The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-24
GOVERNMENT
WILL WAIT ON VIENNA
Will Make No Effort to Sc
cure Safe Conduct for
DIR. Dumba.
AS TO THE OTHER CASES.
duct But United States Will
Wait on Vienna Reply.

Washington, Sept. 22.-The Amer
lean government will make no effort
to secure safe conduct from the Uni
ted States OF DR.. Constantin Dumba.
Austro-Hungarian ambassador here.
until the Vienna government has re-
piled to the request that the ambas-
sador be recalled. This was stated
on high official authority tonight.
Or. Dumba himself telegraphed
Assistant Secretary Phillips of the
state department, from Lenox, Mass,
today giving notice that his govern
ment had recalled him home on
leave and asking that the American
government arrange for his safe
conduct to Vienna. He added that
be planned to sail September %. The
message was addressed to Mr.. Phil
lips without official title, the ambas-
sador apparently treating his official
status as ended.
Acting Secretary Polk conferred
with President Wilson tonight on the
Dumba incident and other interna-
tional questions. Later it became
known that the United States would
await formal word from the Austro-
Hungarian foreign office before act
ing on DR.. Dumba's request. A re-
ply from Vienna is expected within
the next few days to the note asking
that DR.. Dumba be withdrawn from
Washington in consequence of a
letter he wrote to his foreign min
lister outlining plans for disturbances
in American munitions plants.
Whether the American govern
ment will be satisfied if Vienna car
ries out DR.. Dumba's request and
gives notice that he is to be with
drawn ION leave was not disclosed
tonight, and will not be finally deter
mined until it is seen what form the
Austro-Hungarian reply takes. In
as much as dispatches from Vienna
have indicated that the government
there already has CHOSEN a tempo
rary successor to DR.. Dumba, il is
taken for granted here that no at
tempt will be made to send the lat
ter back here whatever may be the
manner of his going.
The delay in receiving a reply to
the Dumba note is believed by Off
cials to be due to difficulty in COM
munication between Washington ana
Vienna. Several messages received
recently from Ambassador Penfeld
nave been nearly week in reaching
Washington.
The President was still consider
ing tonight what action, if any, to
take in regard to Capt. Franz Won
Papen, German military attache
here. Alexander Nuber Won Perek ed
Austro-Hungarian consul general in
New York, and other Austro-Hun-
garian and German officials involved
in the Dumba incident. Copies of
more of the letters taken from James
j. Archibald in London will be
awaited before final action will be
taken.
a letter in German. written by
Captain Won Papen, in which oc-
Cured a phrase which has been
translated "these idiotic Yankees
was referred TO translators at the
state department today to determine
the exact meaning of the German
words.
Most of the Archibald letters al.
ready received here were sent to the
department of justice by the state
department. They will be examined
by Assistant Attorney General War
rem to determine whether action can
be taken against Archibald and 9th
ers not having diplomatic status. in
volved in the case.