Show w SAYS NELS NELtON GiRON LIED Proposed Purchase of Danish West Indies Causing Sensa Sensational Controversy Washington June 23 The committee of the house of representatives tives investigating charges in conne tion with the purchase of the Danish West Indies resumed its sessions to today today day and laid before the members a number of o papers in including cIudIn letters from the United States minister to Mr Swenn Henry Hnry White secretary of the United States embassy a London Condon and Captain Walt Walter r ChrIsts who has the central figure w connection with the charges Secretory Hay forwarded the letters without commenting omm on their contents Mr letter encloses thai thal handed to him by tty Christmas in which the latter states that Nels Gron ron obtained lS official report by foul means he has itS to that lt f jd denies a number of allegations which It con contained He says he never trIed to im lam impress press Minister Herring that was the only the islands sold He had not nol given the name of any congressman n connection with the use of money He lie makes a general denial of several matters Minister says in lit view of Christ Christmas Christmas mas character characta nd absurd anti and con cou contradictory he attaches no to th letter ietter He says the opponents of tj sale of tile the islands are using the to prevent of ot the treaty Mr Whites letter is a detailed ac account count of hIS lite v to Denmark to bring bringa a bout atut an agreement for the sale of the islands H H the tg Standard Oil company sent a Jotter in which he says he had but one interview Christ Christmas inns mas ancl thai ks import a ce He The story he fells eIls as to my claims the ownership t of f twentysix United States senators Is Ih simply a falsehood and so absurd on its face that it is hardly worth referring to toMiS Mr MiS Rogers offered to come as a wit witness witness ness of the committee wanted him Richard P F one of the attorneys mentioned denied some of the statements concerning himself M r Rogers will not be asked to ap appear pear ier but Chairman has written him to forward an explanation of a die dis dispatch patch which Christmas quoted as gent eat by Rogers saying the negotiations were again The committee also talked over the report and will reassemble later to pass on this branch |