The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-02
iSKS TO POSTPONE THE
TREATY WITH DENMARK
0ooosition to Completion Of the Bargain Prior to
the Investigation Of Alleged Scandal.
Suggestion Prscpates Sharp ArgunenSays it Would Be an
Insult to the Danes

! could be known. He told Of having Sc
cured a note of introduction to Cen
oraI GrOsvenOr of Ohio. of arranging TO
meet the LATER in Washington, his pur-
I nose being, he said, 20 carry out as
surauces given at Copenhagen that he
would place the matter before infiuen-
tial men. and thus bring it TO the at
tention Of congress and the public Mr..
Gron told in great detail Of bringing
the papers before General GrOsvenor.
I who at first seemed quite indignant
4 Mr. Gron said, and spoke of laying the
matter before the proper authorities, in
order that suitable action might be
I taken. The witness said that later
/ General GrosvenoT concluded that Il
would be proper TO lay the matter be-
Z fore she secrC tary Of state. This was
done, and Mr.. GrOn said ne learned taat
the state department held that 1t could
take no action, and that the authori-
ties here had in no way committed
Z themselves to Christmas.
GEOn said that after General GrOsyc-
nor had decided not to proceed with
the matter he lGron) had prepared a
statement for the Associated Press and
had asked Mr. Crane, a newspaper
man, to send some one from the Assoc
ciated Press to him for the statement,
and also to General GrOsvenor for as
surauces as to GrOn's standing He
. learned later through Mr.. Crane that
General Gr0syenOr said he knew Moth
ing about 1t, but he said he was in
formed the day after he submitted the
statement that the Associated Press
could not use it. Afterward he said
he submitted his statement TO several
newspapers aad more or ass of it was
printed
The witness Jhen detailed how he had
placed the matter before Representa-
tive Richardson and Underwood, who
had gone over tie papers.
What was your purpose in bringing
Il before members
TO get It into the house and before
the American people
When the investigation was resumed
after recess, Representative GrCsyen0r
appeared and made a statement con-
corning the subject. He spoke of re-
ceiving the note introducing Mr. GrOn
and of going over the papers with him.
At that time Mr. GrosvenOr felt that
che matter should be looked into with
a view Of ascertaining if there was any
ureEularity With that end in view
he conferred with Chairman Cannon
o. the appropriations committee, and
asked that il an appropriation biI Tor
she Danish purchase came in, action be
deferred until Mr.. -Grosvenor returned
from a western trip and had an oppor-
unity Of going over the papers. On his
return TO the city Mr.. Gro venOr saw
Secretarv Hay in relation 10 the mat
ter. Tt was the view of the secretary
OF state that there was nothing in the
charges Of which cognizance should be
taken.
ResUming his testimony. Mr.. Gron
related his connection with the Scan
GinaVian department of the national
Republican committee in 1896, to which
place, he said, Senator Hanna had APP
pointed him. Later, he said, Senator
Hanna gave him a letter of recon-
mendation 10 the two Massachusetts,
senators, MessTs. HOar and Lodge, and
the latter in turn joined in a letter
recommending GrOn TO the president
for appointment as minister to Siam.
Mr.. GrOu said he was a Republican;
had canvassed for that party in 1892
and 1895, and in 1897 had been a candi-
date FOR the Danish mission He pro-
dUced a letter in favor of his candi-
dacy signed by Senator Cullom of Iii
nois. and endorsed by the late Senator
Davis Of Minnesota.