Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-16
Uncle Sam Is Hufy

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE United
States has asked for the recall of DR.
Constantin Theodor Dumba the Aus
trian ambassador to this government
The request WAS contained In a note
cabled to Ambassador Penheld al
Vienna. 1t was the answer Of the Am
erican government to DR.. Dmmba's
explanation of his intercepted letter to
Vienna outlining plans for handicap
ping plants In this country making
war supplies for the allies.~
German Military Attache involved.
The belief Is strong that this gov
ernment will take a similar step In
the case Of Captain Won Papen, the
German military attache in this coun
try. The letter written by DR.. Dumba
to his government which was found
among the effects of James F. j. Arch
ibald, when he was arrested by the
English police. indicated that Captain
Won Papen was equally interested In
the scheme to cause strikes in Ameri
can manufacturing plants.
On this point DR.. Dumba's letter
said:
1T Is my impression that we can
disorganize and hold up for months
II not entirely prevent the manufac
ture OF munitions in Bethlehem. and
the Middle West, which. in the opin.
ion Of the German military attache. is
OF great Importance and amply out.
weighs the eiexpenditure Of money in,
volved."
Bernstorff Not Affected.
The decision Of the president to ask
for the recall OF DR.. Dumba came as
the result oEthe conference between
DR.. Dumba and Secretary Lansing.
The conference was held ut the re.
quest OF DR.. Dumba who desired tc
submit his version Of the incident to
this government. The ambassador, II
Is we'll known, endeavored only to eX.
| plain his position, and declined to ad.
NIT that in trying to interfere with
the manufacture OF munitions in this
country he was committing an impro
priety. The ambassador told Secre
tary Lansing that he believed he had
. rigat to advise his countrymen, even
to the extent Of asking them to quit
certain kinds of employment. He
pointed out also that inasmuch as the
| Austrian subjects in this country were
practically military reservists. they
1-should not be expected to manufacture
arms and ammunition to be used
against their own government
Austria to Comply, Belief.
It is believed there Is little possi
bility that the Austrian government,
i viii decline to comply with the re
quest for the recall Of Ambassador
4 Dumba. It has been said that 1t rests
with the government to which n rep
resentatiye is accredited to say wheth
or he is acceptable and that mere
4 suggestion that he is not satisfactory II
sufficient for his recall. Cases hav,
Il occurred, however, in American his
tory, where other nations declined tt
Iaccede to the request of the United
i States for the recall of their represen
4 tativss. In such cases the United
States followed regular diplomatic pro
cedure and refused to recognize tn,
Representatives to whom objection hat
been taken.
The action Of the president askinl
for the recall Of Ambassador Dumb,
II stated to be based on two reasona
Ono OF these is new to the diplomac,
of the country.
The first reason Is that the ambas
4 sador interfered In the internal al
fairs of the country. The second {!
that he employed an American citizel
/ 70 violate the neutrality of the Unite
States.
From the cogswsII, N. D.. Entcrpris
Z The Lastey's Comedy Co. CAV
one of the best vaudeville shows i
tha opera house last night that na
lever been in Cogswell. For tw
hours the comedians kept the aud
a erce conyulsed in laughter. Thei
jokes were new and many of thet
foriginaI; their songs we're the ia
lest, and their musical numbers Q
'varions instruments were especial
Igond.
You are going to miss a goo
1 Il s1,o.s, ~ ,ni, dO mt uan The L act nv