New Britain herald., 1917-09-11
u. S. DESTROYERSl
SINK s U-BOATS1
ATTACKING SHI1
-"
SWEDEN IN DARK ON
MINISTER'S EXPOSE
Stockholm Declares It Has Re-
CeiVed No Official Information
BUEN0S AIRES AROUSED


Patriotic Society Insist on Criminal
Trial For Count Luxburg for Plot
ting Assassination of Argentine Cit
izens-No Dismissal Yet.
Lodon, Sept. 1.-THE Swedish for
eign office. according to a despatch
from Copenhagen to the Exchange
Telegraph company, has issued the
following statement regarding the
Swedish Argentine revelations:
THE Swedish foreign Office has not
received any account regarding the
transmission of the kilograms men,
toned In the statements of the gov
ernment of the United States, and
the Swedish government, therefore, is
unable at present to determine what
it's position should be on the question
opened up by these statements.
''It is, however, accurate to say that
just after the world war broke out
the Swedish foreign minister ex-
pressed the opinion that he ought to
transmit a German telegram con-
corning the civil population Of Kiao-
Chow (the former German fortress
in the Chinese peninsula of Shan
tung).'
Statements to the same effect were
made to the representatives of both
belligerent groups without their being
any question of Sweden taking over
representation of any powers inter-
est.
"As regards the United States in
particular, the United States minister
here has this year, In certain special
cases, demanded and obtained permis-
sion to trnsmit letters to and from
Turkey and at time when Turkey
was not in state Of war with Amer
ica and when Sweden had not yet
taken over the protection of Ameri-
can interests.
"In the summer of 1915 the wish
was expressed from the British side
that transmission of kilograms be-
tween Germany and North America
should cease. No formal demand was
made but notwithstanding this the
foreign minister acceded to the wish.
The Swedish ambassador, who was
cognizant of all the negotiations. was
of the opinion that this was no bar to
the continued transmission of tele-
grams to neutral states other than the
United States and therefore not to
Argentina. Since then Sweden has
continued to be the intermediary for
communications between Germany
and the Argentine republic.
"The telegram mentioned in tha
American statement was written in
code and in transmittig it the Swedish
minister was by that reason unable to
decipher it. Whether it's contents
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first duty of the Swedish government
must be to confirm, and it's next ac-
ton must be to get an explanation
from Germany if it be found that any
misuse has taken place. Sweden will
also, without regard to any reference
made to her, take measures to pre-
vent any repetition of the incident.
mo application as to the cessation
Of the transmission of kilograms from
Germany to the Argentine republiu
has yet been made either by the Brit
ish Or the American government even
now or at any earlier period.
'"The whole affair has only become
known to the public through the press
but in spite of this, the wishes off,
cially and semi officially expressed KY
the interested parties would imme-
diately have been acceded to-"
Buenos Aires Awaits Official News.
Buenos Airs, Sept. 11.-News de-
spatches to the effect that passports
may be handed to the German and
Swedish diplomatic representative
to Argentina are declared by the for
eign minister to be premature, as the
government Is unable even to consid-
er such a procedure until 1t receives
official details respecting the Wash
ington revelations.
The foreign minister announces
that the steamers Oran and Guazo,
referred to in one of the messages,
sent by Count Luxburg through the
Swedish legation to the German for
eign office, arrived at French ports in
June after Luxburg had sent his de-
spatch. ....
An Argentine patriotic society has
issued a statement urging that Count
I,uxburg must not be given his pass
ports but tried for criminal offense
In melting the assassination or Ar
gentine citizens. This action rs i'm
possible, however, as diplomatic rep
resentatives are immune from court
summonses.
All documents relating TO questions
between Argentine and Germany have !
been published, the foreign minister
declared, adding that nothing had
been held in reserve and that there is
not now and never had been a pact,
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