Show May MaT Explain U SO o Leak i f W. W w. w Sailings Sent by Sweden w. w F S Argentina to W War aIr By D. D M M. Edwards Staff U Corres P nt International national News Service n WASHINGTON Sept 8 S. Docu ments In possession of the United States government show that Sweden has violated American n neutrality and has had transactions with Germany that official Washington expects to lead to a declaration of war against Germany by the Argentine republic The latter has been almost on the verge vergo of ot such a step for some time but has been placated by Teutonic promises Messages were made public by the the state department to show that the Swedish government permitted Count Luxburg the tho German charge daf faires In Buenos Aires to send communications communications communications com com- to Germany through the foreign office at Stockholm These were passed as ns official Swedish messages mes mes- sages They were In code While this form orm of communication Is not questioned questioned ques- ques in time of ot peace It is considered considered considered consid consid- ered remarkable that Sweden allowed them hem to go through with assurance that hat they were harmless Three of ot these messages were given out In two cases they advised Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to pursue ruthless submarine warfare against the shipping of Argentina Argentina Argentina Ar Ar- gentina a neutral nation to which Count Luxburg Luxburg- was accredited He urged that Argentine ships be sunk without a It trace being left In other words he be urged the destruction of the the crews as well as of the vessels th them them- m- m selves Sweden through her breach of faith and all aU International usage herself is brought to the brink of ot war mats consider her offense Inexcusable More important still It was hinted to today today today to- to day In ins certain quarters that it is most probable that this attitude of or Sweden was not confined to the legation at Buenos Aires and that in It explanation tion might be found for tor numerous leaks from the United States of ot military military mili mili- tary information to Germany The leak of ot the sailing dates and routes of ot American transports bearing troops to France which which enabled enabled German subI submarines submarines sub sub- marines to lie He In wait and waylay I them was Instantly recalled i It Is understood that I Information formation has I been before the government for some sometime sometime sometime time that agents In this country have sent news of the movements of ot merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant vessels and some warships to the Mexican border and that It has reached the German officials from there Whether the connection can be made between Buenos Aires and the sending of these messages is so far only problematical The state departments department's documentary documentary documentary tary proof In copy was handed to the Swedish legation and Ar Argentine entine em- em bassy here by a state department of- of fleer J Exposure Exposure was waa a bombshell to the Swedes Minister Ekengren is on a three weeks weeks' I vacation and cannot be located located lo located lo- lo was the statement made there I am ears but mute said Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Ambas Ambas- I. I II Naon of ot Argentina I 1 have al already already already al- al ready transmitted the messages to m my government but can say nothing until I hear from Buenos Aires The state department refused all comment on the disclosures ures |