Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-15
SWEDISH EXPOSE NOT
COMPLETE, IS CLAIM

washington, Sept. 15.-More revela-
ttons of German-Swedish intrigues
against the United States and Amer
lean neutrais are expected from the
state department unless Sweden offi-
cially and convincingly explains and
dIsavows the actions OF her diplomatic
agents I'm Latin American countries. 1t
is believed here that the next docu-
ments given out by Secretary Lansing
viii be OF an even more startling ma
ture than those already made public.
SO far there have been three sets OF
documents given out. The first was
the Zimmerman letter of last January
| to Won Eckhardt. representing Germany
In Mexico, proposing an alliance or
war between Germany, Mexico and ia
pan against this country. This may or
may not have been forwarded through
Swedish channels. The exposure of
that plot nipped German activities COM
plctely In the bud. Relations between
Mexico Japan and the United States
are more cordial today than they have
been In years.
Other keutrais Are Worried.
Then came the publication of the Lux
burg messages, which put the Swedish
foreign Office ain Dutch" and forced
| Argentina to take more aggressive
stand against Germany, followed by
the Cronholm-von Eckhardt expose,
which has still further forced the hand
of the Swedish government and put on
the anxious bench all neutral diplomats
who may have served Germany as sec
ret agents for the transmission OF in-
telligence through the British censors
| Diplomats and officials agree that
Secretary Lansing has handled the In
| formation In his possession with superb
finesse By focusing the attention or
| the world on German diplomatic meth
DDS tho action already taken has built
fire behind the kaiser's agents
throughout Latin America, compelling
the Swedish government to take steps
toward purging itself. and has given
broad hint to other neutral nations that
1t will be well for them to see that no
messages are sent for German agents
unless they are thoroughly neutral and
heir contents known to the government
performing this service. After this ex-
pose 1t would not do for some other ma
ton to commit similar ofrense.
Britain Warns Sweden.
| Word has reached Washington that
Sweden has appointed an Investigator
In the first secretary of the foreign Of
dee This is construed as the first step,
under pressure of international crlti-
,ism and the fire of local newspapers,
20 end the custom.
II the Swedish government can make
out bona flde case showing that only
certain officials and not the whole gov
,rnment was implicated. so much the
better, but 1t is believed here the for
/ sign Office will have to get buster than
one armed paperhanger with the hives
20 show that 1t was not cognizant of
The real situation respecting the main
.enance of Swedish tipping bureaus for
herman agents.
The British foreign office Is making
representations to Sweden. Their char
icter is not definitely known here, but
London, among other things, is believ-
I'd to have insisted upon absolute guar
aptees that British cables be no longer
q used for sending unneutral messages
Unless such guarantees are furnished
the British government would have to
deprive Sweden Of the right Of immu-
, nifty for diplomatic messages sent In
, cipher. In that event Sweden would
be unable to get confidential diplomatic
, information from. its men abroad with
, out the contents OF their uncoded mes
sages being disclosed to the British
censors.