Show AN UNLIKELY PURCHASE the lucky speculation which uncle sam made when he bought alaska from russia as developed in the seal salmon and gold resources of the purchased territory has seemingly fired some of his agents or representatives senta tives with the idea of spending a little more money in the same line the piece of property in question is greenland which recent london ad vices intimated that denmark was willing to dispose of at a abood good fair figure and which this government is reported to have made an offer for of course the story is denied by those who ought to know the most about it and in truth it may be doubted even by those most ready to accept sensational news because of the grave foreign complications which such a transfer would inevitably produce LL let t us glance for a moment at the geographical aspect of the case greenland projects about as far south as alaska how far north no one accurately cura tely knows nor for present purposes need any one care it reaches down as a mighty peninsula as far as northern labrador almost to the latitude of the northern point 0 of f scotland its point if provided with a naval establishment of any reasonable proportions would furnish a base from which the whole north atlantic might be controlled certainly the communications between great britain and canada would be threatened and could be severed at any time if ever it should come to a war between england and the united states the possession of a station in south greenland would be of the utmost importance hence it is clear that even if this country could persuade pe denmark into selling and could agree upon and raise the price the matter would be only half begun because in no such transaction would england consent to be left out of the reckoning some months ago when thera there was talk in london about the purchase of cuba by great britain everybody knows how vigorously the united states was prepared to protest with the same justification and with quite as much earnestness great britain might be expected to be heard in the event of any negotiation looking to out our ab acquiring quiring of greenland greenaa nd |