The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-21
LATIN LEAGUE.
Tale Of kbortive German Plan in
South America.

South America.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-Evidence of
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 de.
partment. az.
Ia In lone Of the@S:messages, of which
they are some forty, Luxburg reports
that he induced President Irigoyen OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS into secret
agreement with Chile and Bolivia, q
mutual rapprOchem ent for protection
versus North America" and did his ut
most to have Peru included in such
an agreement.
Denies Luxburg's Account.
TRANSACTIONS of the dispatches were
given out by the state department in
agreement with the Argentine minist
er Of foreign affairs, who In an &C
companying statement gave general
denial to Luxburgs account of the ne
gotiations with his government.
1.-The kilograms show number OF
inaccuracies SO surprising that nc
epitheta will Tit 1hem," said the for
eign minister's statement, las they
1areat, complete variance, hgth in sub
stance nand form: with the terms in
which the negotiations were entered
into. carried on and brought to a con
clusion."
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
nothing in the correspondence to clear
up just what negotiations were carried
on with those countries.
Receiving Plant.
A telegram dated July 20 last, an.
nounced the completion of 'receiv.
ing plant" and asked for the wave
length Of the great wireless station
at Mauen.
The concluding message, dated July
10, said:
"As long as Chile is neutral Ger.
many will be able after the war to
carry out 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
Today's disclosures complete the
story of Luxburg's intrigues which be-
gan when the state department gave
out the famous "spurlos versenkt"
(sink without tracey messages
They are of importance chiefly be-
cause of their bearing upon various
heretofore unexplained activities in
South America, and are particularly
interesting at this time when Luis Ca
brera, envoy of President Carranza cI
Mexico, is on his way to Argentina to
attend a so-called neutrality confer
ence.
Areentine's Statement.
Following is the statement of the
Argentine minister Of foreign affairs
given out with the Luxburg tele
grams:
THE kilograms which appear below
are a portion that the Argentine min
istry for foreign affairs received from
the embassy in Washington, of which
the TRANSACTIONS were made by the de
partment of state in the United States
There are three kilograms not pub
lished as they allude solely to the
republics of Chile and Uruagay. The
government has decided that it should
not publish these kilograms and has
delieverd them to the respective
chancelleries.
The kilograms show number OF
inaccuracies so surprising that no cpl
tibet will fit them, as they are at com
plete variance, both in substance and
form, with the terms in which the ne
gotiations were entered into, carried
on and brought to conclusion"
The German charges messages
were sent during last July, August and
September. All are addressed to Ber'
lin and signed 'Luxburg."
Following are the texts in the order
in which they were made public:
Minister Theatrical Person
July 7th or Sth, 1917. .s..-
"No. g.
Minister for foreign affairs who is
theatrical person has shown an in.
sane. cunning in preventing me from
having an interview with the presi-
dent. He sent me copy Of the note
that Argentine could not consent to