Posted on 12/30/2018 2:21:00 PM PST by NRx
Washington, Dec 29- The practical conclusion of the negotiations for the purchase of the Danish West Indies is virtually confirmed at the State Department in an announcement that an appropriation by Congress is all that remains to provide for the acquisition of St. Thomas and the other small islands owned by Denmark immediately to the eastward of Porto Rico, and it is the impression of officials that the money will be voted next month. The greatest difficulty in the negotiations has been the reluctance of Denmark to agree in advance to a sale while the United States was not prepared to guarantee to buy...
(Excerpt) Read more at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov ...
why?
party like its 1899
To give us a snack when we’re tired of the Sandwich Islands.
Spend the money on a damned wall ... good grief, we don’t need more WELFARE territories!
Those the islands Denmark was stickin muslims on? That would add up.
Oh. So this is news from December of 1900.
I was wondering why I was just now hearing about the intention to purchase such islands from the Danes.
I had hoped for a quick minute that maybe this will become our 51st State!! Better this than welfare wonderland Puerto Rico. Never mind.
Porto Rico ? I’m sure the author went to public school.
Because we need more Democrats?
Where is Porto Rico?
This is a historical article on the purchase of the Virgin Islands.
I see the never read the article before commenting crowd is out, and about today.
Does that include Muslims?
That’s just what we need.
So it’s like every day ending in “day”?
Just south of Uranus
We’re counting to 57 for the Fraud’s handlers.
This needs to be in Breaking 19th Century News.
Sole U.S. ownership of Danish Muffins........Brilliant!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.