Show CONGRESS DANISH AGENTS AGENT'S CHARGE THAT H HE HAD TO SPEND MONEY TO SELL THE ISLANDS WASHINGTON March 2 23 A A A secret f report pot port submitted by Capt Walter 9 to the Danish Government t 1 charging that in the he negotiations he conducted for the sale of ot the Danish West vest Indies to the United States hew he ho to great expense TV w 03 compelled to go in order tg secure the interest of member members mem mem- bers ber of or Congress has been brought to this country and made public for the tho st time I It has haa occasioned a flurry of ot excitement excite excite- ment Congressional circles and may lead to ta a nn investigation which will set aside t the e treaty with Denmark re- re ratified by the Senate or pre- pre pret t the appropriation of ot money to pay for tor or th the Islands i The Trie report was made by Capt Christ Christ- J. J masto to substantiate a claim he has presented presented pre pre- tented to the Danish Government amounting to which Is a 10 per cent commission he declares that was vas promised him and the amount in Captain Christmas Says He Gave Contracts in Advance Advance Advance Ad Ad- I vance of Treaty's Passage and Employed Abner McKinley and Others As His Attorneys excess which he says he was obliged to pay over to Americans Americana in order to effect the sale of ot the Islands to the United States Capt Christmas represents represents the political conditions in the United States as being revoltingly cor- cor He says pys he found but one man who ho could not be approached and that was Senator L Lodge dge of ot Massachusetts Says He Ee Gave Contracts The arrangements he says were er- er ef effected through Abner McKinley C. C W. W Knox and arid a lawyer r of ot Washington I Richard r. r Evans To these he says he gave contracts gu guaranteeing them thorn certain sums of ot f money if It the sale of the Islands lelands for took place The report was s shown own to Sena Senator r rHoar Hoar and to Representative Grosvenor of ot whom prof professed great astoniShment astonishment astonishment aston aston- and Interest Representative Grosvenor sent a copy of ot the report to the State department Secretary Hay later declared that Capt Christmas's assertions regarding wholesale payments of ot money were absurd and that the only use made of ot him by the State department was in asking him hirn to accompany Secretary While White of ot the American embassy at London to Copenhagen k Q Introduce White to the Danish Prim Minister This Capt Christmas did and afterward afterward after atter- ward the negotiations were carried on with representatives of ot the Danish Government Cash Negotiations Later Capt Christmas declares that after atter he had effected his mission for Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Hay he was sent back to the United States as the agent of the Danish Danish Danish Dan Dan- ish Government and while acting in that capacity found It necessary to pave the way for a successful termination termination termination tion of ot the negotiations with the promIe promise promise prom prom- ise Ie to pay It was In trying to drive a n bargain with the Prime Minister of ot Denmark by which he was to receive according to his statement 10 per cent of ot the money money paid by the United States for tor the Danish West Indies that he was forced to reveal the condition which he ha says exists at Washington |