The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-02
DANISH TREATY SCANDAL
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 Venor of Ohio, of arranging to meet the
 latter in Washington his purpose being
 he said, to carry out assurances giver
 a Copenhagen that he would place the
 matter before influential men and thus
 bring it to the attention of congress and
 the public.
 Mir. Gron told in detail of bringing the
 papers before General Grosyenor, who
 at first seemed quite indignant, MT
 Gron said, and spoke of laying the mat
 ter before the proper parties in order
 that suitable action might be taken
 The witness said that later General
 Grosvenor concluded that it would be
 proper to lay the matter before the sec
 retary of state. This was done and
 MT. Gron said he learned that the state I department held that it could take no action and that the authorities here had | in no way committed themselves to Christmas.
 Gron said that after General Gros- venor had decided not to proceed with
 the matter he had prepared a state ment for the Associated Press and had asked MT. Crane, a newspaper man, to SNI41 SOItlG ttIG i-plii tilC Fhoobbldltu Press to him for the statement, and al- so to General Grosvenor for assurances as to Grons standing. He learned later through Mir Crane that General Cos
 venor said he knew nothing about it.
 He said he was informed the day af-
 ter he submitted the statement that the Associated Press could not use it. Afterward, he said, he submitted his statement to several newspapers, and more or less oe 1t was printed.
 The witness then detailed how he had placed the matter before Represen- tattves Richardson and Underwood who had gone over the papers
 What was your purpose in bringing it before members?" asked MT. Dalzell
 ITO get it into the house and before the American people, answered the witness.
 In response to inquiries, Gron took up various branches of the case. He said he represented those constituting the mo sale" party in Denmark.
 Gron denied reports that he himself had been trying to obtain commission for the sale of the Islands, and that the whole matter was a quarrel be- tween Christmas and himself. He read q letter stating that an old alliance between certain Danish men and Amer jeans in the fall of 1897 was declared off eighteen months ago. He mention ed the names of H. H. Rogers, Charles R. Flint and himself as the Americans interested at that time in negotiating the sale of the islands.
 cH ment in the Christmas report that Rog- CTS had agreed to accomplish the sale of the island for 10 per cent of the purchase money, MT. Gron declared that rhere was no such agreemnet. He described how the negotiations conduct ed by the committees in Denmark and in America had progressed almost to a successful conclusion just before the Spanish war. when khey were declared off in Denmark
 When the investigation was resumed after recess Representative Grosvenor and made a statement con- corning the subject. He spoke of re- ceiving the note introducing Mir Gron and of going over the papers with him. At that time MT. Grosvenor felt that ] lllt lidllcI Stlpultl pt loVNbu IllO WltIl d | view of ascertaining if there was any | With that end in view he | conferred with Chairman Cannon of | the appropriations committee, and ask ad that if the appropriation bill for the Danish purchase came in action on it be deferred until MT Grosvenor returned | rom western trip and had an oppor- unity to go over the papers On his 'eturn to the city MT. Grosvenor saw Secretary Hay in relation to the mat CT It was the view of the secretary if state that there was nothing in the 'harges of which cognizance should be aken.
 Resuming his testimony, MT. Gron re- ated his connection with the Scandina- ian department of the national repub- ican committee in 1896, to which place. le said, Senator Hanna had appointed Jim. Later, he said, Senator Hanna ave him letter of recommendation to he two Massachusetts senators, Messrs. 1oar and Lodge, and the latter in turn oined in a letter recommending Gron to he president for appointment as min- ster to Siam. Mr. Gron said he was a republican; ad canvassed for that party in 1892 and n 1896, and in 1897 had been a candi- ate for the Danish mission. He pro- uced a letter in favor of his candidacy igned by Senator Cullom, of Illinois, , nd endorsed by the late Senator Davis f Minnesota, In reply to specific questions he said e knew of no senator or representative 'ho had been bribed or whom any one ad attempted to bribe. At. the state