Show INDIGNANT AT CHRISTMAS i Attorney for Danish GovernmenfrDo nounces thoAction oAiHie Client in Submitting Secret Report I 00 Nef Jork March 26 Crl fls hjr litns oCthlscity hOW attorney for Walter Chclslnliia ihureprelfenta tlvo of the Danlbh Government Jn the overtures for the purchase of the Dan ishWest Indian fslonQs In 1900 was In disroot at JlhQ conduct of his client showriln bis eocret Ycpof t to thu Ddn Ish Ministry lately published Ordinarily legal I etiquettesaid lie would prevent my speaking But thin report is so defamatory and outrageous > outra-geous that I feel Justified washing my hands of the whole affair Mr FIschorTIansen described the course of the Danish representative as it appeared to him Christmas undertook under-took according to Mr FischerHanson to startthe sale of the Islands for the Herring Ministry As far back as 1860 thQ sale had beon almost consummated but at the last moment this Government Govern-ment had drawn back Thus Denmark Den-mark could not make overtures or do more than suggest that overtures would foe acceptable This Christmas dldHc conducted Scqrolafy White of the American embassy at London to Copenhagen At that point said Mr Fischer Hansen his services ended The negotiations ne-gotiations from there on wore carried forward by the American Minister In Denmark and the Danish Minister at Washington The Horrlng Ministry going out of existence In a few montha was sue ceedfid by the Sonested Ministry to which Christmas made his secret report re-port setting forth tho alleged obligations obliga-tions ho was under to various Americans Ameri-cans This report was evidently made said the lawyer with the belief that It oould never sec the light But Its publication has shown Its absurdity j r am quite sure Christmas never saw the men ho mentions and I believe the report was made for the purpose of personal gain |