The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
SWEEP GERMAN
INTRIGUE FROM
THREE NATIONS
United States Aiming at Argen-
tina, Mexico and Sweden.
Also Furnish Proof of Plots to
German People.
WILL MEXICO GUST ENVOY?
Blow to PrO-Germans in Com
ing Swedish Election.
Feeding Flames of Dissatisfac-
ton in German Liberals.
United States Aiming at Argen-
tina, Mexico and Sweden.
WILL MEXICO GUST ENVOY?
BY CARL d. GROAT.

1 Washington, Sept. 14.-The United
States is aiming at sweeping German
intrigue out of three nations-Argen-
tina, Sweden and Mexico. And she
would convince Teuton liberals that
the world is unsafe while such plotting
exists.
That is the meaning behind new
revelations anent Swedish partnership
with Germany. shown by a letter of
German Minister Won Eckhardt
Mexico, to the German chancellor
published today.
This letter proved that Sweden has
been not alone messenger for Ger
many, but also directly in league as
spy with her. for Won Eckhardt openly
declared in his letter that Folke Cron-
holm Swedish charge at Mexico City,
was messenger and would give news
from a hostile camp" Thus far the
American aim shows signs of bearing
good fruit.
Results of Expose.
First-Argentina has summary
dismissed the German minister there
who used the Swedish legation to pass
insolent, plotting messages.
Second.-Sweden is wrought up
over the revelations; her papers con-
denim the government and with cleo
lions corning on there, the question of
the alliance with Germany is the big
issue-with the anti-Germans appar-
emily running ahead.
Third.-Mexico knows the United
States has the goods" as to German
plotting on her soil, and will proba-
bly, be chary of harboring Teuton
spies hereafter and may even do as
Argentina did-dismiss the German
minister.
America is trying with her revela-
tions also to feed the flames of dis
satisfaction among Germanys liber-
ais; to convince them of America
oft-repeated charges that the world
is not safe for democracy while the
kaiser and his strangling intrigue
stretches out thru the world. Ger
many's liberals, who have opposed
intrigue and who hate such blunder-
ing as German diplomacy has SHOWN
the past few years, are taking heart
at the conviction of the German sys-
tenn.
Letter of March s, 1915.
The last doubt that Sweden had
been "duped' by Germany was swept
aside in the latest letter. This, under
March 8, 1916, date. said Cronholm
carried messages personally for Won
Eckhardt-"not seldom quite late at
highland "he is the only diplomat
thru whom information from hos
tile camp can be obtained
Won Eckhardt asked the chancellor
TO have Cronholm decorated By the
kaiser, but suggested 1t would be well
to hide the fact from all but Cron-
holm and the Swedish government
until after the war.
Cronholm, it developed today at the
Swedish legation. was abruptly dis
missed during January, 1917. Lega-
ton officials here professed not tC
know why, tho it is deemed possible
that the United States about that time
may have come into possession of the
letter showing his guilt
Cronholm had mot disguised hi.
sympathy for Germany" Won Eek
hardt wrote and it is possible that the
Swedish government found 1t neces
sary, despite her sympathy with the
Teutons to let him out.
Stamping Grounds for Plots
The present development recalls tn,
zimmerman plot note-addressed tt
the same Won Eckhardt-who was t.
stir up Mexico in a Mexican-Japanes,
alliance against the United States
when the break between the United
States and Germany came.
There can be no doubt that Mexico
was a stamping ground for German
plotting tho the Mexican government
did not necessarily know what wen
on within its borders.