The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-10
Argentina. Sweden, Germany
Must Settle Affair
Among Selves.
BERLIN EXPECTED
TO MAKE AMENDS
Attitude of Government in
Stockholm Important
to Allies.

washington sept a.--State dopart-
ment OFFICIALS today continued their
policy of absolute silence regarding
| the governments exposure of how
=! Swedeh's' legation in Argentina acted
rs a secret channel of communication
Tor Count Lnxbnrg. German charge in
| fnen0R Aircs. and the Berlin foreign
office. hut II was plain they deplored
any attempt To color the incident as
t0rccastinc dlplOmtic break between
the United states and Sweden.
No such development is even thought
OF at this ilncture. At the present
| stage 1t is wholly n matter between
| Argentina. Sweden and Germany. with
the United States, her allies, and the
rest Of the world interested onlookers,
eager TO know how the most remark
able train of events will be explained
or dealt with by the three govern
\ ments.
| Germany Will Make Amends.
! Germany's probable action is more
or less discounted. Anxious to retain
the friendship of the few nations
which have not gone to war with her,
1t Is expected that amends will he
offered 10 Argentina for the German
chaage'srefhaances. tn the foreign min
ister as a notorious ass and his
recommendations that Argentine ships
be destroyed without leaving any
trace This might take the form of
Luxbnrc's recall and a repudation of
his action.
How Argentina will receive the in
suit. coming close on her diplomatic
victory with Germany. is the subject
of good deal of conjecture. I'm
donbtedly public opinion in Argentina
will go far toward determining that
point.
/ Swedish View Important.
To Sweden. however, the United
States and its allies as well, looks for
action which will purge the Swedish
government and the Stockholm for
elgn office of the stigma of knowingly
having been Germanys tool in her
newest intrigue.s American officials
would like to believe that Sweden Of
ficially discountenances any such en-
eroachments on her neutrality and
that Sweden's legation was imposed
upon by Luxburg.
May have Been 6tunder.
Officials and diplomats entertain the
possibility that 1t may have trans
mitted Luxburg's dispatches without
knowing their exact contents, taking
the German charges word that they
were no breach of Sweden's obligations
to Argentina. They also entertain the
possibility that Lnxburg, with a di-
plomacy of which the world has
learned more since German secrets
I began to leak out. may have told the
Swedish legation one thing and writ
ten another In his dispatches.
Whatever becomes the accepted ex-
planation. officials and diplomats here
are unanimous in their belief that
! Sweden must disavow any participa- :
I tion or responsibility and take apprO-
2 pirate steps to show her good faith
\ This may be difficult because of the
internal situation in Sweden. where
the upper circles are admittedly pro.
: German. because of the fact that Swe.
n den, militarily a. weak nation, lies al
o the mercy of Germany. at her borders
I and also because Sweden may wish tt
adopt one cause. while Germany may
a wish her to take another.
!. Must Remain Neutral
Sweden is practically bound Il
maintain her neutrality as the greater
number of her people are counted lib.
erals and Socialists with every ira,
IL dition against monarchy as illustrated
by Germany and while their sympa
Z thies are with the allies. they fee
: their helH1essness. and should Ger
u many be antagonized to the point o
= armed hostility Sweden would be n
Il her mercy. Aside from the Russian
t fleet there Ia not an allied warship il
= the Baltic and the coasts OF Swedel
e could be quickly ravaged.
; Won 0srnstorff in Sweden.
It Is recalled by diplomatists her
!" that Count Won Rernstorff, forme
~ German ambassador to the Unite
'e States, recently has been much i
E Stockholm. In that connection the
re recall that much diplomatic activit
bearing n German flavor has emanate
IN from the Swedish capital. which talk
r easily with Berlin on the long distant
,n telephone. The exact knowledge whic
OF the Swedish government had in the al
he fair will be watched here. particular
en- for what effect it shows on the peor
re of Sweden. What may come of II "
u be determined entirely by develo