The Virgin islands of the United States of America; historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources . ents Proclamation to the People,and the pronouncing of the Benediction by the Protest-ant Bishop Collymore of Porto Rico, brought the greatceremony to a close. Thus passed into history a notable event. OUR NEW FLAG St. Thomas is now an American colony. Thus this Farewell and Welcome. It became so by the ceremony of Saturday. And itwill continue so until some power stronger than theforce represented by a nation comprising a hundredmillion and possessed of unt
The Virgin islands of the United States of America; historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources . ents Proclamation to the People,and the pronouncing of the Benediction by the Protest-ant Bishop Collymore of Porto Rico, brought the greatceremony to a close. Thus passed into history a notable event. OUR NEW FLAG St. Thomas is now an American colony. Thus this Farewell and Welcome. It became so by the ceremony of Saturday. And itwill continue so until some power stronger than theforce represented by a nation comprising a hundredmillion and possessed of untold resources can wrest itfrom its proud possessor. Henceforth we shall all be most loyal citizens of thegreat American Republic, with the privileges and dutiesthat bind our fellow nationals to the defence of theConstitution. That is the natural consequence of the transfer,and the foundation upon which all other advantagesrest. We are living in stirring times—the most momentousever known, a time when the long pent-up forces of un-rest are surging forth in threateningly irresistiblewaves that aim at the eventual democratization of. Ascent of Old Glory Photo by H. Hassell
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