Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-10
No immediate Break With
Sw ed en- Is Contemplated
Though Stockholm Must Ex-
plain Quite Satisfactorily,
IMMERMANN NOTE
RECALLED BY LUXBURG
Diplomats Speculate as to
What Course Argentina Will
PurSuei Minister'S Denial
Was Expected,
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Washington, Sept. 9.--The govern
ment's exposure of how Sweden's le-
cation in Argentina acted as a secret
channel of communication for Lux
burg, German charge in Buenos
Aires, and the Berlin foreign office
has created a sensation which alb
serbs the diplomatic corps and all Of
ficial quarters almost to the exclusion
of all other subjects connected with
the war.
As revelation of the Vaccinations
of German diplomacy 1t takes rank
second only to the celebrated Zimmer-
mann note, plotting war between the
United Sta,es and Japan and Mex
leo.
State department officials today
continued their policy of absolute si-
lence but 1t was plain they deplofed
any attempt to color the incident as
forecasting a diplomatic .hreak be-
tween the United States and Sweden.
No Break With Sweden.
No such development is even
thought of at this juncture At the
present stage it is wholly matter be-
tween Argentina, sweden and Ger
many, with the United States. her al
lies and the rest of the world inter-
ested onlookers, eager to know how
the most remarkable train Of events
will be explained or dealth with by the
three governments.
Germany's probable action Is more
or less discounted, Anxious to retain
the friendship of the few nations
which have not gone to war with her,
II is expected that amends will be Of
fered to Argentina for the German
charges references to the foreign min
lister as a notorious ass" and his rec
ommendation' that Argentine ships be
destroyed without leaving any trace"
This might take the form of Luxburg's
recall and a repudiation Of his action.
Up TO Argentina.
How Argentina will receive the in
suit, coming close on her diplomatic
victory" with Germany, and apply it
to her determination not to join the
United States in the war or even sever
diplomatic relations, is the subject of
edly public opinion In Argentina will
go far toward determining that point
and there has not been time for it to
crystalline.
To Sweden, however, the United
States, and its allies as well, look for
action which will purge the Swedish
government and the Stockholm for
eign office of the stigma of knowingly
wing been Germany's tool in her
intrigue. American officials would
like to believe that Sweden officially
discountenances any such encroach-
ments on her neutrality; that the guilt
was personal to some particular Off
cials, or possibly that Sweden's lega-
ton was imposed upon by Luxburg
and supposed that at the worst it was
lending the inviolability OF its diplor
matte privileges to an attempt to
preserve peace rather than to recon-
mendations that Argentine ships and
seamen be destroyed without leaving
any trace"
Denial Expected.
The denial of Baron Lowen, the
Swedish minister at Buenos Aires,
that he sent through his legation any
telegram from the German legation
caused no great surprise here. 1t was
said in Swedish quarters here yester-
day that the baron had been III for
many months and probably was ignor-
ant of what had been going on at the
legation.