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US TO BUY DANISH ISLANDS (1900)
New York Tribune ^
| December 30, 1900
| Staff
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...
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To: livius
The date of article above is incorrect. We are buying it now. Think strategery folks. Great harbor for Military purposes? Tourism in the age of Trump, keeps them capitalistic with no attempts ny Vastro pr other hostile forces to imnfilttate
attempts
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posted on
12/30/2018 3:05:04 PM PST
by
flaglady47
(TRUMP 45 - will lethargic Conservatives let him be impeached by Dems? )
To: NRx
To: NRx
How many of these were obliterated by the last wave of hurricanes?
43
posted on
12/30/2018 3:08:04 PM PST
by
fruser1
To: flaglady47
Correction to above:
With no attempts by hostile forces to infiltrate there islands.
44
posted on
12/30/2018 3:09:00 PM PST
by
flaglady47
(TRUMP 45 - will lethargic Conservatives let him be impeached by Dems? )
To: flaglady47
45
posted on
12/30/2018 3:12:13 PM PST
by
flaglady47
(TRUMP 45 - will lethargic Conservatives let him be impeached by Dems? )
To: NRx
The latest fashion from Paris.
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posted on
12/30/2018 3:12:47 PM PST
by
NRx
(A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
To: Fungi
It was 1900. The US has owned them since.
47
posted on
12/30/2018 3:13:03 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: NRx
In other news Lindy makes it!
48
posted on
12/30/2018 3:14:12 PM PST
by
xp38
To: Vermont Lt
2 the west of the dutch indies
49
posted on
12/30/2018 3:15:22 PM PST
by
aumrl
(let's keep it real Conservatives)
To: NRx
Does that price include the ‘Danish’ Muslims ?
50
posted on
12/30/2018 3:16:33 PM PST
by
A strike
(Import Third World become Third World)
To: NRx
Anyone got a time machine I can borrow?
51
posted on
12/30/2018 3:22:34 PM PST
by
NRx
(A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
To: huckfillary
I have some antique books about the Caribbean that are over a hundred years old.
Back in those days, Puerto Rico was actually spelled that way, i.e., “Porto Rico.”
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posted on
12/30/2018 3:23:53 PM PST
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(President Trump is right! The media IS the enemy of the people!)
To: NRx
Proof that congressional indictments are coming...
53
posted on
12/30/2018 3:26:44 PM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
To: ThePatriotsFlag
You could try reading the article before you make a stupid comment...
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posted on
12/30/2018 3:28:26 PM PST
by
dinodino
To: NRx
Yellow fever?!?!?!
To: NRx
The article is premature. The U.S. won’t buy the Danish West Indies until 1917...
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posted on
12/30/2018 3:30:01 PM PST
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
To: NRx
Agree with post 55.
The reasons for the acquisition were the US government was a concern the Germans would use the islands as a U-boat base and once they purchased the islands the US Navy could establish bases there for the defense of the Panama Canal.
To: NRx
I don’t get why this is news today, but we didn’t buy the Virgin Islands until 1917.
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posted on
12/30/2018 4:19:13 PM PST
by
x
To: dinodino
Hey, you put up a “click bait” headline, you’re going to get a Washington Post reply.
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posted on
12/30/2018 4:22:09 PM PST
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(We are getting even more than we voted for.)
To: Fungi
why?
I believe it was seen as a help in protecting our Panama Canal. Remember when it was our canal?
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posted on
12/30/2018 4:23:24 PM PST
by
hanamizu
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