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Show Ualtxl SOIrt Aisln Nr(tlslla( for Itsaltti IWtt lucll... The negotiation between the government govern-ment of the United Htatrt and tha government of Denmark regarding the Danlah Weal Indies hare been In pro-glut, pro-glut, though Intermittently, for the past two years. In Ihe earlier stages something Wns attempted hero through the resident mlnlttcr of Denmark, Conatantln llrueu lie had nearly succeeded In his object last spring it lien, through an Internal chango In Denmark, the minister of foreign affairs was displaced The new mlnlttcr was opposed lo the trantferot the Itlsnds to Ihe United Hlatea, and a ware of patriotic frrllug swept orer the country, to which tho government was obliged toj leld, aud the negotiations negotia-tions were suspended for a time Now a chsnge has taken placa In Ihe publla mind of Denmark, nnd the present lulu-later lulu-later of foreign affalra baa, It Is believed here, reluctantly come lo tho couclus Ion that for financial reasons It Is scarcely able lo hot I the Islands I Their export trade, nominally done In large part with the United Hlates. has been greatly depressed, and though tho commerce might yield euflklcnt taxation under restrained Intercourse wllh the Males to mske lbs Islands I self sustaining, at pnaent they are it I drag on Denmark, aud the Danlth government gov-ernment Is obliged to make good n contlderabte deficit on their aicounl |