Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-21

Washington, Dec 2o.-Evidence ot a German plot to align the nations o1 South America against the United States is revealed in te1egrams sent burg. former German charge in Ar genttna- made public today by the state department.
 Tried to Align South America.
 In one of the messages, of which 6ere are some forty, Luxburg reports that he induced President Eigoyen. o1 Argentina. to enter into a secret agree ment with Chile and Bolivia, a +.mu- rnal rzpprcachment for protection wis a wis North America" and did his utmost to have Peru included fin such an agreement
 Denial by Argentine Minister.
 Translatfons of the dispatches were given out by the state department in agreement with the Argentine minis ter of foreign affairs, who in an ac- cornpanyfng statement gave general denial to LuUburgs account of the ne- ! gutiations with his government
 inaccuracies of TeIeqranss
 The telegrasns show number Of fn- accmacies so surprising that no cpl thet will fit thems" said the foreign minister's statement, ~as they are at complete variance, both in substance nd form, with the terms in which the i negotiations were entered into, carried on and brought to a conclusion"
 It was also shown that Luxburg did everything possible to have Peru brought into such an agreement.
 To Platter Argentinians-
 The correspondence deals largely with efforts made by the German min fster to prevent any rupture of rela- tfons with Argentine and throughout the despatches there was a warning tinians and to word the note in reply to the Argentine protest against the sinking of the steamer Toro in such a way as not to offend them.
 Argentine President PIisbie.
 Evidence of the apparent pliabtfity of the Argentine president and of the opposition of minister of foreign af- fairs. Purreydon, is disclosed in many of the dispatches Frequent reference is made by the charge to difficulty he was having in dealing with the foreign minister, but, emphasis is placed upon the ease with which he con1munfcat- ed with the president
 In a statement accompanying the keFegran1s, the Argentine foreign min ister announced that there were three mesaecs not published as they relat- ed soieyl to Chile and Uruguay. They have been delivered to those govern ments-
 Feared "Sccret Wire"
 An indication of the means used by Count Luxf,-srg to evade detection in communica 1g with his govern ment is found f1 one despatch where reference Is made to his fear that the other refererca 10 an interruption of his wire to Mexico.
 The messcge referring to the South American aliiarca merely said that the president at last had made up his mind to conclude such an agreement with Chile and Bolivia and there vas notl1irg in the cor-espc1dsnce 10 ciear up just what negotiations were car rjed on with those countries.
 The concluding message. datsd July IS said:
 Based All Hope oy Chile.
 ~As long as Chile is neutral Ger many will bc ale after the war to carry ont her South American policy 5ust zS well. if not more easily. er cp- position to an infatuated and mis- guEded Argentina, as with Argentina A feleerarn dated July 20 last an- rounced the corursfetfcn of n -recefv- fng plant" and asked for tee wave at @ausea- corpIetes Story Of Lu,buru's ln-
 triques.
 Todays disclosures complete the story of Luxburg's intrigues which be- Ean when the state department gave ort the famous -Sp1rios Versenkt (sink without a race) message They are of importance chiefly because of their bearing upon various heretofore unexplained activities in South America and are particularly interest in. gzt this time when Luis Cabre- ra envoy of President Carranza of Mexico, is on his way. to Argentina to attend a so-ca1led neutrality confer eI1ce-
 Statement of Argentine Minister
 Following is the statement of the ArEsntine minister of foreign affairs given out with the Lzrxburg te7egrams: -The telegrams which appear be- fpw are all that the Argentine rrfnis- ry for foreign affairs received from The eznbas@y in WasixtngrDn of which Enc ranslatfOns were made public by