Evening journal., 1917-12-21
ANOTHER LUXBDRG
PLOT IS Revealed
Sought Secret Alliance With
Bolivia, Argentina
and Chill
40 TELEGRAMS
ARE MADE PUBLIC

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2i.-Forty tele-
grams sent by Count Luxburg. Of
"spurlos versenkt" fame, former Ger
man charge in Argentina, and consti-
tutlng another chapter Of the intrlgues
Of German diplomacy in neutral capt.
tails, were made public here yesterday
by the State Department.
In one OF the messages Luxburg re-
ports that he induced President Iri-
goyen, OF Argentina. to enter into a
secret agreement with Chill and Bo-
llva, s"mutual reapproachment for
protection versus North America" and
did his utmost to have Peru included
in such an agreement. 80.
The correspondence deals largely
with efforts made by the German min
lister 10 prevent any rupture Of rels-
tions with Argentina. and throughout
the dispatches there was a warning 10
his Government 10 flatter the Argentin-
fans and % word the note In reply TO
tho Argentine protest against the sink
ing OF the steamship Toro In such way
as not 10 offend them.
Evidence Of the apparent pliability
Of the Argentine President and OF the
opposition Of Minister Of Foreign AZ
fairs Puerreydon Is disclosed in many
Of the dispatches. Frequent reference
IS made by the charge to difficulty he
was having in dealing with the For
eign Minister but emphasis is placed
upon the case with which he commu-
nicated with the President
The message referring 10 the South
american alliances merely said that
The President at last had made up his
mind i0 conclude such an agreement
with Chill and Bolivia. and there was
nothing I'm tho correspondence to clear
mp just what negotiations were car
ried ON with those countries.
The disclosures complete the story
~ LuXburgs inirigues. which began
when the state Department gave out
Inc famous "spurlos versenkt' sink
without a trace messages. They are
or imp0riancr chiefly because Of their
hearine upon various heretofore uneX-
rained activities in South America
and arc particularly interesting at this
time. when Luis Cabrera. envoy Of
President 1arranza, of Mexico, is on his
way t. Nrceniin8 90 attend a so-calicd
neutrality conference
A message dated July 80 said.
"As long a~ Chilli is neutral Germany
will b. able. after the war, 90 carry
out her South American policy just
as well, 10 not more easily. in 0ppOsi-
iion 30 on infatuated and misguided Ar
gentina. as with Argentina on her side"
a telegram dated July 20 last an
nounced the completion Of a receiving
plant" and asked for the wave length
of the great wireless station at Nauen
Translation of the dispatches were
given out By the state Department IN
agreement with the Argentine Minister
Of Foreim Affairs. who i'm an accom-
panying statement gave general denial
fo LuXburgs account Of the negotia-
lions with his Government. The state
ment of the Argentine Minister OF For
rign Affairs follows:
The telegrams which appear below
are ali that the Argentine Ministry for
foreign Affairs received from the en-
hassy I'm Washington. Of which the
translations were made by the Depart
ment of state i'm the United states
There are Three telegrams not pub
nshed. as they allude solely to the re-
publics Of Chilli and Uruguay. The Gov
crnment has decided that IT. should not
publish these kilograms. and has de-
livrred them 20 the respective chancel-
lcries.
The kilograms show a number Of in
accuracies so surprising that no epithet
will 90 thcm as they are at complete
variance. both IN substance and form,
with the terms in which the negotia-
lions were entered into. carried on and
hrnnRhl 10 q conclusion