New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
DANISH WEST INDIES SALE
NATIVES ENFECT ANOTHER OFFICIAL
GAME OF PING Pong OVER IL
AT cOPENHAGEN
AT COPENHAGEN-
- -. ,,...,r., Correspondent OF The Tribune'

fFrom an Occasional Correspondent OF Ih n 1oos
81 Thomas u. VI. l.. SEPTEMBER =, i'
Now that the ratification of the re- -. -
,ession Of these islands to the United "'d'e
.-oorica has become once more a burning AueS'
among politicians in Denmark, and the a1u-sdr ,
party in Copenhagen is working for an Il l. wv
against IT, the following is Of interest
=. hanoened in the first session of the Coiohl%n
,ii 80 nc Danish West Indian possessions 10
fhe year Is5s when Of its honoraole ~ no
introduced bill protesting against the she ffec
Danish West India Islands proposals 70 155
having brought before the let m & Colonial
Il is not stated in the proceeosS % b,,t IN is
.so,,rciI who WAS to be the purchaser, ouL a. -
3 strong feeling against il among the neWh| I [
members Of legislative body As Lils -1iIees
q local sef-coyeTnment 10 these colonies pa To,
s,.i li no one was disposed TO the Danish nag
exchanged For any other. This was hfty years he
tinted States was entering the thin edge OF !he
wedge OF commerce which to-day dominates W.
That the Danish West Indians in lSS2 should 10
council and they. through his majesty TepIssSI o
tive. she Governor of these islands snouo .f a,
EXPRESSED hope and u1lshsaken cow
cherished by the inhab itants Of the Danish c9io
20 listen to any proposition, if ever if should he
discussed the transfer. 10y sale or otlei fN!
of these islands, il only natural maj t,ie nS
Gid see fit a few years afterward 10 listen ana ma;
agree to such preposlte9 o Il q ISL which in
formed his loyal Danish West Indian sGhJe1s LIle
snd ST. John to the United States OF America And
wonderful the change in the minds 81 t 1nosg
who had strongly protested in 49,; ana hopeu
that his majesty would be graciousy lleaSeu ne
icnssed for Inc tran@feT by sale or otherwise
Of these islands that they went 10 1he poilS o., ~
voted for it a man, when the matter was re-
How the sab OF 1861 fsl through Is n mater ; ,n nd
history AT that time his majesty me hiiIs ill.,, U
the people of Denmark believed that a miShly
to the happy deveopneit Pd ne h asilq not Vet
Niels Gr6n and Captain Christmas then We're 1ni'o.
children. 1t is thiTty-siX years since lhat
memorable period, and who voted Tor tle
transfer nave passed away, hut the same ueEI. .
among the islanders. fact which would be easy easy
4eco@o kroners have pee SUBSCRIBE AZ M -
hagen to deepen our harbor. establish a line OF
a steam laundry and admit St CroX sugar into
Denmark free OF duty. will move our people should
anT Trohabfy of their being realized they come
too late ana from too great distance to be of any
use to them now. They have been told by thelr
King. years ago. that America could give mighty
impulse TO their development They have not Tor
And now we are TO have another game of po-
litical ping pong the Danish West Indies, the
players these Islands the balls and the poor Dan
ish West Indians the humble spectators. Many OF
hepIi1n and the teIecranrs win come in dav after
day as they did last year exciting old feuds, or
infusing hope despair into most of us. just as
parties toward settlement OF the question
H. NJ. s Ingolf arrived yesterday II Is said
that she is TO spend most of her time at st Croix
This may be- in anticipation Of labor troubles
though as late 81, Croix editorial in the local
newspaper states that they have a handsome bal
something unforeseen should occur. that with this
TO fan back upon they may peacefully await the
thing Unfortunately every one has not savings
there is always the possibility of the unexpected
days ago, reroking the leave OF absence 10 Post
master Jensen, has excited some comment in this
position being important and requiring a
man Of his standing and capacity TO represent the
The commercial crisis in St Croix mas extended to
July . and lasts until October .. is always dull.
But now it is as it has never beer before. Nearly
every morning we are greeted with the sight OF an
empty harbor. and there are many who live in our
with empty nockets IN consequences and the prob
ern Of how 10 pet 3reslxfgSt ie[roes . serjous one
This never happened TO the industrious some years
ago, when the port was thronGed with shipping
were crowded with purchasers. For this reason
alone only too many OF MS are deFoutIy praying
for an end 10 the present suspense With Amer
lea IN possession. we expect to work with crisp
teke any other view of future. for. Sift We
may there viii be little else but poverty and dire
;,aaple Believed than a failure in the transfer would
ct sffct them SO much sr3eciiy if the mother
country continued 10 our deficit. hut her gen
forever. and. with IeSsenef income and a in
taaS e,e,,jr =, 80 g .51 ~ n, ' &c T f
this island as well as fer 81. CroiX
morning from The l'tt,T island gives an exact IDEA
tarcs are finishing rrou FOR I9ae In 4in7ost every
instance this has been splendid one but when we
look upon the money side Of the question il is more
than dScour2ginS- For example. of
finished crop last week with about four hun
drei factory hogsheads, about - per cent
above its age crop Its gross revenue this year
viii be S7.34l- As its working expenses will be
about Sl2.ct1 its daily labor amounting
about sS.oS0 what benefit would
have derived had got under the American flag
with free entrance for sugar. What is true
fin this Is In a greater less degree all
the island. We had a crop on the land.
most Of which have had sacrifice to the sell
fish interests Of halls dozen anti-saIc howlers
here and the pgheadedness Of few old fogies in
the I-andSthInS.