The sun., 1917-09-20
LENIENT TO SWEDEN.
Britain and America Are Dispose,
to Accept Lindman's Regrets.

Britain and America Are Disposed
to Accept Lindman's ReErets.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 1s.-Sweden's offi-
cial reticence concerning the exposures
made by Secretary Lansing Of the part
her diplomatic agents have taken in
transmitting German messages is re-
garded here largely as q cloak to cover
what must necessarily be an embarrass-
ing internal reform.
officials Of the State Department to-
day made no effort to conceal the fact
that the United States is disposed to ac-
and Indignation from Admiral Lindman,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs at Stock
holm, as a true indication of the
Swedish peoples attitude.
Cablegrams from London have quoted
a spokesman of the British Government
as saying that the same admissions
made to II by the Foreign Minister
would be regarded there as satisfactory.
1t is learned. however. that Great
Britain does not at present intend to
approve any application for a safe con-
duct for Count Won Luxburg. the German
Minister to Argentina, whose passports
have been handed to him by the Ar
gentine Government.
Until official admission Of a measure
Of guilt is made, and promises OF greater
care In the future are given 1t appears
improbable that Swedish diplomatic rep
resentatives will be afforded the same
facilities for the transmission Of their
dispatches.
britain Delays Swede Cabtrs.
Although the American Government
| has not placed any restrictions on the
| Swedish Legation here there Is daily
evidence that code messages sent to and
from Stockholm through cable stations
in the control OF Great Britain are be-
| ing subjected TO indefinite delay.
Reports from Stockholm that cham
in the Government would include the
placing Of Admiral I.indman in the
| Premier's seat have gone far toward
convincing this Government that the
| Swedish sentiment has been so aroused
| that formal assurances will soon come
that such incidents as those discovered
in Argentina and Mexico will not be re-
peated.
Interest In the Argentine situation will
continue here until that Governments
course is determined, which cannot be
until Berlin has replied to Argentina's
demand for further explanations.
Reports from Argentina have indi
Gated that the Administration will bt
satisfied II Germany disavows the act.
Of its Minister. and the feeling here I:
that Germany will not lose the opportu
nifty to keep the South American coun
try neutral.
The disclosure OF the part played b!
the Swedish representative In Mexic'
when he acted as messenger for Min
lister Won Eckhardt is not regarded b!
State Department officials as havini
created a situation demanding any &C
tion whatever by Mexico.
More Trouble Feared In sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sept 1s.--It In generall
believed here that the troubles of tn
Swedish Government in connection witt
the German kilograms forwarded fron
Buenos Ayres through the Swedish lie
cation are by no means over. The ques
tion Of the hour is whether the Unite
States will rest satisfied with the ton
of the Swedish communication issue
last Saturday.
It would surprise no one here IL Sec
} retary Lansing OF the Washington Stat
, Department were to call for a clear an
: unequivocaI statement to the effect tina
= the forwarding OF American communica
; tions In language open to the Swedis
authorities and with the knowledge an
, consent of the Governments concerne
, was In no wise comparable to the sci
vices rendered to Germany by Sweden.
The wording of the two Swedish CON
} munications. II is pointed out In polite;
circles, unfortunately left the way ope
= to Germany and Germany's friends hei
and in other non-belligerent countries I
bring charges upon the old adages abo,
habitants OF glass houses and the n
spective blackness Of pots and kettles.
The Entente Ministers and Ira Nelso
? Morris, the American Minister to Swede
, held one of their customary conferenc,
on Monday afternoon, when II Is unde
. stood the situation created by the SEM
ing Of German kilograms from Buent
| ...oa nd Naxicn city was cnnaidered