The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-08
SENDS BOY-ED Home
Won PApEN ALSO PERSONA NON
GRATA IN THIS COUNTRY
BERNsTORFF Notified
Friday's Cabinet Meeting Discusses
Subject and Lansing announces
Decision Later-No Other Action
Gould be Taken After Convictions
in New York Trial.

The state department late FRI
day announced formally that 1t had
asked for the recall Of Captain
Boy,Ed and Captain yon Papen,
naval and military attaches respec-
tiyely OF the German embassy at
Washington, because Of the lob
iectionable activities In connection
with military and naval matters"
Secretary Lansing is understood tt
have informed Count Won Bernstortf
the German ambassador that Captain
Boy-Ed, naval attache OF the German
embassy, had rendered himself per
soma non grata to the United States
government as the result OF his con
nection with the conspiretors OF the
Hamburg-American line, who were
found guilty in New York
The subject was understood tc
have been the subject OF discussion al
the cabinet meeting Friday. Secre'
tary Lansing at the end OF the caol'
net meeting flatly refused an answer
any questions on the subject and otn'
er members OF the cabinet were equal
" silent. The German embassy also
refused to talk about 1t.
The state department was believed
to be Of the opinion that as Captain
Boy-Ed had admitted his connection
with the financing Of the operations
which the New York jury gave YER
dict as being illegal, there was moth
ing else to do but inform the German
rxov,ar,-oot ~ its viawS
By informing the ambassador that
the attache is persona non grata, the
United States leaves it with the Ger
man government as to the manner IN
which Capt. Boy-Ed shall terminate
his connection with the embassy. This
IS the usual diplomatic procedure IN
the case Of an attache OF an embassy
or legation whom the United States
finds Objectionable.
Captain Boy-Ed's name was men
toned IN connection with the charter
ing of ships from American ports to
supply fuel and food to German yes
sells, for which In the first months OF
the war were hard pressed by the
allied flying squadron. The alleged
connection came up again during the
trials of the Hamburg-AmeTican line
officials Just concluded in New YORK.
in which witnesse testified that Cap
tain Boy-Ed handled the money Tor
chartering the ships and furnishing
them with supplies
through the trial that Captain Boy
Ed too was coguizant OF the olIeases
which the government charged ana
In the early days OF the trial MS
name was frequently mentioned ID
open court by the government prose
cutors. Finally the state department
interyened and cautioned the Officials
of the judicial arms Of the govern
ment that unless they expected to In
dict Captain Bcy-Ed for the offenses
charged, the language employed oE
prosecutors should be avoided Tor the
reason that it might endanger the
friendly relations between the Unit
ed States and Germany.
The German embassy manifested
TO the state department its displeas-
ure with features Of the trial which
reflected upon the character OF off,
cials lot under charges. The state
department in turn indicated that 1t
could not permit any action OF the
department o. justice to bind II 10
any particular course toward roreisn
diplomatic officisis.
When the conviction Of the Ham
burg-American line, officials, now
ever, the situation become one Where
q Jury had given q verdict holding to
be illegal certain operations in con,
nection with which the German naval
attache was generally accredited with
having been connected, and the usual
diplomatic procedure in such case
IS 10 regard the usefulness OF such an
officer as ended and his further pres
ence as Objectionable.