Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-23
Officials Await Remaining Let
ters Before Deciding Action
Regarding Archibald.
KNITTED BROWS RELAXED
IN STATE Department
London Press Entertained by Reve.
lations of "Teutonic Qualities"
Contained in Documents.

| Nothing in the case of Ambassador
Dumba transpired today to change the
| status of the case as it was last night
when it was announced the United
| States will not ask for safe conduct for
| the ambassador until Vienna has re-
called him. No change in the status of
| James F. J. Archibald occurred. but it
was said at the State Department that
| when the rest of the copies Of the inter-
| cepted letters have been received here
something may be done. Friends of Mr..
Archibald today characterized the
whole matter as tempest in a teapot,
and were loud in their belief that the
war correspondent cannot be held by
this government. His attorney, Frank
J. Hogan of this city, said today his
| client had private affairs to attend in
New York city. No engagements to see
any government officials: have been
made either by Mr.. Archibald or Mr..
Hogan.
Humor at State Department.
Now that the tension in the Dumba
incident is relieved. the knitted brows
at the State Department have cleared
up to some extent and at conference
today in the reception room of the
Secretary of State. the portraits of a
long line of premiers were silent wit
nesses to considerable humorous dis
cussion of certain phases of these in
ternational' matters.
Without mentioning names, it may be
said that a certain government official
was holding a reception to newspaper
men who seemed to think that the
famous phrase of Capt. Won Papen,
namely, 1diotic Yankees. ts capable
of some other translation. The original
students present said the best transla-
tion would be something like dull
witted." or bone headed" or feeble
minded Also German sympathizers
seemed to think that it was not quite
so bad to call nation simple mind
| ed" as it would be to call 1t 'idiotic."
Home Government discussed.
TT makes no difference" said an
Englishman present, "he was sending
| this letter to his government"
NO, to his wife," was the correction
offered by one of the group.
We'll, that's government enough for
some men," murmured a married per-
son somewhere in the rear.
/ DR.. Dumba has telegraphed the State
Department saying that his govern
and asks for safe conduct home. He
said he planned to sail September 2S.
However. as announced last ntg:t, this
government will not take steps to pro-
cure safe conduct from the represents
tives of the English and French gov
ernments until formal notice arrives
that DIR. Dumba will be actually re-
called.
London Press Observations.
The revelations contained in the Aus
tro-German documents taken from
James F. j. Archibald, the American
correspondent, afforded considerable
entertainment to the London press.
I'VE could hardly wish for blacker
examples of characteristic Teutonic
qualities than those here revealed"
says the Times.
The Morning Post in an editorial won
ders whether before the war we in
this country were privileged to enter
tain the same kind Of guests and also
whether we still entertain them un-
l