The Detroit times., 1917-09-14

| disspissed during January. 1917. II
| cation ofbcials here protested hol
| 10 know vhy. tho u r. deemed pos
1 sibie that the United states about
that time may have come into pos
session OF the letter showing his
guilt
cronholm had mot disguised his
rTmpathy for Germany Won hck-
hsTdT wrote. and ~ 10 possible that
the Swedish government found TT
necessary despite her sympathN
with the Teufons 20 let him out
The present development recalls
the Zimmerman plot note-ad
dressed 10 the same Won Eckhardt
who was TO stir up Mexico In =
Mexican-Japancse alliance against
the United states when the break
Between the United States and Ger
many came
There can be no doubt that Mex
Eco was a stamping ground for Ger
man plotting the the Mexican gov
ernment did not necessarily KNOW
what went an within it's borders
The letter given out by the state
department, showing The ooiigA'lon
OF Germany 10 the Swedish charge
IN Mexico follows
Imperial Legation, Mexico
HIS ENcelieUry, the impef TOT nan
ceiior
Ucrr Poke Cronholm the -Wedl-n
charge De afaires here. since hi- ~
rival here has not disguised hlt ~ ~.
pafhv FOR Germany and has entered
into chose relation with this legation
ffe ~ the only diplomat thru Wh'm
infor mstion from hostile camp an
be obtained Moreover. he acts 30
'{,,,r,,s.inr, ~ ofnclai diplomatic
irtrrcuurse between this legation arc
VOW txcrlicnry
fierf s'touhoim las NOT got ~"ed-
ish. bur only Chinese order pfrr-
ent. venture to submit 4. N.u-
c~ilcncs the adVissbility of laying be-
fore his majesty. tho emperor inc
psp,o OF Herr Grunhhlnl with N1'N
10 the crown order of thf
class being bestowed upon him
IL perhaps would De desirable 100
ordar not 90 excite the enem> s sHs-
pieion. 10 treat with secrecy the INST
fef ~ tho issue ~ the patents Until
tho enn - the war, should tho o.
efs,o4. be favOra bic 30 my suggestion
White The publication nf tnf f-
etuUal ~ The decoration would ne
pnetnored until the end ~ the var,
} should be- psrtif ujariH Gratfiht io
tour cHveilencS n could nc fprnls h-
ea with teleeraphic news OF the iN-
skewal
MEXICO CITY. sept 14-"The
news Il damn uninterestine 10 ne,
was the angry retorJ OF German
Minister Won Eckhardt 10 the Unit
~ Press here today when effort was
made 10 obtain his comment on the
American expose OF how he used
Swedish Charge Cronholm as mes
senger and recommended that b. be
decorated by the kaiser
Won Eckhardt denied he had
made any recommendation for Herr
Cronholm's decoration, for services
rendered 10 Germany.
When pressed for further details
and explanation OF the conflict in
his denial and the specific letter Of
March s. 1915. bearing his sigma
ture. as issued by the American
state department. Won Eckhardt took
refuge behind his temper He re
tired to the inner recesses OF the
German embassy and declined fur
Their comment. Cronholm iF no
longer Swedish charge but Is still /
in Mexico City He was in the Ger
man club when the United Press ,
correspondent sought 20 obtain his
version OF the affair All efforts 10
see him, however proved fruitless.
Charge Gylfe Andenburg. who sue
ceeded cronholm al the Swedish
legation last February protested his
entire ignorance OF the whole mat.
ter. He said Cronholm was no
longer connected with the Swedish
diplomatic service.
From the American embassy, how
ever, II was learned that Cronholm
is expecting 10 leave very shortly
for Sweden and that he had planned
10 Journey there via the United
States.