Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-10
DIPLOMATIC WORLD IS STARTLED
BY BRILLIANT COUP OF THE j. S.
Work of Washington Intelligence Department in Recovering
Communications Sent Thru Neutral Embassy
Is Big Development of Wartime.
While Washington Waits, the
People of Argentina Will
Learn of Expose.

WASHINGTON, Sept 9.-The gov
ernmcnt's exposure of how Sweden's
I legation In Argentina acted as Sc
cret channel OF communication fol
Count LuXburg, German charge IN
Buenos Aires. and the Berlin fOi ieisn
office. has created II sensation which
absorbs the diplomatic corps ana o.
fetal quarters almost to the cxclu-
sion OF all other subjects connected
with the war.
Az a revelation of the Vaccinations
of German diplomacy it takes rank
second only to the celebrated Zimmcr-
mann note plotting war between the
United states and Japan and Mexico
State department officials today
continued their policy of absolute ST.
lence but 1t was plain they deplored
any attempt to color the incident as
forecasting diplomatic break be.
tween the United states and Sweden
Its Up To Them.
No such development Is even tho'
/ OF at this Juncture At the present
stage II is wholly n matter between
| Argentina. Sweden and Germany
with the United States. her allies, and
| the rest Of the world Interested on
lockers. eager to know how the mos
remarkable train OF events will bt
Explained or dealt with by the three
governments.
! Germany's probable action is NOR,
or less discounted. Anxious to retair
the friendship OF the few nation,
which have not gone to war with her
| II is expected that amends will b,
offered to Argentina for the German
charges references to the foreign
minister as "A notorious ass" and hi.
recommendation that Argentine ships
be destroed without leaving AM
trace" This might take the form o.
LuHDurg's recall and u reputation o
his action.
How Argentine will receive the In
suit, coming close on her "diplomati,
victory" with Germany, and apply /
TO her determination not to Join tn,
United States in the war. or even (,
sever diplomatic relations, Is the sub
ject OF good deal OF conjecture. I'm
ldoubtedly public opinion In Argontini
Iwill 20 far toward determining tina
point and there has not been time 70
IT 70 crystallZe.
Sweden Must Act.
To sweden, however, the Unite,
States and its allies as well. looks 70
80 N'N'A "AA'Nii WIZ Bul kt we sNAtulSl
government and the Stockholm for
eign office Of the stigma of knowingl
having heen Gerpany's tool in he
newest intrlgucs American official
would like TO believe that Sweden OF
fici1llY diScOuntenances any such en-
croachments on her neutrality; tha
the quit was personal to some par
ticulnr officials. or possibly tina
Swcden's legation was imposed upoI
by LuNburg and supposed that a
the worst 1t WAS l..lng the inviola
bility of its diplomatic privileges L
an attempt To preserve peace rathe
than to recommendations that Argcn
tine ships and seamen be destroys
without lcaNin any trace"
Officials and diplomats entcrtal
the possibility that he may hav
Transmitted IuNburg's dispatches with
out knowing their exact contents
taking the German charges word tina
they were no breach Of Swcden's obli
gallons to Argentina