Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 4, 1917

Minister Swenson to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

American Legation,
Copenhagen, December 18, 1901.

Minister for Foreign Affairs says the treaty must be laid before the King and the Folkething Committee on Finance before signed, which will require a few days. The Rigsdag proposes plebiscite, independent of treaty, if necessary. Minister for Foreign Affairs may yield.

Swenson