New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-14
5000 N. Y. Swedes
Pledge Loyalty;
Repudiate Plots
Carnegie Hall Mass Meet
ing Promises to Support
the President

Three thousand Swedish Anne rcans.
in an enthusiastic meeting at Carnegie
Hall last night, reaflirmcd their loyalty
TO the United States in terms which
virtually repudated Sweden's recent
part IN German diplomatic intrigue.
Former Governor Adolph O. Eberhardt
Of Minnesota and former Senator
Charles \. Towne reused the audience
TO the highest pitch Of fcrvor by pa
,riotic addresses.
Following the addresses. resolutions
were unanimously adopted deploring
the disclosures of Swedish assistance
10 the German plots in South America
and pledging support to the President
without limit or restrictions
Ready TO Prove Loyalty
1--WE are here" said Ex-Governor
EbcThardt, "to say TO President Will
son. in the name OF million and
half Of the sons and daughters OF Swe-
den. that we have forever banishcd for
mer nationality and all foreign ale
glance. We are Americans. and we will
prove our loyalty ard our cause by
word and action
The resolutions read in part:
ITO the people Of the United States:
The authorized publication of GER
tain messages from the German Charge
d'Ailaires at Buenos Ayres and letters
from the German Minister in Mexico
forwarded through the medium of
Swedish legations has caused feel
ing of profound concern among us, who
are citizens of the United States Of
Swedish birth, which feeling has be-
come more pronounced as il has become
apparent that the publication Of such
messages has directed unfavorablo at
tention TO us and has caused in some
quarters feeling Of distrust regarding
our loyalty TO this country.
"ln the present world conflict the
Swedes here stand firmly on the side
Of the United States. But as our 10y
atty may be questioned we hereby ar
firm our answering and undivided 10y
atty TO the United States. This is our
country, and VI owe allegiance to none
other. We believe in the principle 80
eloquently enunciated by the President
OF the United States. the world must
be made safe for democracy That
principle is our confession OF faith, and
we ~ make any sacrifice, however
great. that 10 may be ach leved.'
None of the speakers touched on the
delicate subject Of Sweden's diplomatic
status. but member o. the committee
which arranged the gathering declared
that Sweden's fall from grace had
prompted thc meeting. Charles n.
Johansen. chairman, struck the key
note Of the occasion when he said:
at is but right that We Swedish
Americans should proclaim openly and
sboyeboard on what side Of the hyphen
We stand
Letters Of regret were read from
Colonel Roosevelt. President Wilson,
Governor Whitman and Mayor Mitchell
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 13.-The Swedish
Foreign once has received the German
reply 20 its INJURY regarding the &C.
tion Of Count Karl Won Luxburg while
he was German Minister 10 Argentina
In sending messages through the Swed-
ish Legation regarding the sinking
without trace" OF ArGentinian vessels.
Germany expressed regrets last month
and promised a fuller statement later.
The answer now forwarded confirms The
arrival i'm Berlin or the Luxburg cable
grams a. published, although one OF
them was mutilated at an essential
point.
The German government states II is
unable TO make d declaration regarding
the authenticity Of the dispatches, as