Show Tnl DANIS11 wUT lslari I A report woo lIhllh1 the other day and th On ronIPt1y contradicted flat the 1lIlted state hall bought threo West Indian Islands from Denmark Den-mark This Is I something that has been the subject of discussion for about th Fly V enrs without any conclusion lelng arrive at A couple of yearn ago n orropondt lOr a Iomlnnt I Danish journal 1111 Wnhlngton arld succeeded lit I Interesting 9M senators and on remn In tile mntt ter Ill out being In any WRY ulhorl1 to peak for the Danish government he gae It no his Iw that the Island In question SI Thomas St Croix and St John could be bought for a nomInal nom-Inal trice Senator Lodge prepared a measure looking to the cqulltton 01 this territory but falling to rccehe support to t any great extent the mesa ure did net puss there Is I no doubt that the Danish government would be willing to dispose or theme West Indian possexxionlit an their value to the country Is I comparatively compara-tively small To the United States onll they would U of considerable Value Am our navy II growing the need or convenient resting stations becomes note urgent It become ncnry toro to-ro I for port for the convenl wuww of our commercial Interests but It Is I not probable that the Islands In question ques-tion con 100 secured for n mere ong Old King Christian and his I edMsers hate a keen eyo to louln can and they know that the United Stales Is t not going go-ing to buy unless the Wanda nro really needed which means that n high price can bo Insisted on Probably the time for negotiations Is I now favorable England has hither In objected to the transfer hut she doelt BO no longer and the possible ohjec florin of other Iuopean government would not bo of any consequence The I purchase of tho Danish Islands would therefore undoubtedly ho considered awl a-wl > i > move at this time It would add strength to the naval poner of the Unit ell 1 Stated and Prevent unpleasant ink understandings that might ensue should tile Danish gOlOrnmcnt conclude to offer her Islands to some other Iu ropean power I |