Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
FORBEARANCE OF US.
TRIED BY ARGENTINA
Heads of Southern Republic
Still Show Favor to
Germany
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There Is abundant evidence in Wash
iugtou that shortly the United States
will call upon the Argentine Republic
to explain u number of official actions
Of the South American nation which
have been pro-GCrman and anti-Ameri-,
can.
President Irogoycu and the Argen,inc
cabinet have So completely permitted
German agents to dictate the policies
of our south American neighbor. that
the United II ttes has reached the point
where a showdown will he demanded.
and Argentina will he asked whether she
may he considered on the side Of the
United States or Germany in this war.
President Wilson has applied the
'watchful waiting policy to Argentina
while that Government harbored Ger
man agents and sought to have other
South American countries change from
thoir stand with the Allies TO one Of
neutrality, until tolerance and patience
have ceased to be virtues.
The Argentine people who are patrio-
tic and interviewing. are bitterly op-
posed 10 Germany. But their wishes
TO align themselves strongly with the
United States are set at naught by
President lrogoyen and his cabinet. who
| appear to be entirely under control OF
{ the German Minister. who has worked
much mischief in Argentina and the
/ other South American countries
/ The latest affront to the United States
! is the effort of the Argentina Govern
/ mcnt to have representatives of the
| South American Governments, several
| of whom have broken off diplomatic re-
| lationS with Germany, meet in Argen-
tina and form a league of neutrality.
| This movement was initiated by Louis
| cabrera. special diplomatic representa-
| tive Of Mexico to Washington who left
| Washington in huff a few days ago
without giving notice to the state De
| partmcnt and departed for Argentina
lie went there apparently TO report to
German agents.
Other acts of Argentina, which have
been a source of constant irritation ia
the United States Government and
which, IL Is felt are the work of Ger
man agents, are as follows;
Count LuXburg is harbCred by the
Argentine Government in spite of the
Infamous recommendation he made &c
the German Foreign Office that "Argcn'
tine vessels he sunk without trace
President Irogoyen had declined &c
publish a series of cable dispatches from
Count Luxburg attacking and insulting
Brazil and asking that German ships bt
sent over to intimidate Brazil. Presi
dent Wilson referred to these dispatches
in his expose OF the Illuminating CORE
spondence between Argentina and Ger
many and suggested that Argentina
would make the correspondence pubic
but this has never been done.
Official correspondence has been eN
changed between Argentina and Mexico
having for it's purpose shipment OF ccri
and other foodstuffs from the United
states to Mexico and Argentina, To b'
sent ultimately to Germany.
Tho United States has watched tn
work of the German agents i'll Argentini
and other South American countries YER
carefully, and will not permit any o
the southern countries to get too hrnl
" in the clutch of Germany 1t is Z
be explained to the South American re
pubiics that Germany has nothing bu
selfish interests to serve in the wester
hemisphere and that To preserve incl
liberty they should align themselVe
with the Allies.
The Argentine people are clamorin
for war against Germany. and there ma
. be quick developments in that countr
. that will throw out the present ruler
, and German agents, and set up rer
resentative government which will tax
sides with the Allies.