Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-09-12
SNEDEN'S ENVOY
NOT TO BLAME
Minister at Buencs Aires EXoner-
ated by Government.
STOCKHOLM ADMITS CHARGE
Foreign Office Says Measures Have
Been Taken to Prevent Repetition
Of Argentina Incident-Angry
With U. S.

Stockholm, Sept 12.-Baron LoWen,
the Swedish minister to Argentina, will
not be recalled, according to state
ment made to the press by Admiral
Sva Lindman, minister Of foreign az
fairs.
The foreign minister told the news
paper men that Baron Lowen was not
blamable for the tenor Of the messages
which passed through the Swedish le-
cation, sent by the German charge daft
flares to the Berlin foreign office, and,
as he had acted In good faith and did
not know the contents of the dis
patches he would not be recalled.
Admitted by Sweden.
Sweden admitted it had acted as In
tei1nediary between Germany and Ar
gentina, but justified its position on
the ground that it adopted the same
course with regard to communications
between Germany and other neutrals
and did not know the contents Of the
messages of Count Luxburg, German
charge d'affaires at Buenos Aires.
The Swedish foreign office issued
formal statement explaining that In
1916, at the request Of the British gov.
eminent, the office had discontinued
transmission Of kilograms between Ger
many and North America. 1t was not
held this was a bar to continued trans.
mission to and from other neutrals.
Regardless of German representa-,
hons," the foreign Office continued,
"Sweden has taken measures to pre-
vent a repetition of the Argentina in.
cident.
"The government must first confirm
whether the contents of the kilograms
are as reported and then get Germany's
explanation, if it is found that misuse
occurred"
Must Go Further.
Washington, Sept. 12.-Sweden's
acknowledgment that its diplomatic
service acted as q channel Of com.
munication between the Berlin foreign
Office and Count Luxbuhg, German
charge in Argentina, but was ignorant
of the contents of the dispatches, was
received by state department officials
without surprise, as was the declara.
ton that steps would be taken to pre-
vent repetition Of the incident.
However, it was made clear that
these simple declarations would not be
enough. Sweden, it was said, was ex
pected to go further and correct the
principle.
Notes Fall to Arrive.
Buenos Aires Sept. 12.-Up to noon
the missing dispatches from Ambassa
dor Naon at Washington bearing on
the Swedish exposure, which appar.
emily were sent on Friday last and
were referred to in a dispatch from
the ambassador received had not
reached Buenos Aires.
The foreign minister announces that
the steamers Oran and GuazO referred
to in one Of the messages sent by
Count LuXburg, the German charge
through the Swedish legation to the
German foreign office, arrived al
ICuCu PoI 10 OILC1
had sent his dispatch, advising theil
destruction without leaving any
trace"
Angry With United States.
London, Sept. SIT is learned
from authoritative sources that the eff
feet of the Lansing disclosures In
Swedish government circles has beer
that of bombshell.
Furthermore, the government OF
Sweden, by which is meant the court
circles, military chiefs and the pro
German elements in the conservative
government as distinct from the Swed
ish people, are annoyed with the Wash
ington state department, which they
think has sought to exercise influence
upon the domestic affairs Of Sweden
by publishing the documents in the
midst of Swedish general election.
Other motives that may have actu
ated Washington are thought imma
terial by Stockholm pro-Germans ir
comparison with the damage which
they must suffer in consequence.