Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-21

washington, Dec. 2U.-f.NiuenCe OF
a German plot to align the nations of
South America against the United
States is revealed in kilograms sent
to Berlin by the notorious Count Won
'Luxburg, former German charge IN
Argentina. made public today by the
state department.
In one OF the messages, of which
there are some forty, Luxburg reports
that he induced President Irigoyen OF
Argentina to enter into a secret agree
ment with Chile and Bolivia, a "mu-
tual rapproachment for protection
versus North America and did his ut
most to have Peru included in such
an agreement.
Minister Refutcs Luxburg.
TranslationS Of the dispatches were
given out by the state department In
agreement with the Argentine min
lister of foreign affairs, who in an ac'
companying statement gave genera
denial to Luxburgs account of the
negotiations with his government.
"The telegrams show a number oi
lHdttuNdtlto 6O III lpiiS tlithl IN
epithet will fit them" said the foreign
minister's statement, "as they are a
complete variance both in substance
and form, with the terms in which
the negotiations were entered into
carried on and brought to a conclu
sion"
Wanted Wireless "Tune."
The message referring to Soutl
American alliance merely said tina
the president at last had made up hi
mind to conclude such an agreemen
with Chile and Bolivia, and there wa
nothing in the correspondence to clea
up just what negotiations were car
ried on with those countries
A telegram dated July 20 last an
nounced the completion of a ''receiv
ing plant" and asked for the wav
length of the great wireless station a
| Neusen.
The concluding message, date
July 10, said:
"As long as Chile is neutral Ger
many will be able, after the war, t
carry ON her South American polio
just as well, If not more easily, in or
position to an infatuated and mis-
guided Argentina, as with Argentin
on her side"
Began With "SinSing" Message.
Today's disclosures complete tn
story of Luxburgs intrigues whic
began when the state department gay
out the famous "spurlos versenkt
(sink without a trace) messages. The
are of importance chiefly because {
their bearing upon heretofore une'
iplained activities in South Americ
and are particularly interesting at tn
time when Luis Cabrera, envoy I
, President Carranza of Mexico, Is c
his way to Argentine to attend 81
called neutrality conference.
Following is the statement of Il
Argentine minister of foreign affai
given out with the Luxburg telegram
The Argentine Note.
"The kilograms which appear belo
are all that the Argentine minist
, for foreign affairs received from Il
, embassy in Washington, of which Il
: translations were made by the depar
E ment of state in the United Statt
There are three kilograms not pu
lished, as they allude solely to the T
, publics of Chile and Uruguay. T.
| government has decided that 1t shou
rot publish these kilograms and h
0 delivered them to the respective cha
o cellories.
? "The kilograms show number
y inaccuracies so surprising that
!, epithet will fit them, as they are
complete variance, both in substan
a and form, with the terms in whi
G the negotiations were entered in
: carried on and brought to a concl
: sion."
y Text of Luxbure's Notes.
:, The German charges messaf
i were sent during last July, Aug
! and September. All are addressed
Berlin and signed "Luxburg." Folio