South Bend news-times., 1917-12-21
BARE PLOT To
PUT ARGENTINA
AGAINST j. s.
long Series of kilograms Be-
tween Luxburg and Berlin
Foreign Offices Given Out
by State Department.
SIZE PAGE >.
The full text OF the LuXburg
telcgrams are printed on page
OF this issue.
SIZE PAGE >

Through a long series of kilograms
exchanged between the Notorious
Count LuXburg. former German
charge in Argentina, and the Ber-
lin foreign office. the state depart
further facts about German diplo-
matte trickery and at the same time
shed light upon some hitherto un-
explained activities OF certain Latin
American statesmen.
LuXburg, in one of his messages
dated Aug. 1 last, reported that
Pres't IrigOyen Of Argentina at last
had made up his mind to conclude
a secret agreement with Chile and
Bolivia for protection against North
America before the conference idea
is taken up again" The conference
idea is assumed TO have been the
plan for a Latin-American neutral
ity conference, strongly supported
by Pres't Carranza of Mexico and
much discussed in some Of the South
American countries. while the pro-
posed secret agreement may explain
reports that have come from
Buenos Aires recently Of Prest
IrigOyen's proposals for a league of
South American nations.
Expect War Declaration.
In Latin-American diplomatic
quarters here it is regarded as GER
tain that the disclosures will result
very quickly in an Argentine dec
laration of war against Germany
Congress and majority of the peo-
pie favored this when the Ameri-
can government made public the
"spurlos versenkt" (sink without a
trace) message of LuXburg, and it
is believed that the presidents op-
position now viii be swept away if
it is not withdrawn.
Count Luxburg. still is in Argen-
tina, although safe conduct was Sc
cured for him long ago and there
have been frequent announcements
Of his plans for sailing for a North
European neutral country. The last
report received here concerning him
said he was undergoing treatment in
a sanitarium for a nervous disor-
der. For time he was in a de-
tentiOn camp, probably chiefly be-
cause the Argentine public was so
incensed against him that it was
not safe for him to be at large.
Argentine Minister Denies.
TranslatiOns of the dispatches
were given out by the state depart
ment in agreement with the Argen-
tine minister of foreign affairs. who,
in an accompanying statement, gave
general denial TO LuXburg's account
of the negotiations with his govern
ment
THE telegrams show a number
Of inaccuracies so surprising that no
epithet will mt them" said the for
eign minister's statement, "as they
are at complete variance, both in
substance and form with the terms
in which the negotiations were en-
tered into. carried on, and brought
to a conclusion"
The message referred to the South
American alliance merely said that
the president at last had made up
his mind TO conclude such an
agreement with Chile and Bolivia,
and there was nothing in the corre-
spondence to clear up just what ne
gOtiations were carried on with
those countries.
A telegram dated July 90 last an
nOunced the completion of a "re-
ceiving plant" and asked for the
wave length of the great wireless
station at Nauen.
The concluding message. dated
July 10. said: "As long as Chile is
neutral Germany will be able after
the war 10 carry out her South
American policy just as well, if not
more easily. in opposition TO an in
fatUated and misguided Argentina,
as with Argentina on her side"
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. q. - The
Argentine government today pub
lished 81 of the 400 or more dis
patches exchanged between Count
Won LuXburg, the former German
minister at Buenos Aires. and the
Berlin government. explaining that
only these have so far been received
from the legation at Washington.
The nature Of the dispatches has