Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-13
SNEDEH'S ENVOY
NOT TO BLAME
Minister at Buenos Aires Exoner-
ated by Government.
STOCKHOLM ADMITS CHARGE
Foreign Office Says Measures Have
Been Taken to Prevent Repetition
of Argentina Incident-Angry
With u. S.


Stockholm, Sept 12.-Baron Lowen.
the Swedish minister to Argentina, will
not be recalled, according to a state
ment made to the press by Admiral
Sva Lindman, minister of foreign af-
fairs
The foreign minister told the ness-
paper men that Baron LOwen was not
blamable for the tenor of the messages
which passed through the Swedish Ie
cation, sent by the German charge daft
fairies to the Berlin foreign Office, and,
as he had acted in good faith and did
not know the contents of the dis
patches, he would not be recalled.
Admitted by Sweden.
Sweden admitted it had acted as in
termediary between Germany and Ar
gentina, but justified its position on
the ground that it adopted the same
course with regard to communications
between Germany and other neutraIs
and did not know the contents of the
messages of Count LuXburg, German
charge daffaires at BuenOS Aires.
The Swedish foreign office issued a
formal statement explaining that in
1915, at the request of the British gov
eminent, the office had discontinued
transmission of kilograms between Ger
many and North America 1t was not
held this was bar to continued trans
mission to and from other neutraIs.
Regardless of German representa-
TONS" the foreign office continued,
Sweden has taken measures to pre-
vent repetition of the Argentina in
cident
THE government must first confirm
whether the contents of the kilograms
are as reported and then get Germany's
explanation, if it is found that misuse
occurred
Must Co Further.
Washington, Sept 12-Sweden's
acknowledgment that it's diplomatic
service acted as a channel of com
municatfon between the Berlin foreign
office and Count Luxbuhg, German
charge in Argentina, but was ignorant
of the contents of the dispatches, was
received by state department officials
without surprise, as was the decara-
ton that steps would be taken to pre-
vent repetition of the incident.
However, it was made clear that
these simple declarations would not be
enough. Sweden it was said was ex-
| pected to go further and correct the
principle.
Notes Fail to Arrive
Buenos Aires, Sept. 12-Up to noon
the missing dispatches from Ambassa-
dor Naon at Washington bearing on
the Swedish exposure, which appar-
entity were sent on Friday last and
were referred to in a dispatch from
| the ambassador received had not
| reached BuenOS Aires.
The foreign minister announces that
| the steamers Oran and Guaz0 referred
| to in one of the messages sent by
| Count LuXburg, the German charge,
| through the Swedish legation to the
! German foreign office, arrived at
| French ports in June after LuXburg
had sent his dispatch, advising their
destruction without leaving any
| trace"
Angry With United States.
London, Sept. 12.-It is learned
from authoritative sources that the eff
| feet of the Lansing disclosures in
| Swedish government circles has been
that of a bOmbshell.
Furthermore, the government of
Swedep, by which is meant the court
circles, military chiefs and the pro-
J German elements in the conservative
| government as distinct from the Swed-
ish people, are annoyed with the Wash
ingtOn state department, which they
| think has sought to exercise influence
upon the domestic affairs of Sweden
by publishing the documents in the
midst of Swedish general election.
Other motives that may have actu-
ated Washington are thought imma-
terial by Stockholm prO-Germans in
comparison with the damage which
they must suffer in consequence.