Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
Dumba's Letter
 to Sec'y Lansing
DENYING GUILT OF ANY IM,
 PROPER CONDUCT
CRITICIZES TREATMENT
Aeeorded Him by the American Gov. ernment in Connection With the Request for His Recall.

Washington. Sept. 1s.-High of- hcials indicated tonight that no furth. CT steps were contemplated against Dr. Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador. on &C., count of his letter to Secretary Lans- ing criticizing the treatment ac- corded him by the American govern ment in competitor with the request for his recall. It was stated that the possibility of hastening the diplomats departure from the country by hand ing him him passports had not bee> considered
 Letter Subject of Conference.
 Dr. Dumba's letter was received at the state department yesterday and was the subject of a conference be- tween President Wilson and Acting Secretary Polk. No announcement was made and at that time officials had no idea the ambassador intend ed to make the communication pub lie as he did last night in New York. The official view. as authoritatively explained today. of that part of Dum- ba's letter in which he sought to show that he had not been guilty of im- proper conduct warranting a request for his recall. is that the ambassador only partially stated the case and set up man of straw to knock down" The letter defended at length the right OL aInDaSEaQOT lO morn nationals of his country that they were vio- l latinG Austro-Hungary laws in work ing in plants turning out munitions ] of war for the allies. It was point ed out by officials that this point was not in issue, but that the reason for the Washington governments &C., ton was the following statement in the intercepted letter to his foreign ! minister:
 obieetional Letter. q am under the impression that WIG could. if not entirely prevent the | production of war materials in Bethlehem and the middle west at any rate strongly disorganize 1t and ! hold 1t up for months. which accord | ing to the statement of the German military attache, is of great import ! ance and which amply outweighs the relatively small sacrifice of money"
 State department officials have not | been informed of Dr. Dumba's plans for leaving the United States. although | 1t is known that he has asked his
 make a personal report on his case. So long as he quits the country and does not appear again as an envoy in ] Washington 1t is understood that the United States government will not be disposed to question the manner of his going or the natGre of his | orders from Vienna
 Declares Report Was Held Up.
 Regarding the ambassadors chanrge in his letter to MT. Lansing that he had not been allowed to communicate freely with his government and that a message giving his report on his activities had been held up by sensors in this country, it was said at the state and navy departments tonight
 that nothing was known of such a message
 i Secretary Daniels under whose ju- I rigfdfcrfOn the r-fr gr,
 falls. stated that in cases of import
 ance he was consulted before des-
 patches were rejected but such a mes
 sage as the one spoken of by Dr. attention This question will be in
 vestigated further tomorrc~
 | Dr. Dumba's declaration that O
 brief confidential message sent by him
 to Vienna by wireless asking that he
 be recalled on leave was allowed to become public is now being investi-
 gated This message was published
 by O New York newspaper and it was
 said today that efforts were being | made to discover whether the law prohibiting telegraph operators from divulging messages has been violat-
 ed.
 Disturbances" in Munition Shops. , With his letter Dr. Dumba enclosed 7 a copy of a memorandum drawn up by a Hungarian editor in this country
 
 Alexander Nuber Won Perelled. Aus
 tro-Hungarian consul general in New York. relating to disturbances" which } it was proposed to cause in munitior 2 plants at Bethlehem, Pa, and in the middle west. This memorandum was
 one of the documents taken from
 James F. J. Archibald. the American . newspaper correspondent, in LOn- ! don.
 Acting Secretary Polk tonight saiC { this RNsuOrandum would not be made . public GOT the present because pr
 Dumba said that the original was iI | Hungarian and that he could no n vouch for the correctness of thu s translation.
 Archibald Documents Today. q Copies of all the documents takeI 1 from Archibald are expected to ar
 rive at the state department thi f week. When they arrive officials vii i decide whether to take any actioI n against the Austro-Hungarian con 2 sul-general. Captain Franz Won Papen . the German military attache her . and the Austrian editor who drew ul
 the memorandum.
 Archibald himself is expected fl V Washington this week to explain tl e the state department his action fl d carrying messages for a foreign gov = ernment while travelling under al - American passport