| Show I 1111 J The rite of cit the e Danish i VW Sq Indies appears to be 15 IJ about t accomplished noV n w Tho Tite treaty of Jon has lies been signed by i hay Ilay 11 for tor or this country and nud Drun for tor Den Pell Denmark mark ill lly that treaty tr t transfers her sovereignty over the Island at t Thorn Thornas as AI lit Ht t John anti It Croix to title his coun country try In III consideration of or bout about four tour million dollars dollar which Is ha I not nol tar far front from half haM last lew than the price asked kc thirty yedra toso when hen seward negotiated tad for tor or the thit little group roup ot t III hI Islands ands The rhe signing of ot the treaty does 1101 not template this transaction though The rite will have to lo be b approved by ly bythe this the Senate ami situ by h the this gov cov eminent and neiti Congress must mut make the Die I h hn necessary n 1 appropriation If tt at It any stage of f the lie further lurther the transfer lOts does nut not meet with the Mee wiry approval It will be culled called ort oft but It In is I expected that U It will be accepted tI The Islands have riot not been to lo the th Danish government but If It It Is lu true that this country needa neels them for forn or ora n a naval and nAU n ld coaling station ant ami that tho the United States cannot permit any Iny other power flower to tJ buy lllY them they thoy may be he worth tho price naked asked for tor them and much more mora Alaska at It on onS OM time was vas thought to hayS have been loch acquired at nt an exorbitant Price but Jut now no It Is II quite clear clInt that that lint territory Is worth wort It much mooch moro inure titan than was paid leitt for tor It l It t tony may be ue beso beso so with the tho West Indies There muy may mayie ie resources not yet yot developed Hut oven If It that Is 18 not the tho ease case If tr by buy UY Inn them future complications are arc avoided they thoy tony may prove provo cheap at Sour lour our million 10 III Ion dollars V |
