The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-12
SWEDISH ENVOY
IS .Ex0NERATED
Minister at Buenos Aires Held
Not BIamabIe In Dis
patch Case.
ADMITTED BY STOCKHOLM
Foerion Office Has Taken Measures to
Prevent Repetition Of the Araen.
tina Incident--Unlted States
Not Satisfied.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 1.-THE Argen-
tine congress has asked an explana-
ton from the foreign minister Of all
negotiations with Berlin regarding the
freedom Of the seas and Argentine
ships. 1t also asks for full explana-
tion Of the disclosures made by the
state department at Washington
Stockholm, Sept. 12.-Baron Lowen,
the Swedish minister to Argentina, will
not be recalled, according to a state
ment made to the press by Admiral
Sva Lindman, minister of foreign at
fairs.
The foreign minister told the news
paper men that Baron Lowen was not
blamable for the tenor Of the messages
which passed through the Swedish le-
cation, sent by the German charge DAFT
faires to the Berlin foreign office, and,
as he had acted In good faith and did
not know the contents Of the dis
patches, he would not be recalled.
Admitted by Sweden.
/, Sweden admitted 1t had acted as In
termediary between Germany and Ar.
gentina, but justified its position on
the ground that it adopted the same
course with regard to communications
between Germany and other neutrals
and did not know the contents OF the
messages of Count Luxburg, German
charge d'affaires at Buenes Aires.
The Swedish foreign Office issued a
formal statement explaining that in
1915, at the request Of the British gov
ernment, the Office had discontinued
transmission Of kilograms between Ger
many and North America. It was not
held this was bar to continued trans
mission to and from other neutrals.
Regardless of German representa-.
lions" the foreign Office continued,
Sweden has taken measures to pre-
vent repetition of the Argentina In
cident.
1.-THE government must first confirm
whether the contents Of the kilograms
are as reported and then get Germany's
explanation, If 1t is found that misuse
occurred"
Must Go Further.
Washington, Sept ,12--Sweden's
acknowledgment that it's diplomatic
service acted as channel Of COM
munication between the Berlin foreign
office and Count Llxbuhg, German
charge In Argentina, but was ignorant
of the contents of the dispatches, was
received by state department officials
without surprise, as was the declara-
ton that steps would be taken to pre-.
vent repetition of the incident.
However, 1t was made clear that
these simple declarations would not be
enough. Sweden, it was said, was ex.
pected to go further and correct the
principle.
Angry With United States.
London, Sept. 12.-It is learned
from authoritative sources that the eff.
feet of the Lansing disclosures in
Swedish government circles has been
that Of bombshell.
Furthermore, the government Of
Sweden, by which is meant the court
circles, military chiefs and the pro-
German elements in the conservative
government as distinct from the Swed-
1Sh people, are annoyed with the Wash
fngtOn state department, which they
think has sought to exercise influence
upon the domestic affairs Of Sweden
by publishing the documents in the
midst of a Swedish general election.
Other motives that may have actu-
ated Washington are thought imma-
terial by Stockholm hro-Germans In
comparison with the damage which
they must suffer In consequence.