Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
ANOTHER CHAPTER
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Swedish diplomatic representative in
tHis hemisphere at a time when the
United states and her allies are await
ing with interest Sweden's eXplana-
tion 20 Argentina Of the comment Of
her minister at Ruenos Ayres, who
transmitted the German sink with
out leaving p trace" dispatch.
Dr. Akerhielm. Swedish charge here,
said tonight in response to query
'nat nronhalm was dismissed from
TIE diplomatic service last January
He would not discuss the cause. but
there was no intimation that it was
in any way connected with Cronholm's
relations with the Germans.
Baron Akerhielm called at the state
department today 10 inform Secretary
Lansing that he had received from his
soNernment the statement already Civ
en- to the public at Stockholm ex-
planning that Sweden had forwarded
dispatches from the German minister
at Buenos Ayres to Berlin in German
code without knowledge of their con-
tents. He did not leave copy of the
statement II Is assumed that the
Stockholm foreign office will not ad-
dress any communication to the Am
erfcan government on the subject.
Tho Won Eekhardt Letter
The department translation of the
Won Eckhardt letter follows:
Imperial Legation, Mexico, to His
Excellehcy, the Imperial Chancellor:
Herr Folke Cronholm the Swedish
charge d'affaires here. since his arriv-
al here, has not. disguised his sympa
thy for Germany, has entered into
close relations with this legation. He
is the only diplomat through whom
Information from hostile camp can
te obtained. Moreover, he acts as
intermediary for official diplomats in
tercourse between this legation and
Your Excellency. In the course OF this.
he Is obliged to go personally each
time to the telegraph office, not sell
dom quite late at night, in order to
hand in the telegrams
Herr Cronholm was formerly at
Pekin and at Toxic. and was respon-
rhle for tho preliminary arrange
ments which had to he made for the
representation of his country in each
case before he came out here he had
been in charge Of the consulate-ge
eral AZ Hamburg. Herr Cronholm has
not got n Swedish but only a Chinese
order at present 7 venture to submit
~ Your Excelloncy the advisa bility Of
LAYING before His Majesty. the EN-
peror. the name of Herr Cronhol,u
with Fiew to the crown Order of the
Second Class being bestowed upon
him
1t would perhaps bc desirable, in
order no; to excite the enemy's suspi-
cion. TO treat with secrecy the matter
OF the issue of the patents until the
end Of the war. should the decoration
be favorable to my sovereign This
would mean that the matter would he
communicated to no one but the re-
cipient and his government and even
N them only under the seal Of secre-
cv: while the publication of .he be-
stoval of the decoration would he
postponed until the end Of the war.
- should be particularly grateful
70 Your Evcellency if could be fur
nished with Geographic news Of the
hestowal ~ the decoration which 7
strongly recommend in view of the
circumstances detailed above
"NoN FCKHARDT"
Ofcials hero arc watching with in
tereet the situation in Argentina
vher7 reports indicate that the in
diEnaio1 of both the people and the
government have been aroused to such
a pitch that the government NAV
have difficulty in keeping itself from
being forced into breaking relations
with Germany, regardless of any
eSpla from Berlin. and of be-
ing pressed into sharp controversy
with Stockholm.
Mexican Government May Act
No representations either to Swed-
en- or 10 Mexico, II is understood. will
be made by tho United States in con-
nection with the conduct OF the Swed-
ish representative in Mexico City. but
IL is regarded as not probable that
tie Mexican government may make
I the occasion for action that would
show its earnestness in the matter Of
neutrality.
Won Eckhardts rart in the latest
ol aptor has been no surprise. This
government knew of his activities long
before the discovery of the evidence
given by the Zimmerman note. and
since then his activities in propa gan
da have been watched carefully. That
he vas heading big organization that
tad for its object not only propagan-
ia. but espionage. has been suspect
d and those suspicious have been con-
viewed to the Mexican foreign Office
IN the hope that it might take steps
that would check any violation Of neu-
trality.