The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Documents Passed Through
Stockholm Sent From Argen-
tine by Swedish Charge
SINKING OF NEUTRAL
VESSELS WAS URGED
Allies Not Unwilling That
Scandinavian Country Get
Into Fight Which Would
Enable Them to Search Out
Teuton Ships

Washington. Sept, s.-~sweden as an
aid 10 German intrigue was exposed
today by the state department.
Documents in possession of the
United states government show that
the scandinavian country has violated
American neutrality and has had trans
actions with Germany that official
Washington expects to lead to a dec
the Argentine Republic. The latter
has been almost on the verge of such
step for some time, but has been
pl1cated by Teutonic promises.
Messages were made public by thu
state department to show that the
swedish government permitted Count
Lux burg, the German charge dafraires
In Buenos Aires to send communica-
tons to Germany through the for
eign office at Stockholm. These were
passed as official Swedish messages.
They were in code. while this form
of communication Is not questioned
in time OF peace II il considered re-
rnArkahle that Sweden allowed them
to go through with assurance that
trey were harmless.
Three of these messages were given
cut. In two cases they advised Ger
many to pursue ruthress submarines
warfare against the shipping Of Ar
gentine, neutral nation to which
Count LuxburE was accredited. He
urged that Argentine ships be sunk
without trace being left" In other
words be urged the destruction of the
crews as well as OF the vessels them
selves.
rms -srHtement given out BY secre-
tary Lansing containing the messages
is as follows:
Secretary Lansings statement.
THE department of state has see
cured certain kilograms from Count
de Luxhurg. charge at Buenos Aires.
TO the foreign office at Berlin, which
regret to say were dispatched from
Buenos Aires by the swedish legation
dressed to the Stockholm foreign Of
fee
The following are English trans
latlons Of the German text;
MAY 10. 1917. Number 81 This
government has now released German
and AustriA ships in which hitherto
guard had been placed. In conse-
auenoe Of the settlement of the Monte
fProtegtdo) case there has been a
great change in public feeling. Cow
eminent viii In future only clear Ar
Eeniine ships as far as Las Painas
L beg that the small steamers Dram
and Guazo. 3fst January fmeanng
which sailed on the 31stA,. 300 tons
MhIch-aEa-l nnrx4 v-nsariaS- RardAaaE-
with view to change the flag, NAV
he spared if possible or else sunk
vtthouf trace being left. tspurlos
VersenkD.
LuxRuRG.
1.-The second message said July
=. 1917. Number 50. l learn from q
reliable source tina. the acting min
lister for foreign affairs, who Is
notorious ass and Anglophile, declared
In seeree session of the senate that
Argentine would demand from Ber-
lin a promise not TO sink more Ar
genttne ships, II not agreed TO rela-
tons will be broken off. recommend
refusal and II necessary calling in
the mediation OF Spain.
LUxRURG.'
"A third message read: July 2.
1911 Number 81. without showing
POSTPONE renly TO Argentine note un-
III recent Of further reports.
change OF ministry is probable. As
regards Argentine steamers. 1 recons-
mend either compelling them to turn
back. sinking them without leaving
any traces or letting them through.
They are quite small
sweden on brink of War.
Sweden. through her breach of faith
and all international usage. herself
Is brought to the brink of war. Dipin-
mats consider her offenss inexcusable.
More important still, It was limited to-
day In certain quarters that X il
most probable that this attitude Of
Sweden was not confined to the Legal
tion at Buenos Aires and that in Il
explanation might be found Of mum.
erous leaks" from the United States
of military information to Germany.
The leaks of the sailing dates and
routes of American transports hear-
ing troops 10 France which enabled
German submarines to lie In wait ana
waylay them was Instantly recalled
1t is understood that information
has been before the government for
some time that agents In this coun-
try have sent news of the movements
of merchant vessels and some war
ships TO the Mexican border and that
II has reached the German officials
from there. Whether the connection
can be made between Buenos Aires
and the sending OF these messages y
SO far only problematical.
Rivals zimmermann Expose.
The exposure Ii hailed here -
rivaled In Importance only by the gov.
ernment's revelation Of the xtmmAe~
mann plot to embroii Japan and Mex
leo against the United States IT. -