Show united states again negotiating for danish 1 1 I est indies the begot atlon bet veen the govern dent ment of tie tle united states and the government of denmark regarding the danish west ind es I 1 ave been in pro gress though interi for the past tavo years lathe in the earlier stages t something was attempted here through the resident mm min ster of denmark constant n bruen lie ile I 1 ad nearly succeeded in it h object last cpr ng when tl rough an internal change in denmark the mm min ster of t fore agn affa rs was d placed the new minister was opposed to the transfer of the islands to tl ti e un led ted states and a wave of patr ot e feeling swept over the country to wh ch the government was obliged to yield and the negolia lions were ere suspended for a time now a change has taken place in the public in nd of den denma ma k and the present mm min ister of fore agn affairs has it is believed here reluctantly come to the ion that for finane al at reasons it is scarcely able to hold the islands the r exploit trade nom norn nally done in large part with the united states has been greatly depressed and though the comme come com e ce in yield sufficient taxation under restrained intercourse with the states to make the blands self sustaining at present they are a drag on den denmark mark and the danish gov is obliged to make good a considerable deficit deficit on their account |