Evening star., 1917-09-18
SPAIN ASKED TOGET
PASS FOR LUxBURG
Argentina Requests Madrid to
Arrange Safe Conduct for
Dismissed Envoy.
COURSE CALLED UNUSUAL

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, September 1S.-Ths
German minister to Sweden today
formally expressed to the Swedish
government Germany's regrets In
consequence of the Swedish-Argen.
tine telegram affair.
The German minister Is understood
to have reserved explanations re-
garding the kilograms sent by the
German minister at Buenos Aires
through the Swedish legation until
the report from Count Won LuxburE
has been received.
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina. Septem-
Der 1S-In private sources 1t was
learned by the Associated Press TO-DAY
that the Argentine government has
asked Spain to take the responsibility
of obtaining from the American ana
British, governments safe conduct Tor
Count Won Luxburg, the German min
lister here. who recently was given his
passports. arguing that the count 10 TO
leave Argentina for Spain on Spanish
vessel Accordingly. ii was said, the
Spanish ambassador has asked the
Madrid government to initiate negotfa-
tions to this end.
The course taken " the Argentine
foreign office is not iT accordance with
diplomatic usage. but this government.
it is understood. wishes to escape the
necessity of extending to the expelled
German minister the usual courtesies.
Germany Expresses Regret.
BUENos AIRES. September 1s.-Dr.
Luis B. Molina, the Argentine minister
at Berlin. has informed the Argentins
foreign office by cable that the German
government had expressed regrets over
the actions of Count Won Luxburg, the
German minister to Argentina DIR. MOI
| lima reported that Baron Won Dem
Bussche- e-Haddenhausen, undersecrefary
of the German foreign office, had IN.
| formed him that Germany disapproveo
absolutely of expressions used by Count
| Won Luxburg in his dispatches.
| The undersecretary, who acted foF
DIR. Won Kuehlmann, the German fo!.
! eign secretary, during his aosence Y
Munich. asked the Argentine minister
i to request the Argentine government -
notify Count Won Luxburg that the Ger-
| man government wished MIN 10 re-
turn Immediately to Germany to ex.
plain the entire matter personally. DR..
| Molina was asked to obtain safe con-
| duct for Count Won Luxburg-
| Count Won Luxburg announced that
| he probably would sail on September q
| for Bilbao Spain. on a Spanish steamer.
I Argentina Not Satisfied. -
Foreign Minister Pueyrredon. after
reading Dr. Molina's cab1egram. an-
nounced that he declined to accept the
assurances of Baron Won Dem Bussche-
4 Haddenhausen as satisfactory SETTLE
| ment of the Luxburg incident, because
| it was merely the verbal statement OF
| an undersecretary. The Argentine for
| eign office is awaiting a formal note
from the German government oefore
| closing the incident.
| The foreign minister reiterated that
| there will be a rupture of relations
| with Germany if the latter's expiana-
| ton of the Luxburg incident is not abb
| solutely satisfactory. He requested the
| senate to abandon the proposed secret
| session set for yesterday to consider the
| matter. as he prefers to make all ex-
| plantations at a public session later In
! the week.
! Since being handed his passports
Count Won Luxburg, it was stated, has
been circulating the statement that the
| idea of sinking Argentine ships ''with-
| out leaving a trace was suggested to
him by the foreign minister Of Argen.
| tina as a means of preventing compile
! cations This statement was character
| ized by Foreign Minister Pueyfredon a.
| the greatest, most shameful. bare.
faced lie in his official experiences.