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Turns Over to Envoy Copy
of Every Buenos Ayres
Despatch. "'-
DIPLOMATS AMAZED
Ekengren Hastens to White
House and Makes Plea
to Wilson. .....:
BERNSTORFF HIT ANEW
Knew of Relentless Sea War.
fare When He Asked $780,
900 for Pacifists.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. - Secretary
Lansing. in response to an inquiry from
the Argentine Government as to whether
he had further evidence of German
Swedish collusion, has turned over to
Romulo s. Naon, Argentine Ambassador.
a complete record of all the secret Ger
man messages which have been OK
changed between the Berlin Foreign Of
flee and the German Legation in Euenos
Ayres via the Swedish Legation.
The exposures. amounting It Is said
to several hundred messages. constitute
an answer TO the inquiry as to whether
Mr.. Lansing has further evidence Of the
particular form OF Teutonic intrigue OF
which he has been giving striking but
individual samples. With the telltale mes
sages transmitted to Argentina, where
their effect is swinging that Government
toward an open war policy, and with
Mr.. Ekengren. the Swedish Minister, ap.
pealing to the President on his Govern.
ment's behalf, the whole situation In.
volved in Gcrman-Swedish plots came
to the fore again to-day.
Diplomats Are Amazed.
The virtually complete mass Of evil
dence which Mr.. Lansing has given to
Mr. Naon has fairly takeh away the
breath OF diplomats who were not in the
| secret. The United States Government
apparently has record of everything
that passed in secret code to and from
the Swedish Legation in Buenos Ayres.
The completeness of this evidence is
regarded as practical proof that the En-
tente Governments must have been
| working with the United States for
months in running down this interna-
| tional perfidy. Diplomats are now as
sured that the British and French CEN
eors must have kept copies Of all these
code messages and that they have been
turned over to the United States and
put In plain language, either through the
painstaking work of code experts or by
means of samples of the Swedish code
itself
Both Ambassador Spring Rice Of
Great Britain and NJ. Juseerand, the
| French Ambassador. were in consultation
with Secretary Lansing at the State De-
partment to-day. 1t is understood they
are fully acquainted with the results
already manifest in Argentina from Mr.
lansing's completed record of the Swed-
ish-Gernan intrigue.
An example of the sureness with
which Secretary Lansing is proceeding in
the whole matter was given to-day when
IN response to inquiries. Secretary Lam
sing said:
I'm view Of inquiries which have been
made as to whether Count Won Bern
storn knew the purpose of his Govern.
ment to renew relentless submarine war
fare when he sent his message OF Jan.
Oh
eXpend $4,000. | can state that the De-
partment of State possesses conclusive
evidence that on or before January 10,
Count Bernstorff had received the Zim-
mermann messages to Minister Eckhardt
Is Mexico which contained the follow.
ing:
I'VE intend to begin on the f,rst Of
February unrestricted submarine war
fare. We shall endeavor in spite of this
; to keep the United States Of America
neutral
Count Bernstorff was fully advised
OF the intention Of the Imperial Govern
ment at the time when he asked for au-
thority OF Berlin to employ funds Tor an
organization to influence Congregational
action in favor of the continued neu-
trality of this country"
: Peace Crusade Teutonic War Nox..
| It was in this Zimmerman note that
Germany proposed an alliance of Ger
Q many, Mexico and Japan against the
a United States with the promise to give
e Mexico slices Of the American border
J., States as reward after the successful
Q outcome OF the planned war.
: The Importance OF emphasizing the
: fact that Count Won Bernstorff knew OF
e this plan three days before he asked for
: the s50,ooo is that II proves that Ger.
NUS fnrt
4 paramount IN the United States was
; nothing more nor less than a military
r ruse.
The Teuton peace propaganda ther
q was war movement in disguise, and A
X Is obvious to men like Secretary I.ansir,
s that the present peace propaganda mus
l. be regarded by the American people will
= the same distrust.
e Shortly before Secretary Lansing mad,
Is public his statement Mr.. Ekengren. th,
n Swedish Minister, had been to the Whit,
q House to appeal personally to Presiden
Wilson on Sweden'S behalf Mr. Eken
gren saw Secretary Lansing earlier Il
the week and communicated to him ex
cuses Of his Government and regrets a
e the results which have followed Sweden
past willingness to transmit message
for Berlin.
a Mr.. Ekengren is understood to hav
attempted to explain to Mr.. Lansin
that this practice stopped some time be
fore war between Germany and tn
,e United States was apparent and to hav
1t assured him OF the Swedish Govern
l. ments entire innocence of any intentio
" of violating rules OF neutrality.
/. Diplomats say, however. that IN
.e . Swedish Minister has now become dis
- couraged at learning that Mr. Lansin
VI has a certified record OF virtually a
OF that trRnspired in the way NJ Swedish
or German collusion and consequently car
not he convinced by diplomatic phrase
ne or official excuses, Whether the SweC
ng ish Minister knew this before he WEI
so. to see President Wilson liz not known
Diplomatic circles were buzzing wit