Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-14

wASHINGTON, September 13.-An-
other chapter To the Story OF German
intrigue in neutrI! countries and
among neutral diplomats was revealed
tonight by Secretary Lansing In the
form of q letter to the imperial Chan
cellor from the notorious Won Eek
tardt. the German minister at Mex
leo City. TO whom the Intercepted Zim-
mermann note was addressed. 1t dis
closed that Folke Cronholrn. then
Swedish charge In Mexico. was de-
pended upon by the German diplomat
to furnish information from the hos
Tile camp" and TO transmit communca-
tions to Berlin. and that Won Eckhardt
wanted him rewarded by secret
award from the Kaiser OF the Order
OF the Crown OF the Second Class.
This letter was written on March S.
1916, and apparently has been in the
possession OF the American government
Tor 4 long time. II !as made public
without comment, shedding light upon
the methods OF another Swedish Dip
lomatic representative in this hem
isphcre, at time when the United
States and her allies ar awaiting with
interest SwGdens explanation 10 Ar
gentina of the conduct of her min
Initted the German sink without leav-
ing trace" dispatches.
Baron Akerhielm. s, edish charge
here. said tonight. in response to a
query. that Cronholm WIS dismissed
from the diplomatic service last jan
uary. He would not discuss the
cause. but there was no intimation
that 1t was in any way connected with
Cronholms relations with the Ger
mans.
a copy of the letter recountins these
services and making this recommends
tion from Won Eckhardt 10 the Ger
man Chancellor. was made public by
Secretary of State Lansing.
COPY OF LETTER GIVEN OUT
By SECRETARY LANSING
The document is as follows:
Imperial Legation, Mexico.
His Excellency. the Imperial Chan
cellor:
Herr Folke Cronholm, the Swedish
charge daffaires here, since his arrival
here has not disguised his sympathy
for Germany. and has entered into
close relations with this legation He
is the only diplomat through whom
Information from hostile camp can
be obtained. Moreover, he acts as in
rmediary for official diplomatic inter-
course bet-~een this legation and Your
Excellency.
In the course of this. he is obliged
to go personally each time to the tele-
graph. not seldom quite late at night.
in order to hand in the kilograms
Herr Cronholm was formerly at peking
and at Tokyo and was responsible for
the preliminary arrangements which
had TO be made for the representation
OF his country in each case. Before
he came out here he had been in charge
OF the consulatc-general at Hamburg.
Herr Cronholm has not got a Swedish
but only Chinese, order at present
i venture to submit to Your EXcellcncy
the advisability of laying before His
Majesty the Emperor the name of Herr
Cronholm, with a view to the crown
order of the second class being be-
slowed upon him.
1T would perhaps be desirable, in
order not to excite the enemy's sus-
picion, to treat with secrecy the mat
ter Of the issue of the patents until
the end Of the war. should the decision
be favorable to my suggestion This
would mean that the matter would be
recipient and his government, and even
TO them only under the seal Of secrecy;
while tho publication of the bestowal
Of the decoration would be postponed
until the end of the war. ] should be
particularly grateful to Your Excel
lency II 1 could be- furnished with
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