Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-10
PenfieId Instructed.


Ambassador Penfield was instructed
by cables yesterday to deliver the fol-
lowing note to the foreign office: @
| "Mr. Constantine Dumba, the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador at Washington,
has admitted that he proposed to his
government plans to instigate strikes
in American manufacturing plants en-
gagged in the production of munitions
of war. The information reached this
government through copy of let
ter Of the ambassador to this govern
ment. The bearer was an American
iti-en named Archibald, who was
travelling under an American pass
port. The ambassador has admitted
that he employed Archibald to bear
official dispatches from him to his
government.
To Cripple Industries.
BY reason of the admitted purpose
and intent of Mr.. Dumba to conspire
to cripple legitimate industries of the
people Of the United States and to in
terrupt their legitimate trade and by
reason of the fragrant violation of d.
plomatic propriety in employing an
American citizen protected by an
American passport as secret bearer
Of official dispatches through the line
uf the enemy Of Austria-Hungary, the
President directs me 10 inform your
Excellency that Mr. Dumba is no long
er acceptable to the government of
the United States as the ambassador
of his Imperial Majesty at Washing
ton. .aa III.
e Has No Alternative. an
o"Believing that the Imperial and
Royal government will realize that,
the government of the United States
has no alternative but to request the
recall Of Mr.. Dumba on account of his
improper conduct, the government of
the United States expresses its deep
regret that this course has become ne
cessary and assures the Imperial and
Royal government that it sincerely de-
sires to continue the cordial and
friendly relations which exists be-
tween the United States and Austria
Hungary l.
In making this announcement, Sec
retary Lansing explained that it had
been delayed in order that the note
might reach Vienna before publication
in this country. Ambassador Penfield
has not been heard from tonight. bu:
it was assumed that he received the
communication some time during the
day.
Creates Sensation.
News that Dr. Dlnba's recall had
been requested created a sensation In
the capital. It had been knoWnSin Of
fetal and diplomatic circles that Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary Lansing
regarded the conduct Of the ambassa-
dor as a grave breach of propriety,
but there had been well defined i'm
preston that the only immediate steD
would be the cancellation announced
today Of the passport OF Archibald,
the American who carried the inter-
cepted dispatches. #"s
Dr. Dumba left yesterday for the
summer embassy at Ienox, Mass. to
await word as to whether the admins
traton was satisfied with the explain
alton he made to Mr.. Lansing, Tues
day. He had come to Washington on
his own initiative, after news of Arch
ibalds detention and extracts OF his
dispatches to Vienna had been pub
lished in this country.
Situation Serious.
While everywhere it was admitted
tonight that the situation created by
the American note might prove seri-
Gus one in it's effect upon the rela-
tions between the two governments, IL
was pointed out that the language of
the communication indicated clearly
desire to have DR.. Dumba recalled
without making diplomatic issue o:
his case. NO mention was made OF
the order given the ambassador to
proclaim his governl1ent's decree to
Acknowledgements working in this
country. l''h '.
May Ignore Issue. 'f'ii.
If the Vienna government should
take this view of the case and with
draw DR.. Dumba without entering
into the question as to the prCpriety
of his conduct or its rights to control
the action cf Austro-Hungarians in
this country, it is declared that there
would be an end to the situation for
the present, at least.
On the other hand, persons versed
in diplomacy say that a decision at
Vienna to uphold the ambassador
would be followed by severance or
diplomatic relations between the two
governments. This would be serious
DEVELOPMENT even if no declarations
of war followed, not only on account
of the position in which it would
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