New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-11
viii Not Move Until Stock
holm or Envoy Is
Heard From
Minister'S Notes
Will Not Be Stopped
NoEvidence Against Other
Neutrals, Says State
Department

Cert
.,,irst Sweden as a result Of tn,
.-,,tic7 by Secretary Lansing that
-, had violated her neutrality n
-, German submarine operations
..;,., the Argentine Republic.
,..r,,ary Lansing said to-day that
~,gr3 not discuss the violation c!
.-.Hsh neutrality until he had heard
- other the Stockholm government;
.As Swedish Minister in Washington
7, WAS also believed at the State De.
....rsrt that the disclosures would
=, result I'm suspcuding or seriously
.s..,iBr the negotiations i'm progress
.,-,,rpinc exports from the United
,.,.s, 70 Sweden. ]: was limited. how
az that information previously in
u, hands Of this government had al
,,sy Affected those negotiations.
+ was asserted n; the State Depart
-.,t that there was no authority for
IL, published statement that the
r,t,5 States would hold up dispatches
,.,7 the Swedish Legation here adj
i,s.,sd TO the Stockholm Foreign OHcc.
10 opinion was expressed that the
,,-,,rship Of cables maintained by
:-1, Britain wa, sufficient TO meet
rsy situation in that respect.
British Nav Have Found Evidence
The remarks By officials regarding
ia British control OF international
ale lines strengthened belief that the
r9snca Of Swc6su's duplcIty was OBJ
AIMED irs ty 70 British government
nd submitted % the State Department.
The United states has rot asked
Sweden for an explanation Cf the acts
o. her Minister at Bucuos Ayres. the
S.ste Department believing that Swc-
Den will feel lw0ol,ed 20 volunteer one,
Sc the facts were made public by this
country. l. Was -urmlseu that ArEe De-
ma had already requested eXp,ana-
.ons OF both the Swedish and the Ger
nan governments. and that these ex-
,ls1stions might he followed by seri-
s1s action by that country.
Confirmation OF rumors that the
Argentine government and people
would not be satsfed with less than
o. apology from Sweden and that the
Lansing statement had created a new
crisis in Argentina. likely 10 result in
that country sCvcT.DE relations with
Germany, could not be 25tained az the
Argentine Embassy Ii was stated that
Ambassador Na0N vas III End could not
see callers. It IS believed that the am
bssssdor is awaiting instructions from
his gavernmeut
United States Not Injured
American officials did not take the
view to-day that Sweden's conduct fur
nl'ted cause for war, unless the ma
ton or nations injured 30 adjudged il,
i was emphasized that the United
ststes had not been injured. It was
also stated that the State Department
made a distinction between the Swedish
Eoysrnnent and the Swedish people, not
believing that the government, in yio-
s'ing neutralIt-, had the sanction OF
i's Swedish people.
officials would not state what they
believed 10 be the compensation Of the
SEedish officials for serving the Ger
ran government. There is q possibility,
Z was stated. that there was no com-
p'rsat.on whatever, the Swedish co.
'-npen. merely acting I'm Germgny's in
trssts for friendly consideration.
here was no support at the State De-
Ariment for Che theory that a secret
i'tt exists between Sweden and Ger
-s1y.
OAlcis's would not state whether they
I'D proof tina. the Swedish govern
nsnt was aware Of the contents of the
!onmunicatiOns forwarded by il 10 the
Berlin Foreign OAice but asserted That
! made no difference whether the
swedish government knew Of the con
,ents or not The neutral duty OF
sweden was not 20 transmit German
Messages.
Other Neutrals Not Involved
Twas stated officially that this gov
Eminent was not in POSSESSION Of any
EVIDENCE tending 10 show that any
ols' neutra. country was guilty Of the
sane practices as Sweden. Officials de-
e.aed 20 say whether all the evidence
-gslnSt Sweden had been made public.
,.r I S,'l' department. Declined 70
,oS. Tth'tit. ~ possessed the German
w. SOoA. a statement yesterday oy
W S"eo'sn Charge dAhalres IN
T., 'snlhg''n had caused some persons
- suSpeo. that he was sounding thl7
.o'etnmea, 10 learn whether Ger
Any s.ph.r secrets were available
'' al atmerlca.
S,..... o'a,e Ncpar'men' SEM copies OF
asr '..1.} lansing statement o. S"tur-
panied SsP9 ,5s No 4s,r Ps5 WAS 2S sTGv
States sd aip ,orG5@a''" d the '"''''
Stockholm sovernmcnt you'd offer an