The sun., 1917-09-11
Us. MYSTIFIED
BY ARGENTINA'S
SWEDISH STAND
BuenOs Ay1ps Fails to Share
Our Indignation Over
Duplicity.
HINTS OF BIGGER EXPOSE
Secretary Lansing Believed to
Have Many Proofs Of Ger
man Intrigue.
HINTS OF BIGGER EXPOSE
7 .ONDON, Sept. 10.-A des-
patch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Amsterdam says the
German newspapers on Monday
did not mention the Swedish
scandal.
Special Despatch 10 The SrS.

sps'F"' Despbt'N 10 LIE Sun.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1o.-Oficials of
the United States are frankly mystiiled
b. news dispatches from Buenos Ayres
which fail 10 record the intense indixua.
ton which it was expected the Argen-
une Government would feel at the du-
plici,y OF the Swedish Charge d'AfYaires
In accepting fagrantly unneutral mes
sages for transmission to Berlin via
Stockholm.
The explanation advanced is that Ar
Gentina. not wishing to Judge the de-
gree Of the offence until she has fully
authenticated the dispatches made pub.
IL by Secretary Lansing. is maintain
ing for the present diplomatic silence.
Demand for the recall of both Count
Luxburg. the German charge. author
Of the trinity of now historic messages
and Baron Lowen. the Swedish charge,
who accommodatingly sent them in Ger
man code to Stockholm. whence they
were relayed to Berlin. Is the least that
Argentina can do to preserve her neu
trality and her friendly status with the
ALLIES, in the opinion Of Entente diplo
mats hers.
That she should do more-that she
should sever relations completely with
both her perfidious friends. Sweden and
0ermany-is a general comment in Gov
snmental circles. although officially
there will be nothing said for the pres
snt Is to Argentina's attitude,
Expose OF Only small Part.
While the Entente nations are watt
hG for the next step OF the Argentine
Government the seriousness Of Sweden's
shence against the United States. in
common with all the allied Govern
ments, Is assuming greater proportions
rather than diminishing,
II now appears that the three Lux
burg kilograms likely may have been
only small part OF the cable cor
respondence that Sweden was facilitate
Ing between the German charge and his
Government in Berlin. 1t is equally
probable. from intimations thrown out
to-day. that the major share OF this cor
respondence Is now in the hands of Sec
retary Lansing. The Secretary was
Asked as TO this to-day. but declined to
say whether II was true.
He did not deny the significance. how
ever, of the fact that while there were
only three messages made public they
were not numbered consecutively. In
stead the telegram dated May 10 was
numbered 80, the one dated July 3 was
numbered so. and the one dated July y
was numbered g.. Thus there may
have been sixty-four messages sent in
u''s manner up to July 8. and In the
Six days from July 3 to July 9 there
were apparently six messages sent This.
1t was admitted at the state Department,
was strangely large number to go
taroueh channel Of this sort in so
brief time
Duplicity IL Not Nttisated.
The variety Of denials and excuses
onered officially and unofticially by
swedish representatives has not served
70 mitigate the fragrant nature OF their
Governments apparent duplicity. One
excuse, in fact has put an aspect on
ue situation even more grave than at
hfst appeared. In less critical times 1t
would have been fruitful source of
amusement in diplomatic circles.
sweden cannot be held responsible for
Whatever the Luxburg messages con-
nined' II Is explained, for they were in
Gerfnan code and their contents were.
therefore. entirely unknown to any
swedish officials who may have handled
mem. This is the excuse advanced by
he swedish representatives., who do not
'aKe the trouble TO deny that the mes
Sges were in fact transmitted.
IN reply to this responsible officials of
ms Government point out that this. II
rue' Is the ultimate limit OF friendly
assistance to Germany. The German
tnarge d'Anaires is permitted TO send
Whatever he pleases to Berlin. although
" may be a plot against the very Gov
erhihent to which both he and the
swedish Charge are accredited and In
winch they are privileged guests. He is,
N eject, given a blank check" with
hoerty to write thereon whatever pleases
h'm In view of diplomats here.
Clue to u. 9. Army Leak.
Some officials Of the Government pro-
iess to see in the revelations made by
secretary Lansing a likely explanation
ol now word OF the Pershing expedition
round It's way to Berlin and how Ger
many was able to anticipate by four
oays its arrival on the other side.
~ would have been q simple matter
10 said. for German agents in this
country to have transmitted informatio
ot the expedition TO Buenos Ayres. after
which the way would have been free
.or Count Luxburg to send 1t on tc
berIin through Stockholm.
It was announced to-day that copie.
e' the Luxburg messages had been SEN
ewedish Minister Ekengren. American
AMBASSADOR Stimson in Buenos Ayrei
ma TO the American diplomatic repre-
sehtatives In Paris. London and Stock
. nI!h, Tho telegrams went In all case