New-York tribune., 1915-09-12
Likely To Be Arrested
After Dumba Case
Is Cleared.
BELIEVE HE KNEW
DISPATCH CONTENTS
officials Say Correspondent
Could Be Held for Violating
Passport Rules.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Sept. thames F. J.
Archibald, when he reaches New York,
may find among those waiting for him
on the dock a plain clothes detective,
wearing the badge of the Federal po-
lice. The Department Of Justice ha.
not fully decided to arrest Mr.. Archi-
bald, but II the State Department pre-
sents no objection it is thought certain
that this will be done.
Mr.. Archibald's activities on behalf
of Ambassador Dumba, Captain Won
Papen and others. have been under
close scrutiny by the Secret Service OF
the Department Of Justice and the case
against him is believed to be clear. Mr..
Dumba practically admits that Mr..
Archibald was thoroughly cognizant of
the nature of the dispatches he car
ried, and the elaborate efforts which
Mr.. Archibald made to conceal them OIL
shipboard is held to be further proof
Of his guilty knowledge
The State Department, however, is
not anxious to have anything new de-
velop in the case until the Austrian
government indicates its position on
the recall of DR.. Dumba. Every effort
will be made to save the Austrian gov
eminent embarrassment and to permit
Vienna to recall its Ambassador with.
out a previous airing of the complete
Austria-Hungary's answer in the Dunn
ba case will arrive within few days.
and that it will dispose Of the question
definitely.
Mr.. Archibald's offense, as the De-
partment Of Justice views il, mag
amount 70 conspiracy against the
United States. Even should the charge
of conspiracy fail 10 be sustained, il Is
believed he can be charged with obtain
ing a passport under false pretences.
The bearer of passport is required to
state his object in visiting foreign
countries, and the fact that Mr.. Archi-
bald failed TO announce his purpose o.
carrying illicit dispatches is construed
as a misrepresentation.
Oficials Of the Department OF Jus
tice would not DENY that the arrest Of
Archibald might have far reaching ef-
fects His defence might involve, u is
thought, several prominent Austrian
and German propagandists. toward
whom the suspicious Of the department
have been directed for some time, but
who have never been actually caught
in fragrant violations of the Federal
law.
II is certain that whether Archibald
is placed under charges or not. he will
be subjected to gruelling eXamina-
ton, with a view to obtaining informa-
tion concerning the German propaganda
in this country.
The State Department is still with
out word from Vienna concerning the
reception of the request for Mr.. Dunn
ba's recall. While il is generally be-
lieved that Austria Hungary will COM
ply with the request without discus
sion, il is pointed out that the purely
voluntary action of this government
in giving its reasons for DR.. Dumba's
dismissal leaves the way open for
Austria-Hungary to question those
reasons.
The United States, however, is the
court Of last appeal in such case. and
if any ambassador of foreign power
becomes persona non 0rdtd. his gov
ernment is obliged to withdraw him
under the rules Of international usage.
Whatever reply DR.. Dumba's govern.
ment may make, Secretary Lansing will
stand firm on the request for his re-
call and will refuse TO communicate
with Austris-Hungary through him,
thereby dismissing him peremptorily
from the diplomatic circle. This &C.
tion would necessitate the recall Of
Ambassador Penfeld from Vienna, il
Austria Hungary refused TO appoint a
successor to Ambassador Dumba, and
might precipitate a grave crisis in
the relations between the two countries.