Show islands Iland Part Pari of 01 America The fhe Virgin Islands In the Caribbean sea Ilea were wre purchased from Denmark for 2 The purchase was made during the they y World oriel w war ar to shut hut Germany out of ot a possible pots submarine base alle Out nut negotiations for tor the Islands had gone rODe on Intermittently for a half century Rt Secretary Seward first opened the question with D Denmark at the close of at the Civil war Denmark agreed the purchase was wal arranged and the king bade hade farewell to Ms hits subjects I then Sumner In 10 the senate killed k the th ratification of at the treaty On another occasion negotiations proceeded to final tore stage only to be rejected by the Danish parliament The price p lId amounted to about an ao acre arre for tor forland forland land wo worth th for peace time purposes po possibly 20 20 an nn acre Kansas Kansas City lt Star |