The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-11
The Latest Per{idy.

LONDON. Sept. 10.--All the London
ncwspapers in their editoriols similarly
deuouncc IN unmca sured language Ger
n,any's action ne revealed in the Swcd-
isb disclosures. The Daily News. un-
der the caption OF The Latest Perfidy'
says:
TT Is impossible to forsee what ef-
feet the astonishing revelations Will
have on the general course of the war.
If further evidence wcr needed or the
cynical brutality with which Germany
nnghtS. it is surely here. Among inc rul-
fans to whom the German public ser
vice appears 10 afford refuge in such
numbers. count LuXhurG German
= large Of affairs in Argentina Is en-
led to a very prominent place.
, no Daily News thinks il is scarcely
e, liable that rAreEcntinc public opn-
| ion. even If the Argentine government
were willing, will tolerate a continuance
of friendly relations with Germany.
81. is still possible to hope. tho
Daily News continues. that Count huN-
burg's actual use of the concession
granted HMM plain English tho pros
rcu1lon of murder on the high seas
was unknown to the officials concerned,
Int II can scarcely have been unsus-
ncctcd. md at best tho concession itself
| is nm abuse Of confidence which clearly
cannot be tolerated.
ION tho other hand there arc grave
reasons why, pending Swedish cNplana-
lions, the matter should he handled
cautiously. The pending Swedish cleo
tiions may result in decisive defeat
Of the German propaganda. and 1t
would be folly to destroy the effect Of
tho labors on behalf Of the entente OF
HIalmar Rranting Socialist leader In
! tho second chamber OF the Swedish
! rarliament) and the party he repre-
! sents."
"Tt is exactly seven months since the
notification Of the Swedish reply to
! President WILSON'S message to othcr
neutral states In which he expressed inc
hope that they would find IL posslo'e
/ 70 take similar action to that OF the
United States In breaking off diploma
: tic relations with the German empire.
In that reply 1t was declared that the
Swedish royal government followed the
path Of neutrality ard tmpatltiailty.
which path II was "undsposscd To ahan-
| don. if the vital interests OF the cnuh-
; try and the dignity q fthe nation did not
! force it to change Its policy.
! To-day We have before us highly
practical illustration Of what that gov
! eminent regards MS coming within the
limits of neutrality. which is expressly
al
either group OF cnnlbatcnts In the war;
and a1so what il considers to hc consis-
tent with the dignity Of the Swedish
nation"
| Tho Times declares that tho Swedish
disclosures on Its face is IL gross breach
! Of tho elementary obligation Of neutral
Fity and adds the offensc Is moro grave
because Sweden had been warned both
in London and Stockholm that 1t had
! bccu detected" Continuing. the Times
says:
Sweden cannot expect tho Entente AL
lies and the neutral nations in which the
Swedish legations were used as GcrI""u
/ information stations to acTulcse In tho
continued abuse OF her rights and priv
ilcges az q neutral"
? The Times says that President Wilson
has told how Germany dared to apply a
policy OF intrigue towards the United
/ States during her neutrality. etc, and
mentions how n member OF the Swiss ma
! tIonal council and n Swiss minister were
! modified to make n German peace offer
! to Russia and how later high explosives
specially prepared to destroy ships were
discovered in the baggage OF Baron Won
Rantcnfels' In Christianfa.
The key Of the whole system says
the Tin es. as found in tho German En-
! perors personal messages 10 tho Car
! in 1904 and 1905. particularly in tn"
messages which describes his plan to
seize and occupy Denmark in the event
OF war"
! In conclusion The Times declares
that neither the allies. nor the Swrd-
| ish people can remain indifferent In M
latest examples
Tho conduct of the Swedish ministers
! in this case Is objectionable" declares
: n, hot h..
Swedish people think Of this conduct.
which is al irrcConcilahle with honor
and good faith as 1t is with neutrality.
1t can only be hoped that out .nr respect
! the Swedish people will rcpudlatc and
condemn the acts Of the men who SO
dIscredItcd Swedcn's good name
The Post adds:
The government of tn" United States
deserves the gratitude. Of the civilized
world for It's continued and mcthodical
revelations Of German pcrfidy and wick
cd