New-York tribune., 1902-08-15

sand of which scarcely two hundred were born
in Denmark These. of course. speak and reao
Danish, but English is universally spoken as
the Danish government never interfered' It is no
ones fault in particular.
at this moment it is regrettaoIe, ana WIN 'iie
present tactics of the anti-saIe party in Den
mark places our people at a disadvantage lor'
owing TO their ignorance Of Danish, they cannot
learn for themselves what is going on or no"
they have been nisrepresented by Copenhagen
journalists As an instance, If is only now that
we know that Won Jessen gave lecture IN that
civ in which he declared that the islanders lived
in a .-terribIa fear of belonging to the United
States. There are occasions when We get a
translation from a Danish newspaper in our
own papers. hut this is not an everyday occur
renee, and sometimes Danish friend will let US
into the mystery Of what is said about of our
leading citizens in "Potiken." or National
Tidende." Outside of that, though. far as
the mass OF our people is concerned the politics
Of the mother country, as already observed. are
a sealed book TO US This is doubt what has
enabled the anti-sale party in Copenhagen TO
block SO cleverly the efforts of the present min
istry secure. the ratification Of the treaty
by the Iandathing. Commencing patrioticaily
enough with the declaration that not one inch Of
Danish territory should be sold if they could
help IT, even if the islanders were the sufferers,
they have ended by resortng to methods calcu-
lated to bring a blush of shame to The checks
of every honest Dane in or out of Denmark.
fer that country presumably has been in the in
terest of the anti-sale party alluded 10 in for
mer communicat ton. Two more have eft St
Croix One is a lawyer, the other a planter
The former il is said. has gone in the interest
of the pro-sale party He is able and earnest
man and fully qualified for such mission. The
other is quite earnest and is qualified for any
thing having said before leaving ST. Croix that
he going pro-sale man; but he has
been hitherto of the most prominent anti
sale men Of the island. this is doubted by every
one It is reported that the anti-sale party at
home realizing its failure with Won lessen last
year to prove that people against the
sale have sent out here for their men, this time
in the hope of being able to prove anything they
may wish. without fear of being Contradicted,
we shall never hear of it until too late do so
That affairs are assuming serious aspect in St
Croix may be inferred from the letters which reach
by every mail One OF them states: The
look is so gloomy. so filled with dark despair that
if begin to brood over it from now,
would soon be fit subjects for Iunatc asylum"
a large American firm. whose expenditure has
been nearly $4,000 annually has commenced to re
trench. and is calling upon all those whose
counts are overdue oblige by settling them, and
regrettng that owing TO the extremely low prices of
sugar firm will be unable to continue the usual
credits extended TO customers. but will continue its
business on cash basis" What this TO a
population where credits are long and payments
SLOW no one can conceive unless he has lived in
tropics,
All sorts of runors flying about. All the
grand things that the anti-sale party is to do
US constantly jump up like Jacks-in the-box. But
,opg them we do not hear that the mother
country is going to make St Thomas naval and
coaling station any proposition to relieve the
STgar industry of St. Croix by allowing sugar o
r1er Denmark free Of duty, leave the island
free of export duty, which is > per cent. on
Government valuation. subject 10 European quota
5ions We are vet waiting TO see the smoke of the
nroiected lines of steamers, or TO welcome army
,,;ch aTalra
9a.arsen at its head. We hope for their arrival
Iust as we hoping that the sale may be speedily
accounplished. In fact, We are nFlng on nope at
nresent having lost the wherewithal to live other
wise through depressed state agriculturally !
and commercially: ,,.. -,
in sympathy with the opponents Of the sale, the
I2igb;s while declaring TO the world that he is sup
he marry which to-day is largely composed of
~openhagen's wealthiest men, is making up d pool
In which the highest members of the court and
several others of the aristOcraCy are taking hand
IN the extent of 10000 10000 kroners each. for the
purpose OF purchasing an @ te t ,ae ~ "a Se- Crox
peIs the owners cease operations; This is in |
credible. That there has been an elaeaVor Or on the
part Of Danish spectators 10 puttiidst Idhu al
reduced rate in consequence OF the planters dis
tress is almost certain one OF them having been
already approached on the su1IeSt Hidype they !
think that bv a proIongation of the sale question
they NAV be able get lands cheapiy out here. /
and as soon as sale of the Islands is effected
planters in ST Croix preparing Tor the occasion.
discharging rnaSagers and they propose TO dis
charge later on when crop is over fifty per cent.
IF their working staff How these poor f people viii
difficult to saw Few believe that the anti-sale |
party in Copenhagen will come ior"ard. fiavfng |
TO the destruction oA " p'o'pe'i'S'
Which all the Kings horses and all the King men.
Can never bring back to these islands again
they NAV repent of their s-4-A-<lsN But one
DeiirFes this. eitheE-