Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1916 — United States to Buy the Danish West Indies. [ARTICLE]

United States to Buy the Danish West Indies.

Only determination of a few minor details remains to complete negotiation of a treaty between the United States and Denmark providing far acquisition of the Danish West Indies by this government at a purchase price of $25,000,000. So nearly in agreement are the two gove. aments that an official White Ho isc announcement Monday predic 3:! that the treaty would be signed duu :r.j the day. Tbe delay in closing the deal Monday is not explained, but it wias indicated that no material barrier to the successful outcome had developed. It was suggested that the signing might await the return of Secretary Lansing from his vacation early in August. The exact provisions of the agreement are being closely guarded in the belief that publicity at this time might embarass the negotiators.