The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-21
SOUTH AMERICAN
ENMITY AGAINST
j. S. HUNS PLOT
State Department Publishes
Luxburg Dispatches Bear
ing on Intrigue.
ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA,
CHILE, PERU IN NET
Foreign Affairs Minister of
Republic Denies Accu-
racy Of Messages.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Evidence Of a
German plot to align the nations Of
South America against the United
States is revealed in kilograms sent to
Berlin by the notorious Count Lux
burg, former charge in Argentina, made
public today by the state depart
ment.
there are some 40, Luxburg reports
that he induced President Irigoyen Of
Argentina to enter into secret agree
ment with Chile and Bolivia, a "mu-
tual reapproachment for protection
vis-a-vis North America" and did his
utmost to have Peru included in such
an agreement.
Luxburs Word Denied.
TRANSACTIONS Of the dispatches were
given out by the state department In
agreement with the Argentine min
lister of foreign affairs, who in an
accompanying statement gave general
denial to Luxburg's account Of the
negotiations with his government.
"The telegram shows a number of
shASSuIseo ~ lHuL uO epl-
thet will fit them," said the foreign
minister's statement, las they are at
complete variance. both in substance
and form, with the terms in which the
negotiations were entered into, car
ried on and brought to a conclusion"
The message referring to the South
American alliance merely said that the
president at last had made up his mind
to conclude such an agreement with
Chile and Bolivia and there was moth
ing in the correspondence to clear up
what negotiations We're carried on with
those, countries.
A telegram dated July 90 last an
nounced the completion of u "receiv-
ing plant and asked for the wave
length Of the great wireless station
at Nauen.
The concluding message, dated July
10. said:
"As long as Chile is neutral, Ger
many will be able after the war to
carry on her South American policy
just as well, If not more easily, in
opposition to an infatuated and mis-
guided Argentina, as with Argentina
on her side."
10 Connecting Link.
Today's disclosures complete the
story of Luxburg's intrigues which
began when the state department gave
out the famous 'spurlos versenkt'
(sink without trace) messages. They
are of Importance chiefly because Of
their bearing upon various heretofore
unexplained activities in South Amer
lea and are particularly interesting at
this time when Luis Cabrera, envoy of
President Carranza of Mexico, Is on
his way to Argentina to attend a So
called neutrality conference.
The German charges messages were
sent during last July, August and
September All are addressed to Ber-
lin and signed "Luxburg." They
shoW a frank contempt for the gov
ernment and people of South Amer
lea.
Our attitude toward Brazil has
created the impression here that our
easy-gQing good nature can be counted
on," says one message. This is dam
gerous in South America, where the
people under thin veneer are Indians
A submarine squadron with full
powers to me might probably stil save
the situation"
This request for submarine squad
ron is repeated often in the cores
pondence. Luxburg evidently believed
that a show Of strength would COW the
Argentians and make them eager tc
keep Germany's friendship at any
cost. These frequent requests for a
display Of iron hand are accompanied
by suggestions of placa1ing messages
Berlin is advised to soothe Argentins
by promising better treatment in tho
future. at the same time showing tn,
German claws.
The entire series of kilograms re.
veals a desire to keep evading issue.
by soft words and displays of strength
and shows that Luxburg thought tn,
South Americans incapable of seeint
through the baldest sort of politica
trickery.
The minister speaks in one plac,
of the vanity" of the Argentine Of
ficials. which "nravents them from
speaking the truth" Again he say
please show conciliatory attitude l,
regard to recognised International Law
and suggest further negotiations"
Throughout 10 manifest q contemp
which betrayed the minister by leadin,
him to believe that finesse was no
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