South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-12
ALL NrUTRALS
ARE PAWNS IN
KAISER CAME
SeC'y Lansing Has Proofs
Liable to Result in More
Disclosures of Swedish
Argentine Nature.
International News Service

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Nearly
every neutral nation throughout the
world is a pawn in Germanys war
game. Complete proof of this fact
today is IN the hands of Sec'y of
state Lansing. Whether it will be
made public depends on circum-
stances. If the exposures in con
nection with the Argentine Swedish
muddle are sufficient warning and
these neutrals change their methods.
all VIII be well. If not the United
States will take drastic action in a
number of cases, it was learned
from administration leaders today.
The qualifications in the German
plot girdle the world. More than
one neutral diplomat right here in
America capital is being closely
watched
Have Goods on Diplomat.
In at least one case the state de-
partment has the goods on a very
prominent diplomat. He has been
outspoken in his criticism Of the en-
barge proposals of this government.
Despite the fact that in authorizing
TIE NAilt0L ~ lnAOl AAAc AAblA Nd AAAoON
public proving thar this diplomats
country has been a lavish cOntribu-
tor To Germany's necessities. this
particular official vehemently pro
claimed that necessity had warrant
ed permitting foodstuffs and other
commodities being sent by his gov
eminent into Germany. In every
way he has defended his people for
aiding Germany, and in lengthy
statements he has asserted that the
EN- barge of the United States would
cause starvation in his home coun-
try.
Has Been rO-German.
While demanding concessions TO
his country this diplomat has been
intensely pro German in his private
life. He has fathered certain stories
designed 10 stimulate the German
cause here. To his door the state
department finally has traced the
peace propaganda which the state
department was compelled yesterday
10 officially warn the country against.
This peace propaganda is not the
legitimate movement which the
country welcomes and which is con-
tingent upon Germany meeting the
conditions set forth by Prest Wilson
i'm his reply 70 Pope Benedict. The
administration condemns this latter
movement as has been clearly set
forth in these dispatches.
But Sec'y Lansing and the men re-
sponsible for the conduct of the war
intend that the false peace propa-
ganda shall be scotched even though
il is necessary. in compelling this,
TO have some new faces placed in the
Washington diplomatic album. This
false peace sentiment today was de-
scribed by a high state department
official as having for its objects:
THE stimulation and keeping
alive in the United States the SEN
timent that peace Will come from
concessions 10y the German govern
ment as at present constituted and
the utilization Of those spreading
such sentiments for interfering with
and crippling in every way the war
plans of the United States.
The issuance Of alleged peace
terms which are declared 70 be the
work of German officials which
make for play OF empty words and
phrases and which. while seeming
liberal would give Germany the ter
ritory she now holds as trading ma
terial for use around the peace coun-
Gil table. The very fact that PRIEST
Wilson already has announced that
under no circumstances could the
United States consider 4 peace based
on the status quo ante bellum makes
this latter kind OF propaganda ex-
tremeIv dangerous"