The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-10
America Again Exposes
Queer German Diplomacy

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-Copies or
three brief dispatches made nunH' ny
the state department yesterday reveal
"A another case of sinister German dl-
nlomacy, this time directed against Mr.
ven,ina and involving the Swedish 10Y
eirn office In an apparent grave preach
of neutrality and diplomatic proprlol!'
Th.v we're messages to Berlin from
Count Luxburg. the German Eharsr IL
Ruenos Aires. forwarded by hc'S"eulS'i
legation. there as Its own co'hrhun'C'-
tions. Resides advising TINT no conceS-
sions be granted Argentina in the SUD
,,,rine controversy, they suggested that
the South American country's SHIPS nc
SINK "without leaving any trace ana
gave information MS to the sh'''hs "''"
nosttions of certain vessels.
Tho department's announcement was
son, IN the Argentine embassy ana Inc
Swedish legation here al the sam" utn''
!, was given to tho public. There WAS
no exclamation ns TO how the MESSAGES
coue into the hands of tho United states
nor discussion as To what may be tne
result.
Tho action created sensation par
tlcularly among the the neutral u'plo-
mats. Baron Akcrheilm. the S"cdlSn
charge in the absence ot adElceS from
his government. would not comment Iur-
,hrr than to say II was lmpr"phhlc that
the Swedish minister AT h"cn"S -" %
Law, ~ ,hr contents of the dispatches.
AxoI Robert Nordvall. nf tho special
swedish economic mission. declared he
w,e certain that Baron Lnwen' the
Swndish min Qtcr To Argentina, had no
knowlcdg, # ,hc dispatches.
Moreover. am sure" said Nit. Nord-
,.,ll "thai no Swcde would have hecn
=, n,riv IA such n heartlass proceeding.
/ Inow Baron i.0wcn very well. te IL
nnt fn good health and II is imnosslhic
tbo, ho was aware nf tho sending OF any
messages. If the dispatches were IN
German code as | assume they "cre'
oven # he knew they were sent ne
could no, have known their contents ana
may have thought they were harmless
business messages.
Mr.. Nordvall WAS OF tho opinion tha'
Baron I.owcn would hr recalled ny IN"
Swedish government and sald nc l"ohcu
for nm explanation md hisavowal OF
any Intention to commit an "hne'''"'
act
NV Arren,ina's relations with Germany
rnuId only be guessed ut. both by stat"
dcnartmcnt officials and by Ambassador
Enou. IT,. amba ssador already mas
,ransmittr messages to his govern
mcut and until Instructions ar" rcrciN 81
he will not comment on the incident nor
snrruIair regarding the action that MS
government may take. That h" WAS as
,nundrI nj III" revelations was "Nid"n'.
II was suggested by some dlnIol'al
that Germany might hav" little d'lhcult!
f., arranging hcr relations win HTF'n-
,ina sn rs To cause the South American
country 10 maintain her attitude. II
wus noInted out that having entered I'M"
an = grrefnrnl with Argentina recently
nui ia sink any nInrr Argentine SHIPS
and tn nay for damage already inflicted
Germany WA III II position to explain
th,t shc had moi accepted the suggestion
If E,r agent in Bu"un% Aires and thht
after all thcrr could hr. M diplomatic
conflict if h" M"r" removed.
That Argentina ut lras; will demand
! the removal Of the offending German
was assumed both Mt tho state depart
men, and Ivy diplomats. and il WINS
pointed out that Germany probably
would grasp ut such nm opportunity II
! close an Incident which. left To grow
might easily add ono more nation to her
list Of enemies.
4 The secretary Of state today madc
| tho following statement:
The department of state has secured
certain kilograms from Count LuXburG
German charge d'affair"s ut Buenos
Aires to tho foreign office nj Berlin
which regret 10 say wcr" dispatched
from Buenus Aires by the Swedish legu-