Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-15
.DUPL|C|TY OF GERMANY
IS REVEALED To- WORLD
Sole Object of State Department In
Making Public Luxburg nnj
Won Eckhartlt Messages.
CAUSES CHANGE IN SENTIMENT
Purpose of This Government 10 SEQ
That Swedish External Affairs Arc
Conducted In Manner Not to Clash
With Interests of u. s.. and Allies.

WASHINGTON. September 14.-Dis-
closure ot the Luxburg and Won Eek
hardt dispatches was made by the
state Department with the express
view OF dciIriring Germany OF sources
VI supply by which TO maintain her
armies In the ncld. -his was made
plain at the State Department to-dny.
And, it was. the opinion that the object
-ulready Is in a fair:way Of fulhllment.
Sweden has been forced to show her
hand. but us a hish Official expressed
1t to-da::
The United States is making no
diplomatic quarrel with Sweden"
Through the revelation OF the con
nivauc. of Swedish officials in German
schemes II is now confidently assumed
that Sweden will be extremely careful
in the future. and that the Swedish
avenue Into Germany will be enectualy
narrowed dom. II It has not already
been close. altosether.
Argentina now has been turned def
nttely to the side OF the United States
and the allies. German. prestige In
that republic is gone. South American
supplies no longer will filter into Teu
tonic channels through the neutrals.
Mexico. the deveiopments of to-day In
dicate. soon will fall into the lead OF
the other countries. She Is now trying
hard tn obtain large loans In this coun-
try. Whatever the nnal outcome OF
this. the liberation of great oil sup
plies for the allies undoubtedly will
follow. German intrigue. we'll ex-
posed I'm Mexico City. will bring about
that situation.
TO ASSURE EFFECTIVENESS
OF ANTIGERMAN SENTIMENT
Plans are in development tonight to
assure the effectiveness Of the anti
German .etiment already set to work.
A meeting Of the exports administra-
tive board is dcvisinE Il method where
by the control OF the bunker coal sup
ply of Il Is hemisphere vii. give the
United States absolute dominance over
every pound Of food and munitions that
crosses the Atlantic.
The State Department refused com
ment to-day on the dismissal of crun-
holm from the diplomatic service. and
the Investigations in Stockholm report
ed TO have hcsn already started by the
Swedish government. II WAS pointed
out that the swedish implication in
the German consriracies has not been
made a diplomatic incident In any re-
spect.
Baron Akerhielm. Swedish charge
here. was not even shown last nights
disclosure with regard to the Mexican
letters. II was admitted at the State
Department that the steps already
taken by Sweden to make amends
would he agreeable to the United
States. il carried out. This is taken to
mean that the State Department will
consider it's objects attained IT the
Swedish Foreign Oflice and diplomatic
service is purEed Of pro-German per-
sons and sentiments.
II Sweden Is to he AUTOMATICALLY
taken to task for her part in the der.
man intriGues. the State department.
believes that Is i2ngiand's job as IL was
English cables that were abused
II was insisted at the department
that the sole object In making public
the I.uxburg and Won f,rkhart mes.
ssScs was ito reveal ,he dupiicity OF
Germany
EXPECT CHANGE IL SENTIMENT
IN CERTAIN QUARTERS
"Ey that" high Official stated. I'VE
hoped to effect a change of sentiment
In certain quarters"
1t iS the purpose OF the United states
to see that swedish external affairs
are conducted In a manner not TO clash
with the interests of tao United States
and the allies.
With tho revelation Of :he manner in
which Sweden was played upon by the
Germans. 1t Is expected that Sweden
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