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DUMBA'S RECALL
ASKED BY u. S.
REQUEST is THE ANSWER OF U.
s. TO AUSTRIAN ENJOYS Elk
PLANTATION OF LETTER.
GERMAN ATTACHE INVOLVED
Captain Won Papen Equally Interested
in Scheme to Cause Strikes in
Plants Making War Supplies
for Allies, Belief.

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 Penfield at
Vienna. 1t was the answer of the Am
erican government to DR.. Dumba's
explanation of his intercepted letter to
Vienna outlining plans fer handicap
ping plants in this country making
war supplies for the allies.
German Military Attache Involved.
The belief is strong that this gov
eminent will take 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. ]. 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:
disorganiZe and hold up for months
if 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 expenditure of money in
volved."
Bernstorff Not Affected
The decision of the president to ask |
for the recall of Dr. Dumba came as |
the result of the conference between |
DR.. Dumba and Secretary Lansing. |
The conference was held at the re-
quest of DR.. Dumba who desired to |
submit his version of the incident to |
this government. The ambassador, it |
is well known, endeavored only to ex-
plain his position, and declined to adj
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
a right 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
military reservists, they
should not be expected to manufacture
arms and ammunition to be used
against their own government
Austria to Comply, Belief.
1t is believed there is little posi-
oility that the Austrian government
Will decline to comply with the re-
luest for the recall of Ambassador
)umba. 1t has been said that it rests t
With the government to which rep
esentative is accredited to say wheth-
IT he is acceptable and that a mere
uggestion that he is not satisfactory is
efficient for his recall. Cases have {
occurred, however, in American his
DRY, where other nations declined to j
ccede to the request of the United l
itates for the recall of their represen-
atives. In such cases the United {
tates followed regular diplomatic pro-
edure and refused to recognize the
representatives to whom objection had
cen taken.
The action of the president asking O
u the lcCdu vi AIUDdSSduOT DumUd l.
] stated to be based on two reasons. r
me of these is new to the diplomacy n
the country.
The first reason is that the ambas- 1
ador interfered in the internal af- n
hrs of the country. The second is n
lat he employed an American citizen L
} violate the neutrality of the United a
tates.