The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-07
Secretary of State Asserts At
taohes Became Unacceptable
Because of Military and
Naval Activity.
ALL COMMENT UPON
ANSWER IS WITHHELD
President Approves of Decision
Made by AppOintee Advices
From Berlin Indicate Early
Compliance.

ny Evening Herald Leased wirsl
Washington Dec. 7.-Secretary
Lansing has replied to Germany that
the American governments request
Tor the withdrawal Of captain Boy ed
and Captain Won Papcu. the naval and
military attaches. respectively. OF the
Gcrmn embassy here, was entirely be-
cause of their military and naval ac-
tivities.
Secretary LansinE's reply 10 the
German governments inquiry. which
| Indicated the Borlin foreign Office in
tended TO contest the withdrawal OF
the attaches under certain conditions.
was delivered IN long communication
which the German embassy .mmedi-
ately forwarded TO Berlin Al the em-
bassy all comment on IL was refused.
President Wilson has fully approved
secretary Lansing's decision and Il
was said Ruthoritstively today It viii
be adhered to no matter what Ger
| many does. Neither was there any
indication Of whether the reply would
meet the contention OF the German
government that II should know the
reasons for the request FOR the with
| draWal of It's officers
II was broadly intimated TO the
state department that II the request
was based on something else than the
Developments OF the Hamburg -Ameri-
can line conspiracy trial or the case
of JAMES r. j. Archibald. tbs Amer
lean war correspondent who secretly
| carried dispatches for Captain Won
lPapen. Germany would decline TO
Withdraw either of the men.
| la reply 10 Germany intimation
| that II would contest the withdrawal
| IL q was asked ON anything beyond the
| Hamburg g-AmerlCan trial and the
| Archibald incident. Secretary Lansing 5
| reply Is understood to strongly inti-
mate that other things than those did
enter into the case.
| As 20 diplomatic precedent for the
request OF Germany Ct is said sccre-
tary l.ansinE's communication does
not admit the right of the Berlin for
eign office 90 inquire into fact; and
their sources. Consequently % specinr
details OF any kind were discussed.
The German embassy apparently
did not know Just what the next step
might be. but ii was said that the en-
bassy wished II understood that i had
mot been officially advised of the views
which might bee held by the Berlin
foreign office and that no official
statement upon the subject had been
made FOR publication
The state department stiil has IN
der consideration the case of AleNan'
der Won Nubcr. Austro-Hungarinn con-
sui general al New York, The charge
Of the Austrian embassy has submit
ted 60 Secretary Lansing number ol
ldocumeuts Go support won Nuhei
lamong them being number al per
sunaI letters lu which the consul gem
Ieral made explanations 90 the embassy
labout published reports. These were
understood 10 have been written some
time ago
Tho department uf Justice Is still
investigating reports that German
agcntp we're back Of the alleged plan
tor "a counter revolution In Mexico. q
he headed by General Huer1
p1o reason why tine American gov
I ernmcut viii not furnish Germany
with specific reasons for the rrqdes
b tor the recall of Captain R"N-Ed an'
captain lou PHpcu. b. iu dc'rrintn"
ton to keep secret the sources "l ii
. Information while reports ihNoi''hi
other men BOO this country are iuNee'l
gated -.
secretary Lansing also sent a repN
, To Germany through Ambassador Ger
. ard at Berlin.
while there is no indication toda'
that the text OF Secretary LANSING
, communication win bee made punu'
lu can bc said authoritauveN that :
declared the American government
action was caused by the military AM
p NAVAL activities uf the attaches '"u
4 pt.d with circumstances nt AN attu
\ rrurtvr nature which are devWc
ii ufncicnt for secretary Lanslngs ta
, ton. These alone are responsible \
. mention wag made nf Mexican atfaf
r. NOR dld the name Of General huert
20 ,appear
$ rhc German government was ln
. formed, however. mat an act"liu,'
I uon of circumstances connected IN
e attaches with attempts TO violate IN
e. neutrality laws uf the tnited S'a'e
a The Archibald incident it was sale
e was mentioned Ia connection with th
r case of Captain Won Papeu ad 'h
trial of the Hamburs- American con
Pc spIrttnrs was mentioned in coanecu"
IS win the case of Captain BoS Ed.
II Emphasis placed on the datemoi
Il Itbal military ana naval NctlNiut
alone were considered az taken 70 W
10 dictate that other German olhcla
IS were not ia any way concerned
y secretary Lansing is understood
le have conferred with President Wilso
T. In dispatchlng the reply II was ui
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