The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

I the state departments documentary
pPcuf in copy, was handed to the Swe-
dish legation and Argehtine embassy
here by state department Official The
exposure was bombshell 10 the
Swedes.
Minister Ekeneren Is on three
weeks vacation and cannot be loeat-
"a. was the statement made there
II am all ears. but mute" said -Asn-
hassader Naon. of Argentina Il have
already transmitted the messages to
my government but can say nothing
untA 4. hear from Buenos Airee,"
The state department refused all
comment on the disclosures. The sem
tinnefiy in the air, however, was that
= severance Of relations between the
United states and Sweden must result
unless satisfactory explanations were
Forthcoming Immediately The United
Etates will take no step until word Is
received from Sweden.
But Sweden is in a tight place COM
rercfaliy Complete Severance Of reia~
items most IL ely -rr44i feileHFe Through
the presidents embargo u Is possible
10 shut of all exports TO that country
ii fs a question whether this country
] would consider Sweden as OF more nm
rcrtsrre In the war ar ettt Of It. With
her aligned with the enemy, II would
. he possible fer the allied hects 70
e search out the German vessels without
any real hindrance from the swedish
navy.
! II might he possible FOR them to
60 even into tho Rattle sea Then the
I question Of provisioning the neutral
country would be eliminated
sweden Is and has been notorious
w pro-Gern1an. particularly official
sweden. Re-export ~ food from the
United States 10 starving sweden
has been rroved time and time, bur
tho culrrits were too EXPERT even for
the British blockade. Copper has gone
I the game wsv. rubber. wheat. cotton
and other articles
Missions Work Fails.
when America first began to talk
embargo the Swedes sent mission
here headed bv Dr. IAgererantz. To-
DAYS disclosures seals the fate Of that
missions report They wanted food
and coal and steel and all kinds OF
other supplies Meanwhile they We're
shipping their own similar products
I to Germany and using the American
materials thew did not re export Tor
their own purposes
Areeutine's declaration Of war
against Germany is regarded as in
/ evitahle Germany has been trying
to ward this off because Of the com
merciai destruction she knows VIII
come after hostilities cease with
stalemate, Germany would be able &c
continue her trade with the Soutf
1 American country After war WITT
Argentine she win be in serious diff
ffcuitv largely because she gets prac'
tteally all of her wheat and meal
from there This will cease. The al
! Ties have all OF the other nations nec
M Germany. by her own hand. II
thus seen tn he cutting off this source
The exposure is hailed as the great
est revelation Of the attitude OF th'
German autocrats yet made.
The advice given direct TO the pow
8 ers mi Berlin that murder on the htgf
scas be committed against the sub
tects Of a neutral nation. because tina
nation happened 10 protest agains
the sinking Of its ships and because
Germany wanted to keep Some foot
hold in South America. is regarded
as zone of the reasons why America
/ Is at war"
I'VE must wipe out a governn len
i which ustens TO and acts upon sucf
counsel. which plots such crimes
said q high offieial.
. ADDED significance Is lent by th'
y dispatch of the notes to the repre-
sentatives OF the 4lations interested
There was no oenceal!ng the fact tina
. this. nations relation with Sweden u
strained to the utmost. The "trunl
episode" was recalled Immediately
Then Minister Ekengren tried to SEM
~ a trunk full Of documents to Stock
holm or the ship which CARED Coun
won BernstorT, the German amhassa
dor ordered from the United States
Bernstorff was afraid 20 take any o
his papers with him. because of tn
fact that it was certain the British au
thorities, either at Halifax or Kirk
wall would inspect them. So al tn
last minute a, trunk under the Off
ciai seal OF the Swedish legation wa
sent TO New York to be placed aooar'
the vessel II was consigned TO tn
foreign Office at Stockholm.
Efforts were made by the Legation
j Official in charge of the trunk 70 tax
1t into the Pullman car with him
Il The railroad officials had It put in tn
baggage car En- route to New Yorl
u the EN- bassy seal was broken, tn
Z railroad explaining this probably wa
81 due TO rough handling" Rumor ha
since persisted however, that the Sc
\ cret agents Of foreign government
NJ obtained sight of the contents o
q the trunk Great Britain, however
aa refused TO PASS the trunk except OF
4 agreement that II be opened at Lon
Y don before Representatives OF the Brit
& ish foreign office and the Swedish min
lister there Sweden accepted unde
protest. So England knew what wa
in the trunk The United States. o
course was advised
How long the Luxburg MESA ge
have been IN possession OF this eoun
IS try is matter OF mystery. II was
IL stated definitely by an official toda,
that this country has proof of thei
having been delivered at Stockholm
: IT has not cEeH more than d fey
4 weeks. however in opinion here sine
II they reached Washington.
The Argentine acting minister &
foreign affairs referred to in one o
IA the Luxburg messages as "notoriou
q ass and Anglophile' was said at III
81 EN- bassv today undoubtedly 10 b.
81 Honorie Puesredon1, an intAlleetua
i and university dean.