Show II 11 I 1 DANISH ISLANDS may be purchased by the th e united states negotiations N under way for the acquiring or of two islands in the west indies incites group senator lodge will champion me measure washington U 1 chec C dec SS 23 abely upon the re of cz senator lodge of will mali a vi vigorous golous effort to obtain erly action upon his hi to secure legislative for the harb tB ol 01 the island islands of st stthomas tb omas and fit st grots croix which are in the west indiee in die af group roup an and abslone anz to denmark A year ear ago the senate pieced pissed a revolution reEO lution re questing the state department to ascertain whether the i is aide aids a ids are it in the market at what fizur wit twity y were held and whether any other country we was alter after them the reply which waa was received rec eved hae has not been made macie in ite its entirety but it ie to known knon that the danish government intimated that the islands were for bale sale and that there bad been preliminary negotiations to that end with the european governments these are supposed eup posed to be areat britain and G germ r 0 a aay the asked for the two islands isla n de by G denmark baa has not been made public the text ol 01 the reply bae has been transmitted tran emitted by the elate state department to the senate committee on foreign relations rela tiona but lor for diplomatic rea soon sona it has been held lor for the present aa as confidential senator lodge ie is sanguine ean guine of fe curing an appropriation that will enable the islando to be transferred to U the jurisdiction ot of the stare and pee |