ability
we all concede that he said. we
know he has been ver;- successful
man. but will he devote all OF his
sTeat talent to the pubic good?H Mr..
;'arre!l is president ct the Unitel
States Steel corporation. which if
am given time, l shall show by tie
highest authorities 10 be the greatest
monopolv and trust in this country,
and tine one OF all others that IS do
ing most To r@tard readjustment and
to hold prices up to an artifcia;
levcl
Quoting the recent report of the
federal trade commissioH respecting
steal prices. Mr Davis declared the
commission brought a very strong IN
dictmcut against the steel corpora
1ion charging it is unjustly and ul2-
lawfully holding up prices OF commo-
citics
Mr.. Davis said il had been author
italivcly given out 1t the White
House that IN" president had definite
| Is decided to appoint either Mr.. Far
rel or r. y & smith. OF New York.
as chair1nan Of the board. and that
III had been further stated in suo-
stance thai the president had d"cii
ed on other members and that the
full board would hc announced as
soon as HI" selection Q a chairman
had been definitely scttl, il.