The Elbert County tribune., 1917-09-14
EXPOSE SECRET NOTES
SWEDEN SHOWN TO HAVE VIC.
LATED NEUTRALITY LAWS.
Secretary Lansing Gives Out Mes
sases Putting Stockholm Near
Open stand ~ kaIser's Ally.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.


Lansing exploded diplomatic bomb
shell Saturday which may precipitate
Argentina into the war on the side of
the United States and the entente al
lies and eventually bring Sweden in
on the side OF Germany. Mr. Lans-
ing made public three cablegrams
from Count Luxburg. German charge
d'affaires. at Buenos Aires. to the Ber-
lin foreign office, advising defiance of
Argentina and even urging repeatedly
the torpedoing of Argentine merchant
men without trace being left" a
phrase which is interpreted as a pro-
i posal to murder the survivors of the
work of the German submarines.
In making public the kilograms in
eliminating German and Swedish gov
ernments Mr.. Lansing said:
"The Department of State has Sc
cured certain kilograms from Count
Luxburg. the German charge d'affaires
at Buenos Aires, to the foreign office
in Berlin which. regret to say, were
dispatched from Buenos Aires by the
Swedish legation as their own official
messages, addressed to the Stockholm
foreign office"
The secretary then gave out copies
OF the English translation of the Ger
man text of the messages sent by the
German envoy The first one, show
ing that as early as May 19 last, Count
Luxburg was advising the murder of
seaman on Argentine ships. follows:
May 19, 1917.-No. 32.-This gov
ernment has now released German
and Austrian ships on which hitherto
guard has been placed. In conse-
Quence of the settlement of the Monte
(Protegido) case there has been a
great change in public feeling Gov
ernment will in future only clear Ar
gentine ships as far as Las Palmas.
beg that the small steamers Oran and
Guazo, 91st January (meaning which
sailed 31st) 300 tons, which are (nowr
nearing Bordeaux with a view to
change the flag, may be spared IL pos
sible or else sunk without a trace be-
ing left Cspurlos versenktD Lux
burg"
Defiance of Argentina, should the
republic demand cessation of the
sinking of its merchantmen, was rec
commended by Luxburg in the second
cablegram forwarded to Stockholm by
the Swedish legation. Here is the
message:
July 3. 1917.-No. 59.-I learn from
a reliable source that the acting min
lister for foreign affairs, who is a no.
torious ass and an Anglophile, de-
clared in a secret session of the SEN
ate that Argentina would demand
from Berlin a promise not to sink
more Argentine ships. If not agreed
to, relations would be broken off /
recommend refusal, and. if necessary.
calling in the mediation of Spain
Luxburg."
The murder of survivors of torpe-
doed Argentine ships was again urged
by Luxburg In the following cable
gram sent as an official Swedish com.
munication and passed as such by
Argentina and the allied cable Gems
ors
July 9. 1917.-No. 64.-Without
showing any tendency to make con
cessions, postpone reply to Argentine
note until receipt OF further reports.
A change of ministry is probable. AS
regards Argentine steamers. l recon-
mend either compelling them to turn
back, sinking them without leaving
any traces, or letting them through
They are all quite small.-Luxburg.