THE VIRGINIA ISLANDS.
AMERICA'S BURDEN. ■■■•)■■ ' - -• (CITCTim PRESS ASSOCIATION—BT SLXOTSIO TBLBOBAPH— COPTOUGHT.) ; (Received March 27th, 7 p.m.) NEW YORK,. March 27. , Aboard the U.S.S. Arizona at sea the President, Mr Hoover, in a statement to the correspondents- accompanying him on his' ten "days' tour to American possessions in the Caribbean Sea, virtually expressed despair over the question of reviving the Virginia .'lslands economically. He said: "From every point of view except remote naval contingencies 'it is i unfortunate that the United States ever i acquired them, since thereby they had i acquired a poorhouse comprising ninety j per cent, of the population. The United I States, however, has no intention of abandoning the islands, despite. the heavy expenditures necessary to aid the population."
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 15
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