The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-31
Secretary Lansing Makes
Public Another Batch Of
Luxburg Messages.
ASK FOR SQUADRON
TO IMPRESS LATINS
NAV Be Answer to Argentina
Demands That Messages
Be Made Public.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Two more OF
the notorious Count Won Luxburs
messages to the German foreign otfice
from Buenos Aires We're made pubic
tonight by Secretary Lansing. They
provide official confirmation Of Ger
many's plan TO control southern Brazil,
shed additional lgiht upon Teutonic in
trigue in South America generally ana
reveal that LuxDurg appealed Nainiy
for squadron Of submarines with
which to awe some Latin Americans
and to flatter others with salutes.
These dispatches, like others. were
given out by Secretary Lansing, with
out discussion. The only comment
was in this statement attached to the
copies:
"In view of the fact that the sub
stance Of certain kilograms addressed
by Count Won Luxburg to the German
foreign office has been published. the
secretary Of state makes public the ac-
tual text of the kilograms"
The messages follow:
NO. G3. July Z. 1917. Our attitude
toward Brazil has created the i'm
preston here that our easy going good
nature can be counted on. This is dan
people, .upder thin veneer arc. Indians.
a submarine squadron with full powers
70 me might PROBABLY still save the
situation. l request instructions as TO
whether after rupture of relations
legation is to start for home or to re-
move to Paraguay or possibly Chile.
The naval attache will doubtless go to
Santiago dc Chile. LCNBJRG.'
Sure Of Success.
mo. 50. August 4, 1917. l am con-
WINGED that we shall be able to carry
through our principal political aims in
South America. the maintenance of
open market in Argentina and the re-
organization of South Brazil equally
well.>.whether with or against Argen-
tina. Please cultivate friendship with
Chile. The announcement of a visit
Of i; 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.
"LuXBURG."
After the state department made
public the sink without a trace" mes
sages. which caused Argentina to hand
Non Luxburg his passports, the Ar
gentine government sent to Washing
ton a number of the former German
minister's dispatches for deciphering
Whether the two now published were
among them, or were obtained by the
United States at the same time it came
into possession of other kilograms for
warded to Berlin through the Swedish
legation at Buenos Aires, is not dis
closed.
Demand Publication.
Recently press reports from Buenos
Aires said Il sensation had been created
there by the publication of a dispatch
from Rio Janeiro saying the Brazilian
foreign minister had made known thai
atranslations of the Luxburg messages
revealed a German plot to invade
southern Brazil. The Argentine news
papers demanded the that their gov.
ernment either publish the dispatche:
or authorize their publication by for,
eign government"
'The reorganization" of South Bra
zil, referred to by Won Luxburg, il
assumed here to refer to the activitie.
of the Hamburg Colonization company
in connection with the large German
element already located in that section
Several months before this dispatcl
was written there We're reports o
plans for German insurrection.
The break between Argentina an,
Germany, which Won LuXburg appar
emily was expecting lin July. has no
yet come. Latest advices from Bueno
Aires do not indicate any intention b
the Argentine government to join Bra
lillian and other South American sta
tions on the side Of the allies. No
LuXburg. who was kept in detentio
camp for time after his exposure. /
expected to sail for home November
the allies having agreed to grant hir
safe conduct for the voyage.