Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
LEGATION SENDS
| TEUTON MESSAGES
FROM ARGENTINA
Forwarded by Charge at5
Buenos Aires to Berlin 81
Foreign Office.
ADVISE AS TO SINKING #
OF NEUTRAL'S SHIPPING
Urges No Concession Be Granted
South American Country in
Submarine Controversy. rs
GRAVE BREACH OF NEUTRALITHi
State Departments Revelations az
Sinister Diplomacy Create
Sensation. tsls
GRAVE BREACH OF NEUTRALITH
State Departments Revelations a.
Sinister Diplomacy Create
Sensation. x,sl
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WASHINGTON, September 8.-Copfe1
by tho State Department to-day res
vealed another case of sinister German
diplomacy. this time directed against
Argentina. and involving the Swedish
Foreign ONCE in an apparent grave
breach of neutrality and dipIomatios
propriety. 81,
They were messages to Berlin from
Count Luxburg. the German charge at
Bucnos Aires, forwarded by the swed-
ish legation there as its own communi.
cations. Besides advising that no con-s
cessions be granted Argentina in tho
submarine controversy. they suggested
that tho South American countrys
ships be sunk without leaving any
trace" and gave information as to the
sailing and positions of certain vessels.
The departments announcement was
sent to the Argentine embassy and the,
Swedish legation here at the same time
it was given to the public. There was
no explanation as to how the messagcst
came into the hands or the yUhfteds
States, nor discussion as. to what mayS
be the result.
CREATES SENSATION AMONG
NEUTRAL DIPLOaLATSg
The action created sensation, par-g
ticularly among tho neutral diplomats
Baron Akerhielm, the Swedish Charge,
In the absence of advices from his Eov-5
ernment. would not comment further
than to say that it was improbable that
the Swedish minister at Buenos Aires
knew of the contents Of the dispatches.
Axel Robert Nordvall, of the special
Swedish economic mission, declared he
was certain that Baron Lowen, tho.
Swedish minister to Argentina, had no
knowledge of the contents of the dis.
patches. s
Moreover, ram sure" said Mr.. Nords
vall "that no Swede would have been n
party to such n heartless proceeding
1 know Baron Lowen very well. He Is
not in good health, and 1t Is possibls.
that he was unaware of the sending OF
any messages. If the dispatches were
in German code as assume they were.
even If he knew they were sent, he
could not have known their contents.
and may have thought they were harms;
less business messages"
Mr.. Nordvall was OF the opinion that
Baron Lowen would be recalled by the
Swedish government, and said he looked
for an explanation and a disavowal OF
any intention to commit an unneutral!
act.
EFFECT OF DISCLOSURE CAN
ONLY be GUESSED AT!
What effect the disclosure will have;
on Argentina's relations with Germany
could only be guessed at both by state
Department officials and oy Amhassa-l
dor Naon. The ambassador already
has transmitted messages to his Eoya
ernment, and until instructions arc re4,
ceived he will not comment on tho in..
cident n4 a. s.
1t was suggested by some diplomats
that Germany might have little difh-'
Guilty in arranging her relations with
Argentina so as to cause the South
American country to maintain her neu-,
trail attitude. 1t was pointed out that
having entered into an agreement with
Argentina recently not to sink any
more Argentine ships and to pay for
damage already inflicted, Germany was
in position to explain that she had
not accepted the suggestion Of her
agent In Buenos Aires. and that, after
ALL there could be no diplomatic con-
flict If he were removed. 81,
That Argentina at least will demand
the removal of the offending German
was assumed both at the State Depart
ment and by diplomats.
Argentine's evident desire in past
months not to enter the war. or even
to break relations with Germany, has
caused the belief here that she will
look with certain favor upon any pracSs
ticable way out of the new difficulty
PROBAnLE REASONS efqs
FOR WASHINGTON'S ACTION
In the absence of any official COM
ment whatever on the disclosures, its
appeared that tho manifest purposes
of tho United States in publishing the;
correspondence were two. First, to-
show the relations between Germanys9
and Sweden. at least SO far as the
legations in Argentina were concernsdsT
and. second. to disclose to ArEentinasS
where German influences seem to have
been strongest in all South Amertcass
the manner in which the German diplosSl
matte agent at her capital was giving,
secret instructions for the destruttion5
OF her shipping. and the manner M
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