The sun., 1917-10-27
HIDES PROOF OF
SWEDEN'S GUILT
Argentina Suppresses New Ex-
hibits in Luxburg Case
Naon Reported Recalled.
Speciai DespatcA TO THs srN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--New and i'm
portant disclosures Of secret German
activities and Swedish German collusion
are In tho possession Of Secretary Ian
sing. They are being withheld from the
public because the Argentine Govern
ment. presumably under direct pressure
from Germany. will not consent to their
publication. Romulo S. Naon. Argentine
Ambassador here. who sent disclosures
to his Government with the expectation
that they would be published. is reported
to have been recalled.
It appears evident here that German
agents working in the guise Of pro-
neutrals- And- peace propagandists in
Buenos Ayres have succeeded. tenn.
porarily at least. In persuading offlclals
OF the Argentine Government to enteI
into a so-called conspiracy OF suppress
sion with respect to the kilograms.
The new disclosures, 1t IL said, show
an entirely new phase Of Swedish-Ger'
man collusion not brought out in the
first Count Luxburg letters. which re-
| vealed that Count Luxburg. German
| Minister to Argentina had sent his IA
4, Berlin by means OF the diplomatic cipher
OF the Swedish legation In Buenos Ayres
While the messages were sent to tho
| Stockholm Foreign ONCE II has been de
| MED in Sweden that the Foreign once
! knew the reason or the contents OF tht
messages. II has never been admitted
| that they were forwarded to Berlin fol
| Count Luxburg. The explanation giver
was that the Swedish Legation had beer
| imposed upon by Germany, and thu
Swedish Foreign ONCE even wen
| through the farce proceedings OF askini
an apology from Berlin.
| II Is revealed now that the Swedish
Foreign ONCE transmitted messages 70
Germany back to Count Luxburg. Th
/, whole conspiracy between the Swedish
| and German Governments Is absolutel!
exposed in the series Of new kilograms
| Tho contention that the Swedish Gov
ernment did not know that the secre
messages were going to Germany Is ap
parently disposed Of because the Swed
ish Government all tho time. II woul
seem. was conspiring to get the reptile
from Germany safely back to Coun
LuxburE.
Tho disclosures are IN some respect
the most important made so far. as the
show the extent to which the Swede
Foreign Once at Stockholm conspire
with Germany against the Entente Allie
and neutral countries. including Argen
tina and the United Statea
The reported recall OF Ambassado
Naon In linked by diplomats here wit
this German-Argentine intrigue. MI
Naon has made many friends here be
cause his aympathies appeared to b
plainly for the cause Of civilization. Bu
whether he represented the ideals of tn
Argentine President or the Argentin
Foreign once has been open to discu:
sion. There has been no doubt he rer
resented the ideals of the Argentine pee
pie.
There IL a powerful pro-neutral part
In Argentina led by Indalecio Come
former Minister OF the Interior. an
Mariana Demarier. Speaker Of III
House. They are not pro-German. br
are pro-neutral and therefore have b,
come useful agents to Germany.
Count Luxburg 10 believed to be cor
nned to Maria Garcia Island. which vii
tually amounts to his imprisonment,