Show I I u. u S. S ASSURED OF I GETTING ISLANDS Sale o of Danish Danis West Indies Ratified by Both Branches o of Danish Parliament Copenhagen Dec 21 21 Both Both houses I or of the Danish parliament now have ha approved the sale of oC the Danish West cst Indies to the United States The Thc or upper house voted favor favorably fa- fa vor vor bl ably upon the proposition toda today 40 0 to 19 The bill for ratification of or the treat treaty providing ln for the sale salo was adopted b by the yesterday Washington Dec 21 Approval l Approval b by Denmark's parliament of or the treaty treat b by whIch the United States will tell ac ac- the Danish West cst Indies opens the tho way for tor a prompt exchange of or rat rat- between the two gov governments govern govern- rn- rn ments meats and consummation of 01 negotiations that have ha been In progress intermittently in intermIttently in- in since tho the civil cl war The United States Senate already hasen has given phen ph Its en approval and as soon oon as the formal exchanges have ha taken place the lie administration will press measures measure in Congress Congress appropriating the purchase price and providing for the institution of or an American territorial government so on the islands I American naval na strategists for years tS have havo regarded posse possession slon of or this little I archipelago lying fifty miles tulles east of ot Porto Rico a as absolutely necessary to prevent pre an any European power from ac nc- nc quiring It and moreover to establish I there a great naval base and coaling station slat for far the the- United States State fleet Commercially the islands are regarded as of f comparatively little value alue There I I I 1 arc are three thre e of or them St St. Thomas St St. Johr I and St. St CroIx and m on their 14 square i miles live some people nine nine- tenths of or whom are negroes employee on sugarcane plantations |