Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21

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washington, Dec. 2i.-ThrouEh q
long series Of kilograms exchanged
between the notorious Count Luxburg,
former German charge in Argentina,
and the Berlin foreign Office. the state
department last night disclosed fur-
.ther facts about German diplomatic
-trickery and at the same time sned
light upon some hitherto uncxplained
activities Of certain Latin American
statesmen. X b.
MAY EXPLAIN PROPOSED 4
LEAGUE OF REFUB1ICS.
Luxburg. in one Of his messages.
dated, August H. last, reported that
President Irigoyen' OF Argentina at
laat had made up his mind to conclude
a secret agreement with Chile and
Bolivia for protection against North
America sbefore the conference idea
Is taken up again." The conference
idea" 10 assumed to have been the
plan for a Latin American neutrality
conference. strongly supported BY
CarranzA of Mexico and much discus
sed in some Of the South American
countries. while the proposed secret
agreement may explain reports thai
have come from Buenos Aires recent
~ Of President Irigoyen's proposals
for a league, Of South American. ma
lions. F !,
In Latin American diplomatic quar-
tors here, It is regarded az certain
that the disclosures will result very
quiokl9 in an Argentine declaration
and a majority OF the people favored
this step when tho American governs
ment made public the ''spurlos Yer-
senkt" (sink without a trace) mes-
saGee Of Luxburg and 1t Is believed the
presidents opposition now will be
swept away II it is not withdrawn.
MESSAGES MADE PUBLIC
BY STATE DEPARTMENT.
The messages were made public BY
the state department in agreement
with the Argentine government, which
in an accompanying statement by Its
foreign minister. say the 'fnaccur-
acies" Of the German diplomats are
so surprising that no epithet will fit
them.s The messages were sent to
Argentine soon after the state depart
ment gave out the first series of inter-
kilograms, but heretofore de-
'mands for their publication have been
in vain. H.
The first Of Luxburg's intercepted
kilograms were transmitted to Berlin
by the Swedish legation at Buenos
Aires in its diplomatic code, and pub
LEGATION of that J fact by Secretary
Lansing, not only threw Argentina in
to a turmoil. resulting In the dismiss
sal Of the charge. but precipitated a
crisis in Sweden. No Explanation Is
given Of the meal by which the, later
messages were sent, though one. or
two Of the kilograms. IN today's batch
were among those given out prev
iously.
FAMOUS "sPURLos vERsENK"
Does NOT APPEAR.
The famous ''spurlos versenkt" mes
saxes in which Luxburg recommends
ed avoiding difficulty with Argentina
by sinking her ships without leaving
4 trace. however. does not appear this
Ali Of the corrsspondence was ex.
changed during. July. August and ear
" September, Ind most of 1t deal<
directly with the negotiations then In
progress over the sinking Of Argentine
ships BY GerfnanS 66maStinea Before
the messages fell into the hands o.
the American government, Germany
virtually had settled the matter By
agreeing to pay indemnity and to Strea,
Argentine ships according to inter.
national law. The secret reports nov
to keep its ships out Of danger by no,
allowing sthem to said for the wa,
zone, an easy task in view Of the fac
that she had almost no shipping left
Thought the messages, .Luxburk
dwetisx upon his difficulties with thu
lforetgS minister Ands upon his in.
iuence with the president, Email,
ly with tho president, although tn.
foreign minister's attitude made thi.
troublesome. How far President Iri
American alliance wont the CORE
does not, develop. It mere
~ lays that he made up his mind t.
conclude the agreement with Bolivi.
and Chile, - mutual rapprochmen
for protection vfs-a-vis North Amer
lea" being the purpose as described
In thezSconcluding telegram. Of tn,
SERIES however, LuxburE. addressing
an unnamed person In Santiago. Chile
probably the German minister, say
that a long as Chile is neutral. Ger
many after the war will be able Il
carry out her South American polio,
| tN& ~ well II not more easily In op
tposatton to IAN infatuated and mis-
! guided Argentina ~ with Argentin,
or her SIDE"
iLUxBURG STILL rs
IN ARGENTINA.
Count Luxburg stHl il ii Argentina
although safe conduct was secured TO
him long ago and there have beef
frequent announcements Of his plan
TOR 0ilinE for a North European neu
tral country. The last report receive,
here concerning him, said he was un
desgoing treatment in a. sanitariun
Tor. a. nervous disorder. For q time
he wa in q detention caxnp, probAbt
chiefly because the Argentine publ
was 30 tncensed againa him that j
wns not safe to have him 1t large.
for such Suggestions There il the i
1.-THE offer to nsssodaAs on his sas,s
the thunderbolt WIN - loossA.
The terms az stated WIN not be