Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-21
COUNT LUXBURG
BEHIND SCHEME
German Charge of "Spurlos
Versenkt" Fame Dickered
With Argentina.
TELEGRAMS ARE TRANSLATED
Sought to Align South Ameri-
can Countries Against
North America.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 Evidence
Of German plot to align the nations
of South America against the United
states is revealed IN kilograms seat
To Berlin by the notorious Count Lux
burg former German charge in Ar
gontina. made public today by state
departments
In one Of the messages. of which
there are some forty, LuNburg reports
that he induced president Irlgc>en.
of Argentina. to enter into "A secrc.
agreement with Chile ana Bolivia, 4
"uutupl rapproachment for protec-
tiop versus North America" ana did
his utmost to have Peru included In
such agreement
Divulgc Transitions.
TRANSACTIONS Of the dispatches were
given ont 10y the state department in
agreement with the Argentine minis
ten of foreign 1ffairs~ who. In an ac-
cumpanying statement gave general
denial to LuXburg's account Of the ne
gotiationl with his government
"Thc tclegrams show number or
irlccuYacics So surprising that no epi-
thet viii fit" said the foreign minis
/ tor's statement. "as they are at COM
plete variance both in substance and
! form. the terms in which the nego-
]
| ana brought to "A conclusion
The message referring 10 the South
/ American alliance merely said that
| the president at lasc had made ~ ms
mind to conclude such an agreement
| with Chile and Bolivia and there was
nothing III the CORE pandence To viear
up just what negotiations were carried
on with these countries.
A telegram dated July 20 last, am
uounced the completion % a "receiv-
ing plant" and asked for the wave
length Of the great wireless station
at Nauen.
The concluding message, dated July
10, said.
Concluding Message.
"As long as chile is neutral GER
many will be aulC Ifter the war to
carry out her SOlth American policy
just as we'll If not more easily IN op-
position to an infatuated and MIS-
guided Argentina, as with Argentina
on her side"
Today's disclosures complete tho
story of Iuxburg'. intrigues. which
cyan when the state department save
cut the famous "spurl"s NersenEt
| (sink without tra,c) messages. They
pre Of importance chiefly because Of
their bearing upou various heretofore
unexplained activities i'm South Amerl-
lea and are particularly interesting Nc
this time when Luis Cabrera. envoy
of President Carrauzn OF Mexico is on
/ his way 90 Argentina to attend so
called neutrality conference.
Following is the statement of tho
Argentine minister of foreign affairs
given out with the LuNburg teiegrams:
The telegrams which appear below
are all that the Argentine ministry
for foreign affairs received from the
embassy in Washington of which the
TRANSACTIONS were made by the depart
nent Of state in the United States.
There are three kilograms not pub
nshed as they allude solely to the re-
publiCs of chile and Uruguay. Tho
government has decided that II should
not publish these kilograms and has
delivered them to the respective chan-
CcllericS
Many Inaccuracies.
"The teIegrams show a number ot
inaccuracies SO surprising that no
cpthet will fit them, as they are at
complete variance, both in substance
and form. with the terms in which the
negotiations were entered into. carried
ON and brought 10 a conclusion
The German charges messages We're
sent during last July, August and sep
tembcr. All are addressed TO Berlin
and signed "LuNburg."
Following are the texts IN the ofbet
iu which they are made public.
July eth or Sth, 1917.
mo. o..
Minister for foreign affairs who Is
"a theatrical person has shown an in
sane cunning in preventing me from
having an interview with the president
lie sent me a copy OF the note and de-
|clared in accordance herewith that
Argentina could not consent to all the
products OF the country being treated
rs contraband.
The pressure Of North America m
regard to shipping iron. coal and
paper is great but not irresistible.
What is lacking is strength of will.
"If the president, whose action it is
impossible to foretell, changes minis
ters a postponemcnt of the crisis or
q settlement is pC sible
"If the answer Is unsatisfactory
there is tD be a rupture of relations
"No. SO. July Z, 1917.
"Our attitude toward Brazil has
created the impression here that our
caSy-Eoiug good nature can be counted
on This Is dangerous i'm South Amer
lea. where the people under thin ve-
neer are Indians. \ submarine squad
ron with full powers to me might
probably still save the situation.
request Instructions Us to Whethe"
after rupturc OF relations legation
is to start for home or to remove to
Paraguay or possibly chile. The ma
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