New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01
INDICATING HIS NAME.

Nge7s c~on sails this morning for Europe. after
brief visit this country for the purpose Of ref-
ing charges made against him IN connection with
the NEGOTIATIONS for the sale OF the Danish West
India Islands IN this task Of vindicating his
name from inPuJatiOns Of dishonorable conduct ne
has been assisted by President Eliot Of Harvard
Of which university he IS a graduate, and likewise
By the fact that Just before coming over here he
was received At Copenhagen in private audience by
King Christian. his audience being on official and
public record In discussing the matter yester-
day, in its columns. The New-York Herald"
printed The following statement:
Nr N-els Gron. who is n this city, has prepared
form Of letters 10 show that he uisrepresented
Copenhagen, Denmark on March % 1892. regarding
~ par IN me negotiations for the sale OF the
DANISH West Indies 10 the United States, and MS
request Tor Congressional investigation of these
Nj Gron declares that as the statements IN the
press association dispatch were said have been
made by q nigh official Of the Danish Government
papers IF TIE United States
ae returned 70 Denmark 10 obtain data which
would show that no such statements as given in
ne press ASSOCIATION dispatch had ever been made
y any member Of the Danish Government, and
tnsJ a. q The statements in that dispatch had no
M Grou thus SUMMARIZES the statements pur-
Pgtuhg 70 nave been made by the high Danish
Official according 10 the dispatch:
w55 Indian as4 70 have effected the sale Of the Danish a
- coELtiSsloI but seeing il vas hopeless 70 ex-
seSea 5 5 .o@Jes IN Gopenhagel that would be re-
7ss--at.1a ior the purchase u the Islands
nat never lad authority negotiate with Washing
90 tlat never did assist In the negotiations
MEls,e- - a. one tine imposed upon former Prime
o55CLfy 49, 4Ec other parties, they had
49, - - on taeir connections with
- L-s s--n-44 n Washington vas The result
ee1Eer 80 - .hF3stElas and myself and that J. to
ffe-5-L t--t-sl1las. claimed commission OF the
. aisPIovs these charges Mr. Gron has letter
&c Tt --i'ltL a 4S6 from Prime Minister DeuntZer
~ DeiIiaiE r, N which the latter declares that no
80 s.-e.--sils against Mr. GTon had ever ema-
20 rom ne Danish Ministry or any member
- ~ ana. further, that Mr. Crou never directly
=. Ll1-lSlly requested obtained any commission
OF promise Of compensation '
,--t- efo1 mas another letter from Gustav Hansen
L-a4tLIlan O. the Danish Landsthirg5s committee
-. ne transfer OF The West Indian Islands 10
ts ne charge that ne had no authority to negoti-
g Lod ne sale That letter is dated Copenhagen
Al5fl- % 1913. and shows M C5ronIs authority
sL-es5IGlAg the charge that ne had Imposed upon
liner Ffltne Minister HOrring Mr. Gron has a
!eLJeF from M Horring declaring that the accuse
Ton is untrue '- 49,
~. Grqn also has letters from former Prime
= lSlfI hannibal Schested and from Commodore
2 bluhEne. chairman OF the Folkething's Commit
- On % est indian Affairs 10 disprove the state
Lent ~ The press association dispatch that Mr.
1LoA demand for an investigation at Washington
caused oy d quarrel between Lieutenant
+Sli4as sno himself. and also the statement that