Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-14
Vienna TOLD
DIPLOMAT NOT
ACCEPTABLE
His Plans to Instigate Strikes in
American Munitions Plants is
Cause of Action.
HIS CONDUCT IS CONDEMNED
Use of American Passport Is Term
ed fragrant Violation of Dip
lomatic Propriety."
HIS CONDUCT IS CONDEMNED

Washington, D. c., Sept. TO-
Ambassador Penfield at Vienna wa!
instructed by cable yesterday to in
form the Austro-H Hungarian govern
ment that DR.. Constantin Dumba NJ
longer is acceptable as an envoy tt
the United States, and to ask for hi!
recall.
Secretary Lansing formally an
nounced the action. 1t was the an
swer of the American government
to DR.. Dumba's explanation of hi!
intercepted letter to Vienna outlin'
ing plans for handicapping plants il
this country.
In making his announcement
Secretary Lansing explained it had
been delayed that the note might
reach Vienna before it's publication
in this country. News that Dr. Dunn
has recall had been requested Gre
ated sensation in the capital. II
had been known in official and di.
plomatic circles that President Viii.
son and Secretary Lansing regarded
the conduct of the ambassador as a
grave breach of propriety and that
here had been well-defned i'm
PRESTON that the only immediate
tep would be the cancellation an
bounced yesterday of the passport
VT Archibald, the American who
;arried the intercepted dispatches.
DR.. Dumba came to Washington
on his own initiative to explain to
Secretary Lansing after news of
Archibald's detention and extracts
of his dispatches to Vienna had been
published in this country. DR.. Dunn
ba frankly admitted having employ
ed Archibald and his plans for with
drawing Austro-Hungarian labor
and landicapping American plants
making war munitions for the al
lies.
1 1t was stated at the embassy that
bhe ambassador has been instructed
by his foreign Office to give the wild
VT publicity possible TO a decree
w:;ainst the aiding by Austro-Hun-
thtrians in the manufacture of mum
IRONS for enemies of their country
nd this was the only step contem-
,latedlin orders so far received. The
plans proposed for embarrassing
plants and calling out laborers in
bodies Originated with the ambassa-
dor, who was said to be taking no
action toward putting his ideas into
effect pending further instructions
from Vienna.
The choice of Archibald as dis
patch bearer, both for the German
and Atstro-Hungarian governments,
it was declared, was without orders
or sanction from abroad.
While everywhere it was admitted
last night tnat the situation created
by the American note might prove
serious one in its effect upon the re-
lations between the two govern
ments, it was pointed out that the
language of the communication in
Dictated clearly a desire to have DR..
Dumba recalled without making a
diplomatic issue of his case. No
mention was made of the order CIV
en- the ambassador to proclaim his
governments decree to Austro-Hun-
garians working in this country. An
ambassador is the personal represent
tative Of the head of his govern
ment, near the ruler or executive of
the country to which he is accred-
tied, and request for his recall
does not necessarily mean more than
that he is personally Objectionable.