The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-31
GERMANY HAD SCHEME
TO CONTROL SO. BRAZIL
Notorious Count Van Luxburg's Messages
to the German Foreign Office Re-
vealed BY Secretary Lansing.

| Washington, d. c., Oct. 3l.-Two more
of the notorio6s Count Won Luxburg's
messages to the German foreign office
from Buenos Aires were made public
last night by Secretary Lansing They
provide official confirmation of Germany Is
plan to control southern Brazil, shedding
light upon Teutonic intrigue in South
America generally, and reveal that Lux
burg appealed vainly for squadron of
submarines with which to awe some
Latin-Americans and to fatter others
with salutes.
These dispatches, like others that have
gone before. were given out by Secre-
tary Lansing, without discussion of their
contents. The only comment was in this
statement attached to the copies:
"In view of the fact that the substance
of certain kilograms addressed by Count
Luxburg to the German foreign Office
have been published. the secretary of
state makes public the actual text of the
kilograms"
The message follows;
Number SO, July z, 1917. Our attitude
towards Brazil has created the impress
sion here that our easy going good ma
ture can be counted on. This is danger
GUS in South America, where the people
under thin veneer are Indians. A sub
marine squadron with full powers to me
might probably still save the situation.
| request instructions as to whether. aft |
er rupture of relations, legation is to
start for home or to remove to Paraguay |
or possibly Chile. The naval attaehe |
will doubtless 60 to Santiago De Chile.
"Luxburg"
Number 80, August 5, 1917. l am con
vineed that we shall be able to carry
through our principal political acts in
South America, the maintenance of open
market in Argentina and the reorgani
.ation Of South Brazil equally well wheth-
II with or against Argentina. Please eul-
ivate friendship with Chile. The an
louncement of visit of submarine
squadron to salute the president would
wen now exercise decisive influence on
he situation in South America. Prospect [
xcellent for wheat harvest in December |
"Luxburg"
After the state department made pub +,
le the 'sink without trace" messages, =,
rhich caused Argentina to hand Won {
.uxburg his passports, the Argentine q
overnment sent to Washington num- $
er of the former German minister's dis i
atehes for DECIDING. Whether the two
ow published were among them, or were a
btained by the United States at tine
anne time it came into possession of
ther kilograms forwarded to Berlin
trough the Swedish legation at Buenos j,
Tres is not disclosed.
Several days ago press reports from
uenos Aires said sensation had been
'eated there by the publication of a i,
spatch from Rio Janeiro saying the
razilian foreign minister had made d
1own that translations of the Luxburg a
essages revealed German plot to in. il
lde southern Brazil. The Argentine N
wspapers demanded then that their D
'vernment either publish the dispatches
authorize their publication by a for o
gn government" h,
The Reorganization" of South Brazil F
ferred to by Won Luxburg is assumed /,
re to refer to the activities of the bi
amburg Colonization company, in CON S
ction with the large German element II
ready located in that section Several Il
onths before this dispatch was writ
n there were reports of plans for
'rman insurrection.
The break between Argentina and Ger
any, which Won Luxburg apparently y
is expecting in July, has not yet come
d latest advices from Buenos Aires do
t indicate any intention on the part Of q;
e Argentine government to join Brazil in
d other South American nations on ~
e side of the allies. Won Luxburg. To-
10 was kept in detention camp for a -
ne after his exposure, is expected to "a
i for home Nov /, the allies having e.
reed to grant him safe conduct for the
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