| Show vy THE CANALS CANAL I lay Considered Well Before Agree AgreeIng lag Ing to 10 S Y runs film lie Ill iid fur for II fly that thUI to 10 VIrtual No York Fell Feb iA special to the herald train from says saysA A of oC tI the e foreign relations committee ot of the tho Senat Is authority for tor the tho statement that views with ret ref reference to the to the Danish Indies have been beell ex cx changed chanced between the United States and Denmark Negotiations are also In fOr lie tho cession ot of Is Island Island land of at the Galapagos group to o this government I Uy ihy the acquisition or of these Islands and the tho possession or of Puerto lUco and the Hawaiian islands Island the United States will practically control the approaches ot of the proposed Nicaraguan canal There Is authority for tor the statement that Secretary Hay before agreeing to the prohibiting the tue ulab ot of at the nat nal ot of the canal carefully considered tile the possessions ot of the ho United States In Inthe intIle tIle the immediate vicInIty and that In III Initiating negotiations with Ecuador for tor Chatham Island and for tur the ho Danish West est Indies he was actuated by Ii a desire to secure sites for tor naval stations which would cOntrol the approaches to the canal With the Islands now lucid held and those boing negotiated for tor administration ot of heists are satisfIed no will exist as to the tho United States corn com and protecting the tho canal The nr are cr cry loath to discuss the matter while refusing to admIt that negotiations were jn In progress with Denmark It was state stated that the tho ruin ister at Quito was WAI conferring with l relatIve to the acquisition ot of the island ot of Chat Chatham ham or the rIght establish to a 11 coaling station thereon No doubt Is expressed ed that the Unit United United ed States will be ohio nisle to lI seure Cure the con content lent ot of both Denmark and Ecuador to the acquisition or of the Islands It seeks Reek II but It Is understood that thIs government Is not hurrying the lie |
