Show UNCLE SAMS I GREAT OREA T BARGAIN Danish West Wo Indies s Was a c DUI lo IO NAY NAVY NA VY Y Of 01 Much Illch In lii s till to U Irl Washington Feb Jeb roe accent nt fa ta a by IJ tho Iho senate on Ott relations on thu tI lIt for tor till HIP cession elision of or tho thu Danish West Indies Islands Will was by b a I made to 10 the ihu hl senate This report hohl that during 1000 tim HID Islands l d to the 1 lilted Staten sugar and dis distilled l tilled amounting lo to C Wm O situ that during tb the same ensue period the lie Importations fran cold the tho United amount amounted ed ell to The rho annexation of ot the tue was wo nought sought by b the tho United Stales yeats yon I ago IO and amid as n far tar buck back as its 1801 1807 Denmark I do de declined dined to sell soli the Islands for tor but made u II proposition to part hart v them tom for I Secy See Sec Howard Moward which was declined He 10 agreed to 10 pay that amount for Cor the tho Islands 1 ot of St Thomas and St HI John but tim the trade tell fell through because ot of complications which arose Continuing the tho report says Those Islands s together with Porto Rico HI co are arc of ot great Importance In iii n a strategic way WilY whether tho the strategy bo ho military or commercial cOlUm St Bt Thomas Is n II natural port hiort of ot call for tor or all nil trade bound to the tho th West Vest Indies Idle Central America or Northern South America These Islands IslamiC together with Porto lorto nIce form the tue northeastern corner cornel of ot ott the t e Caribbean sea and ore are of great treat Im un Importance In connection with the Amer American AmerIcan ican can Isthmus where a it canal canul will wilt bo be con constructed between the 1110 Atlantic nUll and Pa Pit cuts elds They are lire of at first Importance In lit connection with our out relations to regions of ot the Iho Orinoco and tho tim Amaton Am on and with our control ot or tho the Windward pas tinge ange angelit In lit view ot of the Isthmian canal and anid European settlements In Houth Bouth Amer America len ire every over additional acquisition by II tha United States IH is of cit value Porto Porte Rico Is densely populated Its roads aro poor It U line has u t 1 long 1011 coast line hue without ports for largo large vessels It In is conse consequently con n very ery of ot defense San Ban SanJuan SanJuan Juan iuan Is the only onh harbor with fortifications nail and this Is l only suitable for vessels vesel esses of ot light draught Explaining I a it 1 provision lon In the treaty tr nty for continuing for tor retired local functionaries It tt U is l stated that tIre the total amount required rC annually for tor this pur purpose pose 1050 will wll not exceed 2000 With to tho the telegraph com cam company pony pany It 11 Is stated title this Is l an nn Eng English J halt lish corporation ami atul that the obligation to It U Is In the tito nature of ot n a subsidy of or per ver year for fun tho time next five years With the exception of ot title this subsidy tho situation ot of the Cite company in the tho Islands U Is I the same caine M as that of companies hold holding lug ing concessions In III Porto 1100 and Cuba during the life lite of ot the tho grant rant Explanation Is made e of tho the relation relationship relationship ship of Denmark in La t t tile the sugar compan companion los ion to 10 tho effect Hint flint Denmark origin originally ally nil made inane a loan of o crown ut nt n II stipulated Interest to this company The Interest not having heno beno paid after otter twenty tent years yearn the Danish government took look i om of the Iho property and as na assumed sunned umed all 1111 obligations growing out of or this relationship It n Is understood to tobo tob tobe bo be b the purpose of ot the tho Danish govern government ment meat to put ut Itsel In a n position to wind windup up Ill the affairs of tills this company com pall us as S soon as n possible pos An explicit assurance l is s given that no responsibility tr Ir r obliga obligation tion lion of any kind routs rests on the th govern of 01 tho the United States or t Insular Insular lar Inc treasury in connection with tho the St Bt Croix Sugar augur company at nt University University of Oregon Fob Feb 8 Dr Ar At Arthus thus head beAd of ot tho the department of or chemistry has hus accepted an nn offer from President Benjamin Ido Ide Wheeler of time the University of ot California at Her Ber kele kelc t to 10 arrange the th course and to take charge of the instruction In chemistry In time the University of ot California summer school I |