The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-10
Swedish People Betrayed by
Conspiring Govt Officials.
Recalls German Intrigue Thru
Swiss Diplomats.
DESERVES WORLD GRATITUDE
London Papers Praise Uncle
Sam for Revelation.
"MethOdical Revelation of Ger
many's Perfidy."

london, Sept. 10.-The Telegraph
says:
1T is exactly seven months since
the publication of the Swedish reply
to President Wilson's message to other
neutral states in which ~ expressed
the hope that they would find it pos
Sible to take similar action to that or
the United States in breaking off dip
lomatic relations with the German
empire. In that reply it was declared
that the Swedish royal government
followed the path of neutrality and
impartiality' which path it was 'undis-
posed to abandon if the vital interests
of the country and the dignity of the
nation did not force it t. change its
policy"
To-day we have before US a highly
practical illustration of what that
government regards as coming within
the province Of neutralit1."
Gross Breach of Neutrality.
The Times declares that the Swed-
ish disclosure on its face is a gross
breach of the elementary obligation
of neutrality and adds: THE offense
is more grave because Sweden has
been warned both in London and
Stockholm that it had been detected"
The Times says that President Will
son has told how Germany dared to
apply a policy of intrigue towards the
etc. and mentions how a member of
the Swiss national council and Swiss
minister were modified to make a
German peace offer to Russia and
how later high explosives especially
prepared to destroy ships, We're dis
covered in the baggage of Baron Won
Rantenfels in Christiania.
1.-The key of the who" system"
says the Times, sis the German en-
peror's hostile messages to the car
in 1904 and 1905. particularly in the
message that declared his intention to
seize and occupy Denmark in the
event of war"
VIII People Condemn Action.
In conclusion the Times declares
that neither the allies nor the Swed-
ish people can remain indifferent to
the latest example,"
THE conduct of the Swedish minis
| ter in this case is objectionable" de-
| cIares the Post I'VE do not know
what the Swedish people think of this
conduct which is irreconcilable with
! honor and good faith as it is with
neutrality. 1t can only be hoped that
out of respect the Swedish people will
repudIate and condem the men who
So discredited Sweden's good name"
The Post adds:
THE government of the United
| States deserves the gratitude of the
civilized world for its continued and
! metnOQ1cal revelations Oh GeTIIldny
perfidy and wickedness.'
Swedish Queen German.
London, Sept. 10.-Photographs OF
the king and the royal family OF
Sweden. Swedish soldiers and birdseye
views of Stockholm are featured in
several newspapers u-der ross-page
heads such as "Sweden's Exposure,
Sweden Charged With Breach OF
Neutrality" while others carry special
reviews of the entire course of events
in Sweden since the outbreak of the
war One paper 1ikens Sweden's posi-
ton to that of Greece a few months
ago, saying, Its queen is German
The Graphic in an edit rial says:
1--WE cannot view without infinite
regret the position into which Sweder
has been dragged by active sympathy
of certain of her rulers toward Ger
many. The disclosures which were
made from Washington shed a bril-
liant light upon dark places of Hur
diplomacy. Let US thank the United
States for penetrating the plot"
i The Graphic asks: What do Den
mark and Norway, parties will
sweden to the Malmo meeting thinl
Of