Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-12
GERs1AN-swEDE PLOT OPENED.
Messages Transmitted to Germany
Through Argentina Foreign Office.


ment. Documents in possession Of
the United States government show
that the Scandinavian country has
violated American neutrality and has
had transactions with Germany that
official Washington expects to lead to
a declaration Of war against Ger
many by the Argentine Republic.
The latter has been almost on the
verge of such q step for some time,
but has been placated by Teutonic
promises.
Messages were made public by the
State Department to show that the
Swedish government permitted
Count Luxburg, the German charge
d'affaires In Buenos Aires, to send
communications to Germany through
the foreign Office ct Stockholm.
These were passed as official Swed-
ish messages. They were in code.
While this form Of communication Is
not questioned in time Of peace, it Is
considered remarkable that Sweden
allowed them to go through with as
surance that they were harmless.
Murder Of Crews Urged.
Three Of these messages were
Germany to pursue ruthless subma-
rine warfare against the shipping Of
Argentina, a neutral nation to which
Count LuXburg was accredited. He
urged that Argentine ships be Sunk
without trace being left" In other
words, he urged the destruction of
the crews as we'll as of the vessels
themselves.
The statement given out by the
State Department containing the
messages is as follows:
'The Department of State has OBJ
tanned certain telegrams from Count
Luxburg, German charge d'affaires to
the foreign office at Berlin, which, I
regret to say, were dispatched from
Buenos Aires by the Sewdish lega-
tion as their own official message
addressed to the Stockholm foreign
office.
'The following are English trans
lations Of the German text:
Translation of Messages.
May 10, 1917.-No. 32.-This
government has now released Ger
man and Austrian ships in which
hitherto a guard has been placed. In
Monte (Protegido) case, there has
been n great change in public feel
ing, Government viii in future only
clear Argentine ships as far as Las
PalaDls. beg thn. the small steam
ArS Oyan and Guaho, 2lst January
(meanins which sailed 31st), 800
tons, which are (now) nearing Bor-
deaux with a view to changing the
flag, may be spared If possible or else
sunk without trace being left,
(Spurlos versenkt), Luxburg."
July 3, 1917.-No. 59.-I learn
from reliable source that the Act
ing Minister for Foreign Affairs, who
Is notorious ass and Anglophile, de-
clared in a secret session of the Sem
ate that Argentine would demand
from Berlin promise not to sink
more Argentine ships. If not agreed
to, relations would be broken off. |
recommend refusal. and If necessary
calling in the mediation of Spain.
'Luxburg.'
Urged Postponing Reply to Note.
July 8, 1917.-No. 64.-With-
out showing any tendency to make
concessions, postpone reply to Argen-
tine note until receipt of further re-
ports. A change of ministry is prob
able. AS regards Argentine steam
ers, l recommend either compelling
them to turn back, sinking them
them through. They are all quite
small. Luxburg'"
Sweden, through her breach of
faith and all International usage, her.
self is brought to the brink of war
Diplomats consider her offense mex
cusable.
Not tho First Offense.
More important still, it was limited
to-day in certain quarters that it Is
most probable that this attitude Of
Sweden was not confined to the lega-
tion at Buenos Aires, and that in it's
explanation might be found numer-
GUS "leaks" from the United States
Of military information to Germany
The leak" Of the sailing dates and
routes Of American transports bear