The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-11
No Protest Was Filed By
Either British Or The
u. S. Governments =
FIRST STEP WILL BE
TO CONFIRM CHARGES
Next Action Will Be To
Get An Explanation
From Germany
FOREIGN OFFICE
ISSUES STATEMENT
Meanwhile Copies OF All
Dispatches From Amer
lea Are Examined

London, Sept. 1.-THE Swedish
foreign office according to dispatch
from Copenhagen to the Exchange
Telegraph company has issued the
following statement regarding the
Swedish Argentine revelations.
THE Swedish foreign office has
not received any account regarding
, the transmission of the telegrams
mentioned in the statement of the
government OF the United States and
the Swedish government therefore is
unable at present to determine what
its position should be on the ques-
tions opened up by these state
ments."
1t lis however. accurate to say that
lust after the world war broke out
the Swedish foreign minister ex-
pressed the opinion that he ought to
transmit a German telegram con-
eerning the civil population of Kiao-9
Chow (the former German fortress in
the Chinese peninsula of Shantung.)
Statements TO the same effect
were made to the representatives Of
both be1ligerent groups without
there being any question of Sweden
taking over the representation Of any
powers interests.
"As regards the United States in
particular, the United States minis
ter here has this year in certain
special cases demanded and obtain
ed permission to transmit letters to
and from Turkey and at time when
Turkey was not in a state Of war
with America and when Sweden had
not yet taken over the protection Of
American interests.
In the summer Of 1915, the wish
was expressed from the British side
that the transmission of telegrams
between Germany and North Am
erica should cease. No formal de-
mand was made but notwithstaud-
ing this the foreign ONCE acceded
10 the wish. The Swedish minister
who was cognizant of all the nego-
tiations was OF the opinion that this
was no bar to the continued trans
mission of kilograms to neutral
states other than the United States.
Since then Sweden has continued to
be the Intermediary for communica-
tions between Germany and Argen-
tina.
THE telegram mentioned in the
American statement was written in
code. Whether its contents were as
reported is a point which the first
duty of the Swedish government
must be to confirm, and its next ac-
tion must be 10 get an explanation
from Germany il 1t be found IL any
misuse has taken place. Sweden will
also without regard to any reference
made to her, take measures to pre-
vent any repetition of the incident.
NO application as to the cessation
of the transmission Of kilograms
from Germany to the Argentine re-
public has yet been made ether by
the British or American government
even now or at any earlier period.
Awaiting Official Word.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 11.-News dis
patches that passports may be hand
ed the German and Swedish diplo-
matte representatives to Argentina
are declared by the foreign minister
to be premature. as the government
Isl unable even to consider such a
procedure until il receives official
details respecting the Washington
revelations.
The foreign minister announces
that the steamer .Oran Guazo, refer
red to in one Of the messages sent
by Count Luxburg through the
Swedish legation to the German for
eign office, arrived at French ports
ia June after Luxburg had sent his
dispatch.
An Argentine patriotic society has
issued statement urging that Count
Iuxburg be tried for a criminal Of
tense of melting the assassination of
Argentine citizens. This action Is
Impossible as diplomatic representa-
tives are immune from court sum-
nonses.
washington, Sept. II. - Whether
Sweden has assisted German
intrigues against the United States
as against Argentina viii be
determined by an investigation now
ii progress.
The British government mas COPIES
Of an messages sent BIZ Swedish ofil-
cials in this country in the Swedish
diplomatic code to Stockholm by
British cable. The British govern
nent also has the cipher used by the
Swedish legation in Buenos Aires IN
Transmitting the incrfminating mes
sagea for the German charge d'af-
Will Tighten Restrictions.
one on the first effects Of the dis
closure Of the German intrigue IN
Arkentina involving Sweden will be
8 general tightening up Of the ex-
port restrictions already prevailing.
it was made clear yesterday that the
war department exports administra-
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