Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02

, severed, depending upon a popular yot
or pleblsclte throughout the Islands.
On the day the popular vote was TAX
en-, Jan. Q 1868 a holiday was declared
and the stars ana stripes were subsu
tuted for the flag Of Danneborg on ev
cry tower and hilltop.
We thought The die was cast. espc
cialiy when on the Goth OF June. 1865
the king affixed his signature 10 al,
treaty, which had been ratified by an
Danish rlgsdug -Four months were al
lowed FOR the ratification by the Unite,
States senate; then the time was ex
tended to a year. ana again TO April
1870, when the United States committe,
on foreign relations recommended sus
pension OF action and ultimately report
ed It adversely
SO the wretched thing was hung up
and II dragged through several admin
lstratlons, until Il at last became
byword and shame And poor olc
Denmark, our beloved motherland. ha,
the inexpresslble humiliation forced
upon her Of tnking back TO her bosom
all the ISLANDERS, TO whom her king hat
hidden an afiectlonato and fearful fare
well. II was very hard, particularly
as she needed that s75OO,OOO. to have 4
so nearly within her grasp and then t.
be obliged to lose IL forever
And all that occurred a generation
ago our dear old King Christian Of
Denmark stu reiFns at home and {,
still noted for his goodness and forbear.
ance; but think Of the years that hay,
passed over his head since he was obllg.
ed TO swallow whatever resentment he
may haye felt at the action Of the United
States senate. He is an old man now
Sand he and his gracious queen cele.
brated their golden wedding just eight
years ago. But when that action was
pending by which we were TO be given
over 10 the United states he was only
50 and IN the full vgor Of manhood. lie
Is said TO be the Oldest and most high
ly respected sovereign OF Europe, and
It Is pretty good proof Of his elevated
character that he has not allowed the
treatment he received from the United
States 10 sour him toward you.
OF course, you win say that little
Denmark needed the money 80 much
that she would undergo almost any sort
Of humiliation In order 70 secure the
price promised for the islands and we
know wei enough that she can never
get that sum again. II is rumored that
she will now accept 100000 for the
entire group II she can get g. for cir.
cumstances have changed since the
time Of Lincoln, Grant and Seward.
Your navy has outgrown an predictions
made at that time, and In a sense you
need the harbor OF ST. Thomas more
than ever as a coaling station At the
same time we know that by the acQui-
sltlon OF Porto Rico you obtained con-
troll OF several harbors that might be
adapted to your purpose
Granted that the Americans need a
fortified harbor In the West Indies
where they can coal and provision their
naval vessels, where they can intrench
themselves In case OF war with a strong
European power, they have nothing IN
Porto Rico equal TO this ore harbor Of
Charlotte Amala, capital Of 81. Thomas.
II Is deep and spacious, capable OF shell
tering a hundred ships Of war and Is
20 well protected on three sides by hills
that it could be made impregnable by
Notifications Here lies our pretty 1T
tie capital, Charlotte AmalIa. built on