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ple of the Virgin Islands. The
charcer will provide that all earn
ings and profits must be expended
foz eeonomic rehabilitation of the
‘ Virgin Islanls The three trustees
will select the dirsctors for the
Virgin islands Company. The
three trustees will be: Secretary
of he Intervior lekes, Governor
Pearson, and a third to be desig
nated by Prezident Roosevelt.
You see how cheap we are. Some fig
ures are given because in rhe United
States you have what is called ‘‘dollar
men_.’’ But | want to ask if such men do
not get somerhing from the Government
otherwise? Each of the shares will be is
sued toone of a group of three trustees!
They w:ll not say the Governor of the
Virgin Islands and the Secretary of the
Interior, but Paul M. Pearson and Ha
rcld Ickes. Not one of us here of the
eighteen members of the Council is
deemed worthy of trust These people
are 10 hoid these things in trust for the
people of the Viruio islands, We cannot,
The three trustees will s-lect the diree
tors of the Virgin Islands Company and
your charter says who rhey are so you
need not expect that they are going 10
select them right awav. in this (speak
er nolding a paper in hand) they state -
what the objectives and the structure
are but will not state them in the bill.
4, The Virgin Islands Company, une
der such a charcer will be able to
borrow from the Federa!l Subsis
tence Homestead Corporaticn
money for (1) operating expenses
and (2) iestablishment of subsis
tence homes:eads in the three is
lanas. :
Establishmant of subsistenez home
ateads in the three islands. I woald like
to known why we cannot have a set up
of pur own? You know the reason why
gentlemen.
Let me read further:
1. No dividends will be paid to any
stockhelder; earned surplas will
be available for the following pur
poses:
(a) An attempt will be made to
devise an equitable profit-sharing
plan, for the benefit of all em
ployees, managers, and cane de
liverers.
That is not in che charter, They are
not bound to asingle tning.
{b) Crop loans to small holders.
As you gentlemen, know these are pro
vided for at present by our municipal
funds.
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(¢) Encouragament to tourist tra
vel tc the islands,
We should have all of these encourige
ments without giving away our rights.
(@) development of an educationnl
and cultural program, including
adult eduearion, pre-school educa
tion and vocational training.
Why. may [ ask, you want to create a
corporaiion to do thai? Do vou think the
President of ths (Jaitel Srates woaid
punish us for doing what we can? I
know it will be said thac | am a kieker.
I may be the only one opposing this
measure. It is said that [ lik> ‘o speak
big words to hear them, butl have a
little common sense and I know what
my country needs. ltis said that we
must help ourszlves and the United
States will help us, We have not been
able to help ourselves because of res
trictions. Take the Prohibiticn Aect,
what has happened? Contirental United
States citizens are free and we are not
beeause the Aet was forced on us by an
act of Congress. We have heard by ra
dio that the United States Seuate haa
passed the bill repealing the act in this
island, have we as legislators ask=d our
Governor 1o ask the President to sign
the bill? No! We have no official infor
mation about anyching, But you know
why,
I will read to you something I read in
a newspaper sometime ago:
““Washington, February 24— Yes
terday President Roosevelt an
nounced that he is going to name
immediately a committee compos
ed of seven men made up of na
* tives of the Virgin Islands and
officials of its government to di
rect the work of rehabilitation
which is to begin very s>on in the
Virgin lslands.
You hear that, the Natives and officials?
The paper continues:
**One of the plans of the Admin
istration to bring about the work
. of rehabilitation in these islands
is to revive in tnem the rum in
industry, and the C, W. A. will
dispose of funds right awav to
begin to finance the agriculture
and construct factory for the man
ufacture or liquor.
Gentlemen, that is in the public press
of the United States. Why then this
rush? Why ask us to tiea rope arouond
our neck? I have great confidence ir tha
President of the U. S. lam sure if our
case is put to him he will hear us. Hon
- orable gentlemen, 1 have here with me
a little pamphlet in which | come acrosa
a prayer |
F ranklin D. Rhosavelt is the answer
to the prayer of Josiah Holland:
“God give'us moan! A time like
this demands <troag minds, great
hearts, true faith, . and ready
hands:
Men whom the lust of office does
not Kill;
- Men whom the spoils of office
cannot buy,
Men who possess opinions and
a will;
Men who have honor, men who
wili no e :
Men who can stand before a de
magozue,
And damn his treacherous flatter
ies without winking
Tall m2n, sun-ccowazd, who live
above the fog
[o pubile daty, and in private
thinking;
For while tne rabble, with chair
thumbworn creeds,
Their large profe;sionsand thair
little deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Free
dom weeps,,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting
Jusiice sieeps!”’
Gentlemen, my colleagues, I ask you!
in the words of these lines, give us mea
Tne dlscussion is open. e
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otice
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Hospital Street is forbidden under
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