, 1912-10-05

tion nor any kind Of suspicion in the States.
There no doubt have been some experiments
made in this direction through some few
newzpap-r articles, but when these have
been taken up in the newspapers in
question, it has certainly been merely to fill
up the columns, and in no case have they
had any kind of influence, as the American
Nation regards with sympathy and compre-
hension the remarkably energetic efforts Of
the Danes to further the welfare and the
national standing of their country.
agree with some of my Danish friends
and most Americans in the opinion, that it
is hopeless to bring up the Danish West
Indian Islands by agriculture. There are
100 many difficulties and hindranoes to allow
of a favourable result being attained in
that way. I shall only mention the Ame?i-
cln Cu5tom3 Tariff, W 1889 rules are 80 com
plicated ;hat even native Americans find it
di1i ut to make them oGt. This tariff
fotm1 in the present case a wall which it
see rs impossible to get through. The pre-
sent siagnation in the Danish Antilles can
neither be attributed t. the DInish Govern
meut or the DAnish people. Neither Of
these parties are to be blamed for it. bat
circumstances which no ona at present is
able to control.
Wnen therefore an entirely new way is
contemplated for promoting the future wei
fare OF the island by laying stress upon
trade, then I welcome these efforts with sat
isf ,ction. For I perceive that only in this
way wou'd it be possible TO bring the islands
up again in economic respects. O1ly by the
help of trad will tho islands have good fa-
tu3e possibilities, which will not only come
to b. of Importance for the islands them.
selves bat also for Denmark.
If the plans which are brought forward
for 81. Thomas had only a commercial char
after I should have followed my usual prac-
tica and ON tied to express myself on this
slbisct bl the % tito is quit" differout.
II is no. simply Il q lestion If trade, it is
sonAthjng more than q commercial matter,
for this q l%estioa is OF National, Patriotic.
yes, even OF human significance.
I am glad to get the opportunity TO state,
that my Government entirely sympathizes
with very attempt made to improve the con-
ditions of life for the people who live on the
islands or other places which lie adjacent to
the territorie, of the United States The wish
of the United States with regard to these
countries in the immediate neighbourhood Of
America is, that they should live in peace and
prosperity, and America only r~ejoiees when
such is the case. For III America it is fully
understood that when all goes peacefully
and we'll in these lands then it is an assurance
1Ol OL0 S6CliItby dIu W0I OoIuS VI AL IN
RIGA. And nothing could please the Amrri-
can people more than to learn that the Danes
had raised so fine a national question az this,
whose object is the welfare and contentH1ens
of the population of the Danish West Indian
I3llnds, where hitherto there has been q tom
dency to feol dissa iisfia ed with the condition
of things. The finally successful result Of
the concession which has been given must,
of course, depend on the labour and energy
which the Danes will throw into the under
taking. Bat the motives which lie behind
the concession, the patriotic character of tho
thought, names such as those Of Prince Val
demar, Admiral Richeiieu, II. NJ. Andersen,
Holger Petersen, Ginck5tadt, Cold and the
Other gentlemen would be more than q sniff
Client guarantee for this matter both in tbs
United States and in Denmark.
1t IL u beautiful md patriotic objsct
which the Danish people have set before
them, to bring the Danish West Indian Is
lands forward into a prosperous and happy
state 50 that the inhabitants can come 10
have favourable conditions of life. And it
ia oood that Denmark mikes for itself new