The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-31
ASKED
FOR U-B0ATS TO
C0ERCE BRAZIL
Told Berlin South Ameri.
cans "Were Indians In
der Thin Veneer"
H1NTED AT REVOLT PLOT
New Trickery Exposed by Lam
sing-Despatches Were
Sent by Swedes.
HINTED AT REVOLT PLOT
Special DespatcA TO The suS.

Special Despatch TO The suS.
| WAsHiNoroN, Oct. 30.-Further sen
sational disclosures found in the cabl
correspondence between Count Luxbur
and the Berlin Foreign Office were mad
public to-day by Secretary Lansing. a
predicted in THE SUN on Saturday.
The messages will be published stimuli
taneously in Brazil and tclegraphe,
from there 10 Argentina.
The Brazilian Government obtaine,
possession Of them throueh the eourtee,
of the State Department here, which fel
that the Brazilian people would be inter
ested in their contents.
1ndians Under Thin Veneer.
They were sent to Berlin by the swe
dish legation in Argentina and are q!
follows
No. 60. July 7. Is17-Our attitude
toward Brazil has created the impress
sion here that our easygoing good ma
ture can be counted on. This Is dan
gerouS In South America. where the
people under thin veneer are Indians.
submarine squadron with full pow
ers 10 me might probably still save
the situation.
request Instructions as to whether,
after rupture OF relations. lecation
h to start for home or to remove to
Paraguay or possibly Chile. The
naval attache will doubtless 60 to
Santiago de Chile. LUxBuRo.
No. SO. Aug. 4, 1911 am con-
v!nced that we shall be able to carry
through. our principal political acts in
South America, the maintenance OF
open market in Argentina and the re.
organization Of south Brazil equally
well whether with or against Ar9en.
tina.
Please cultivate friendship with
Chile.
The announcement Of a visit Of a
submarine squadron to salute the
President would even now exercise de-
cisive influence on the situation in
South America. Prospect excellent
for wheat harvest IN December.
LUxBURo.
Planned Policy Of Coercion.
Preceding the texts Of the kilograms
the statement is made that in view OF
the fact that the substance Of certain
kilograms addressed by Count LuxburR
to the German Foreign Offce has been
published, the Secretary Of State makes
public the actual text OF the kilograms"
Secretary Lansing In this refers to the
cabled reports from Buenos Ayres that
the Brazilian Foreign Minister has re-
'ealed German plan to invade South
ern Brazil. The actual statement made
by the Brazilian Foreign Secretary may
have been slightly distorted, It is ex-
planned. in topographic transmission from
Rio Jane!ro to Buenos Ayres and from
Buenos Ayres to New York.
1t Is presumably based on the Ink
burg telegram Of Angus, 4. which states
that Gernanys political aims In South
America. he is convinced. will be carried
out and that there will be "reoreaniza-
ton OF South Brazil" This taken IN
conjunction with Luxburg's suggestion
in the previous telegram that a sub.
marine squadron be sent to South
American waters. has added signi.lcance
The object OF sending U-boat
squadron to South America would be-
Count Won Luxburg explains, to insiate
a policy Of coercion and frlshtfulness as
d means OF keeping South American
In line with the German
cause. The easy going, good natured
policy" he describes as dangerous and
le gives Berlin the benent OF his OBJ
servations and Judgment In this field by
stating that the people Of South America
are Indians under thin veneer"
Trfckery in U-bOats' Visit.
This applies. 1t is pointed out. to tho
people OF Argentina. Brazil, Chile and
other South Americans generally. Ac-
cording to Count Luxbure, the Argentine
Minister for Foreign Affairs was not
only "a notorious ass" but an INDIAN
under thin veneer" The same compli-
fnent apparently applies to the President
Of Argentina or Brazil or Chile.
Attention Is called here TO the trickery
and deception which was to accompany
he visit Of the U-boat squadron In
reality It was to hold a club over South
America and to provide means for
shipping along the line pre-
sumably OF the now famous "spurlos
message OF Luxburg. But II
was to assume the guse Of a friendly
visit to Chile to salute the Chilean
Presumably II the Chilean President
accepted this salute In good grace and
permitted German threats to be efrec-
i've relations between Germany and
chile would remain friendly. But II
chile made a move in the other d!rec-
ion the U-boat squadron was ready TO
strike down innocent shipping as a
for Chile's refusing to be
into a pro-German attitude.
Diplomats here are keenly interested
n the supreme confidence which Count
.uxburs apparently had OF his ability
o carry throush German political aims
n South America. This confident state
nent was telegraphed as late q. August
and after all indications showed a
Iecided falling of Of German prestige
throughout the Latin American repub-
les.
Won Argentine Omcials Over.
What reason Won Luxburs had for
his confidence is a mystery here. II
3 believed that he probably relied on
he strength of his pro-German intrigue
n Argentina to hold the country safe
or Germany. The most recent develop
nents show that he was not altogether
n error in counting on the force of this |
intrigue.
In this connection It Is pointed out
low that officials In tho Argentine For. ,
ign ONCE are seeking to aid him and
he German and Swedish governments
" suppressing the telegraphic corre-
pondence which passed between the .
argentine Legation and the German
Foreign Office and which Secretary
.ansing recently handed over TO Am
assador Naon here,