Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-15
NEUTRALITY FOES
FACE PUNISHMENT
u. S. Plans to Prosecute Those
Found Guilty.
WON'T NAME NEW ENVOY
Announced That Vienna Government
Will Wait Until War Ends Before
i Naming Successor to DR.. Dumba
Archibald to Be Questioned.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The state de-
partment made its first move in de-
termined effort to punish violators OF
American neutrality.
Assistant Secretary Phillips was in
conference during the afternoon with
A. Bruce Bielaski, chief Of the secret
service bureau Of the department Of
justice, on details of plans for arrest
and prosecution of all offenders.
It is expected that number of ar
rests are to be ordered soon by the de-
partment of justice from information
now In possession OF the secret seFV-
ice. These will include American citi-
gems known to be in the employ OF the
different belHgerent nations who have
been spying about the country for
their employers or seeking to cause
unrest among the American working
people In the interest OF one or the
other warning nation.
To Prosecute VioIatoEs.
The immediate cause Of the confer
ence, It is understood, dealt with plans
In connection with the purpose OF the
government to prosecute, If possible,
James F. ]. Archibald, the newspaper
correspondent, who acted as messen-
ger for Ambassador Dumba; the Hun
Rarian editor of New York, who sup
piled Doctor Dumba with information
as to munitiOn PANTS, and William
Warm, an American citizen, who gath
cred the information for the editor.
Since the exposure Of the Austrian
ambassadors conspiracy to tie up or
wreck American plants making MUM.
tons for the allies the secret service
agents have been on the trail of the
persons implicated in the Dumba let.
ter.
Assistant Attorney General Warren
of the department of justice has
found the federal statutes under which
the heaviest penalties may be imposed
on conviction and has planned his
method of procedure against those
whom tie state department may wish
to proceed. Mr.. Bielash has under
surveillance all whom the government
officials believe guilty of violations of
neutrality laws and the arrests can
be made at any time.
Will Question Archibald.
Archibald will be brought to the
state department, it IS said, on his
arrival in this country and questioned
closely concerning his alleged excuse
that he was ignorant OF the character
of the communication he was carrying
ho fn hn frio n
government The state department
and the secret service agents are not
satisfied with the explanation, and un
less they can be convinced Archibald
vial be forced to defend his course in
the courts.
In the cases of the Hungarian editor
and OF William Warm, his agent, who
operated in Cleveland, it is said the
secret service has most damaging evi
dence, and that the statutes cover
clearly their offense.
Secretary Lansing intimated some
days ago, even before the Dumba ex
posture, that conditions as affecting
the neutrality of the United States
were becoming impossible and must
be corrected. This was thrown out as
q warning, but the Dumba incident has
precipitated matters and the govern
ment is determined to put an end to
the evils.
Will Recall Doctor Dumba.
Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-Vienna dis
patches stated that it was announced
In afternoon newspapers that the Aus
trian government has decided to recall
Doctor Dumba, but will not appoint
another ambassador to the United
States until the end of the war.
This course, ii was stated, was de
Cided upon at a conference at the for
eign office.
Police guards were stationed about
the American embassy, though there
were no disturbances.