The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-31
Luxburg's Efforts to Make Use
OF Argentina for Naval Base
10 Revealed
KILOGRAMS DISCLOSE
TRUE TEUTON DUPLICITY
While He Was Urging That
Ships Be Sunk. Diplomat
Was Promising Slice Of Bra
zirs Land

Washington, Oct. so.--The main
tenance of markets in Argentina open
20 Germany, the separation of the
province OF Rio sGrande de Sui from
Brazil and the cultivation of friendly
relations with Chile were the political
alma Of Germany In South America
Count Luxburg. 0ermany's disgraced
minister to Buenos Aires. believed as
late as August that he could attain
these aims.
To do 30 he wanted a submarine
squadron placed at his dtsposAl and
he wanted sitter policy with Brazil,
whose people In common with ali
South Americans, he called Indians
under q thin veneer
g-fingyhnnfinxzzfntn .einocm'
These messages turning Argentina Is
elaboration to Germany's advantage.
ware sent six weeks after I1uxhurg had
advised the sinking OF Argentina ships
without leaving a trace" They roll
lowed by Eve weeks his illusions to
the Argentine foreign minister as an
ASS" They we're made public by
the state department this afternoon
as follows:
In view of the fact that the sub
stance o. certain kilograms addressed
by Count Lnxhurg to tina German fer
eign once has been published. the
secretary of state makes public the
actual text OF the kilograms.
No. So, July I. 1eI7. Our attitude
toward Brasil has created the i'm
preston here that our easy going
good nature can be counted on. This
n danxsrouE In South America where
the people under thin veneer are IN
dianA A submarine squadron with
full power to me might Sill saws the
situation. I request Instructions as
TO whether. altar . rupture Of rela-
lions. legation II to start for home
or to removs TO Paraguay or posi-
bly, Chile. The naval attache win
doubtless go to Santiago de Chile.
(SiEned) '"LIxBUHC'
mo. SO. August !. 1917. I am con-
WINGED that we shall be able to carry
through our principal political aims
in South America. the maintenance OF
open markets In Argentina and the
reorganization OF South Brazil equal
iy well. whether with or against Ar
gsntina. Please cultivate friend
ship with Chile The announcement
of the Wait OF q submarine squadron
TO salute the president would even
now exercise decisive influence on the
sftuation In South America. Prospect
excellent for wheat harvest I'm pecsm-
Der.
{Signed) "LrxBURG.'
The previous dispatches Of Luxburg
with rexard to Argentina were made
public by tbs state department on
September 8. That event swung all
Of South America against Germany
and spoiled all OF Luxbure's plans.
The publication OF today's dis
patches are expected to have an al
most equally far-reaching effect
Though public sentiment IN Argen-
tina was revealed as violently anti
German. following the publication Of
Luxhurg's first insulting kilograms.
public attention was diverted by the
agents were suspected 20 have had
hand.
President Irrogyen has so far with
stood the popular pressure for a
break In relations us evidenced by
the passage through both houses Of
congress OF resolution to that ef-
feet.
The present revelation or the Gar
man plan to use Argentina az base
Of operations whereby supplies might
Be got to the central empire and,
more important SILL, WlGTeuy fNSer~
man Vaccinations against the terri
tory Of a sister. South American re-
public might be carried on while Ger
many was sinking Argentina ships and
failing to make reply to Argentina's
demands, is expected to stir the coun-
try more deeply than the earlier rev.
Citations.
News Of these kilograms has been
filtering from South America for
three days. Neither the Brazilian nor
Argentine foreign odnces would make
them public. Various versions of the
text have been cabled to the United
States however.
Some OF these versions Indicate that
the Brazilian authorities have even
deeper information than that now
made public.
It was Indicated In severar dis
patches that Germany's plan was to
cofonise Southern Brazil. admitting
only Germans, and then start a Ger
man uprising. These plans, OF course,
have been nipped In the bud by Bra
sil's declaration OF war against Ger
many last week.
Argentina and Chile are now the
only two. South American countries
OF Importance which Germany has not
niienated.
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