El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-10

tory.
what had been going on at the 1ega-
ton.
state department officials today
continued their policy OF absolute 81
lence, but IL was plain they deplOred
any attempt to color the incident as
forecasting Of diplomatic break be-
tween the United states and sweden
Germany to Offer Amends.
No such development is even
thought of AT this juncture. At the
present stage IL is wholly a matter
between Argentina. Sweden and Ger
many. with the United States. her al
lies and the rest Of the world inter
ested Onlookers, eager TO know how
the most remarkable train Of events
viii be explained or dealt with by the
three governments
Germany's probable action is more
OF less discounted Anxious TO retain
which have not gone TO war with her,
it is expected that amends VIII be Of
fered TO Argentina for the German
charges references TO the foreign min
lister as notorious ass, anu nls
recommendation that Argentine ships
be destroyed without leaving any
trace" This might take the form Of
LUxburg's recall and reputation Of
his action.
How VIII Argentina Receive Insult.
HOW AZ EEAAAAAAaA " AAA reeve AAA@ An"
suit. coming close on her diplomatic
victory" with Germany, and apply It
to her determination not TO Join the
United States in the war. or even 10
sever diplomatic relations, Is the sub
iect Of a good deal Of conjecture IN
dcubtedly public opinion in Argentina
will go far toward determining that
point. and there has not been time
Tor IL TO crystalline
Sweden Must Do Something.
To Sweden. however, the United
States, and its allies as well. look for
action which viii purge the Swedish
government and the Stockholm for
eign office Of the stigma OF know
ingly having been Germany's tool in
her intrigue American officials would
like 20 believe that Sweden officially
discountenances any such encroach-
ments on her neutrality, that the
guilt was personal TO some particular
officials. or possibly that sweden
legation was imposed upon by Lux
burg and supposed that at the worst
il was lending the iuviOlability of its
privileges to an attempt
TO preserve peace rather than 70 rec
that Argentine ships
and seamen Be destroyed without
leaving any trace"
LuxburE May Have Deceived.
Officials and diplomats entertain
the possibility that he may nave
transmitted LuXburgs dispatches
without knowing their exact contents,
taking the German charges word that
thew were no breach Of Sweden's OBJ
legations TO Argentina They also en-
terrain the possibility that LuNburgf
with a diplomacy Of which the world
has learned more since German Sc
crets began ton leak out, may nave
told the Swedish legation one thlng
and written another in his dispatches
Sweden Overuyed by Germany.
Whatever becomes the accepted. *
plantation. officials and diplomats mere
are unanimous in their belief that
Sweden must disavow any parucipa-
ZION or responsibility and take appro-
pirate steps to show her good talth
This may be difficult because OF the
internal situation in Sweden, where
the upper circles are admitted pro-
German. because Sweden, mllitarlly
weak nation. lies at the mercy OF Ger
many at her borders, and also because
Sweden NAV wish to adopt one course
while Germany may wish her TO take
another.
1t is thoroughly understood that IN
Stockholm the prO-German classes are !
the court the professors in the uni
versities, the bankers. the officers OF
the army and the journalists. Inc
most intense GermanOphile is the
queen. who is a cousin Of the kaiser,
while the king has little to say, but |
in spite Of contrary opinion, at heart I
favors the English The government /
is. in the main, neutral, but the lavish 7
bestowal OF reward in the shape Of 4
orders and decorations has won over
certain officials TO the German side
sweden Another HOlstein.
The existence OF an active German I
ropaganda in Sweden and Norway I
dates back before the beginning OF
the war when the fear Of Russia was I
used with the Swedes TO such an ex-
tent that the great mass Of the people /
were 'pro-Germau. In spite Of the fact I
that the propagandists redoubled their /
efforts after war broke out and point /
ed to the fact that England and /
France were arrayed with Sweden's ]