Show DANISH WEST ISLANDERS ARE IN FAVOR OF BEING ANNEXED new york oct 26 the cable dispatch from st thomas D W I 1 slating that much adverse feeling has been caused there by the revival of the report that denmark intended to sell her islands to the united states caused much surprise among daams and americans who claim to be on pub pic opinion then according to the dispatch a meeting of the council has been convoked at st croix for the purpose of making formal protest against the sale the press throughout the islands the dispatch went on to eay protested against the proposed eale declaring we do not disiro to be eold among the qualified to discuss the situation in st croix Is A J blackwood american consul in thit place chairman of ahe colonial council and the most extensive owner of planting interests there mr blackwood Is now staying at the pierrepont house brooklyn with his wife and lly when seen there he said speaking not in my official capacity as consul but as the chairman of the colonial council I 1 eay that the statement in the cable message Is untrue ever since the publication last may of the story of capt christmas and air rogat alleged deal for the standard oil company interest in the sale of the islands has been renewed among their inhabitants more than ever before only two months ago tho tants of st croix held a mass meeting petitioning the king tor the sale of the island was represented on that two thirds of the planting interests of tha islands were represented on that petition aa a matter of self protection we are bound to wish to come under the american flag we want annes atlon and we want it avon it only wlben the same privileges to porto illch illco take the duty on sugar from rico and from st croix and compare them and aeo why we want to toe annexed A three hundred pound bag of sugar from porto rico Is taxed with a duty of 75 cents the same weight of the kind of sugar from st croix Is taxed ta can there be longer doubt to whether or act we want annexation aa to the advantages of st thomas st john and st croix to this government that Is a story I 1 leave to government judgment I 1 speak only from the standpoint of an islander there are some in st croix who sacrificing to selfish motives the welfare of the majority are raising a loud cry against annexation these are without exception men who held good jobs under the present government men who like doctors and druggists drugg ista under the present danish law hold monopolies in their lines and rich ne groce who fear the american race opinions and fear ibe american capital and labor will swamp them this majority Is doing all in its power to raise a cry over the proposed sale |