Show ASK recognition STATES document has been prepared and special envoys to present same chicago it Is said that the inde pendent norwegian government la prepared to ask official recognition from the united states and that caal envoys have been in this country some time looking over the ground this was developed tuesday with the return from new york of E hermann gade mayor of lake forest mayor gade la an active worker tor an international status for norway he has been in new york for the last ten days la conference with J irgens a special norwegian envoy who a few years ago was secretary of the norwegian swedish committee that treated and dealt with the consular question the conference included christian haugee who up to the time of his res ignation a month ago was the charge daffia ires and secretary of the nor swedish legation at washing ton after consultations with such eminent international authorities as prof moore of columbia university and john W easter an informal docu meat was drawn up tor presentation to the state department to serve as feeler for the official document which which may be expected to tol low the communication which has been prepared and Is to be presented in the name of mr haugee as a private cit izen asks some pertinent questions c the state department as follows will the united states government officially receive diplomatic envoy and recognize consuls appointed by the norwegian government 7 will the united states be to permit its consular officials in dif terent countries to take charge of the interests of norwegian citizens there that may require attention until such consuls can be appointed and sent to such countries by the norwegian gov recognition will be asked from the united states firsa explained mayor gade today because of the stand which this nation has already taken in international questions of this kind and also because of the present pres tige of the united states in internal diplomatic circles we were assured by the authora ties on international law with whom we consulted in the east and have not the slightest do abt ourselves of our right to recognition |