The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
TO SAIL IN TWO EEK
Alliea Grant safe COndact for
1DNy.EA and Won Fapen.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Oreat Brit.
ain and France notified the United
states Government to-day that Capts.
Won Papen and Doy-Ed. the military
and naval attaches respectively Of the
German Embassy, will be given safe
conduct through the Allies lines to Ger
many.
With this assurance IL In understood
that the two attaches. whose recall was
demsn ded by the United States In con-
sequence Of their connection with pro-
German activities in this country. will
leave for Germany on December ~.
II Ia reported that the two oficers
have already engaged accommodations
on the Rotterdam, which leaves New
York on tha date. On board this same
vessel will be Brand whitlock. United
States Minister TO Belgium, who win
return to his post after a short leave OF
absence. and Chandler Anderson. former
Counsellor OF the state Department.
who Is going to London to represent
the American meat packers In the neRo-
tiations for compromises settlement Of
the meat detention cases.
Notice OF the granting OF the safe
conduct was conveyed to Secretary Lam
sing this afternoon by Sir Arthur Cecil
Springfield, the British Ambassador.
According to the procedure followed. the
State Department first communicated
tne reuutSt " Suie huu " tuc
British and French embassies In writ
ing. This request was referred to the
Foreign Offices at London and Paris
last Saturday.
Although Ambassador Spring Rice
gave the consent of the two Governments
orally. the State Department commune
Gated this consent TO the German EN-
bassy in writing. This written communal
cation will serve as the necessary Gre
dentiais. no passports being required
for the two men. The German En-
bass,, however. has been requested to
notify the Department Of the date and
steamer on which the attaches will sail
30 that this information might be COM
municated to the British and French
Governments.
Count Won Bsrnstorff. the German Am
bassador, left the city this afternoon.
presumably for New York. although Of
fciais at the embassy observed their
usual reticence regarding his destina-
ton. II is understood that the COM
munication from the State Department
has b Zen or will be orwarded to him.
1t is thought probable that the Ambas-
sador has gone to Nsw York for the
purpose of comforting with Capts. Won
fapen and Boy-Ed.
The state Department has not yet
taken up with the British and French
Governments tho request Of Ambassador
NOn Del "a OiiubNN tho
successors of Capts. Won Papen and Boy
Ed should they be sent to this country
from Germany. With the impression
prevailing that such "A request would be
refused. 1t is understood that the State
Department does not feel called on to
press 1t.
Awaits Word Fron Germany.
A, al, events the Department will do
nothing In the matter until Germany
announces the names OF the successors
The Department has no confirmation
for the report that Capt. Thierichser
Of the informed German cruiser Prinz
Eitel at Norfolk will be named ~ vor
Papen's successor. Should this DO don't
the consent Of the other ~belligerent
Powers would probably ave to be OBJ
tanned, inasmuch as the ofhcers and
crews Of both the Prins Eitel and the
Kronprinz Wilhelm are under parole not
10 attempt to return to Germany. the
United States standing a. guarantoI
Of their pledges.
With the departure of Capts. vor
Papen and Boy-Ed the belief obtain
in German Embassy circles that Am
bassador o Bernstork win be able 4
resume negotiations with Secretary Ian
sing for n settlement Of the Lusitanis
controversy. which we're interrupted b,
VIC atNlSt "a htts so es
manding the recall Of the two attaches
1t is believed that Germany will with
draw her insistence on a reference o.
the question TO the Hague Tribunal.
Despite the absence Of any cablegran
from Ambassador Penfield At Vienns
and Ambassador Gerard at Berlin con
corning the attitude of the Central Pow
ers toward the demand OF the Unite,
States In the Ancona case, responsible
officials OF the State Department appeai
optimistic and profess confidence tina
Austria will give the satisfaction de
inanded. There Is a disposition to credi
Ambassador Won Bernstorf. who ha!
been In almost daily conference witt
Baron Z~wiedinek. the Austrian CharC
dATaires. with having exerted stronl
influence in behalf Of a favorable repl,
from Austria.
The State Department Ia without con
frmation OF press reports from vienn
that the Austrian Government denie
having received = copy OF all CORE
sp0ndence between the United State
and Germany in the submarine contro
versy. 1t was said In AUTHORITATIVE
quarters that duplicates Of all the note
sent 10 Berlin were delivered to tn
Austrian Embassy. as we'll as to a
other emba ssies and legations In Wash
ington. 1t was stated emphaticall
that the State Department consider
the Senuirg or these copies 10 member
Of diplomatic corps az tantamount I
official notification of the attitude az
sumed by the United States In the cor
troversy.
As far as the status OF Baron Zwis
dinek himself IL concerned. the belief
growing that the American Governmer
will accept his disclaimer Of responsI
biiity for the letter sent by him In Az
gust, 1914, TO DR.. Alexander Won Nubel
the Austrian Consul-G General at Ne,
York. directing him to procure 'at corr
paratively slight expense" passports {
neutral countries for Austrian reser
visits desiring to return to their nativ
country from the United States Baro
Zwiedinek has informed Secretary Lar
sing that the letter was written by hir
at the dictation OF DR.. Constantin
Dumba, the Austrian Ambassador, VIII
has since been recalled at the request {
the United States.
The fate of Won Nuber will not be d.
cided until the Ancona matter Is out c
the way.
The War Department his afternoo
had no confirmation OF the reported d.
lection Of Austrian and German subject
in American uniforms aboard the Amei
lean transport Sheridan. which arrive
at San Francisco yesterday. Report
state that the men were from the Gel