The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-22
Dumba Thinks Arguments Against Export of Muni-
 ti0ns as Set Forth in Re- ply to Austria Are Weak
LETTER TO LANSING FROM BERNSTORFF
 AMONG THE LOT
Denied Being Behind Cam paign to Hinder the Man. ufacture of Munitions of War

London. September 2t.--t8,3a D. ui., Of the 3s American and German pa- pcrs found in the possession of James F. J. Archibald, the American news- paper correspondent, when he was np- prehended st Falmouth while proceed Ing from New York for ltotterdam, if are described ms having been made public and the other i7 ns being 'sin- sufficient to warrant publications"
 Count von Bernstorff. the German ambnssndor to the United states. in one letter says that MT. Archibald Sis proceeding to Germany to collect ma in the interest of the German cnusc.v
 In . letter addressed to Archibald, Count von Bernstorff saysi
 T have heard with pleasure that you wish once more to return to Ger many and Austria after having pro- noted our interests out here In such senIous and successful manner.v
 Captain von Papen, the military att tache at the Germany embassy in Washington. in letter to Berlin friend said;
 MT. Archibald Is going to Germany and Austria to collect new impressions from the point of view of the strictly impartial journalist he always has been.'
 There are three letters from Dumba. the Austro Hungarian ambassador, to Baron von Burian., Austro Hun gar ian minister of affairs dated August 20. The first Is a. letter already published | relating to proposals for the preven- ton of the production of war material or the Reorganization of munitions factories in the United States. The sec ond criticizes Secretary of State Ians- ing's reply to Baron von Burian's pro- test against the delivery of weapons to the allies.
 Criticized Lansing
 The documents included letter from Dr. Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro- Hungarian ambassador at Washington, to Baron Won Burian, the Austro- Hungarian minister of foreign affairs which criticized Secretary oE State I.ansing's reply to Baron Won Burians protest against the large de- liveries of weapons to the allies. Tho letter declares the legal arguments of MT. Lansing are "certainly very weak" but adds that to return to the ques- ton is useless having regard to the somewhat self-willed temperament Of the President"
 The letter of pr. Dumba. dated Au- gust 20, says:
 "The reply of Secretary of State Lansing to the note of the 29th of June in which your excellency pro- tested against the enormous deliveries of weapons and munitions to the allies from the United States was published here--I do not know whether with the agreement of the Austrian government --on the 16th ultimo.
 "As was to be expected, the refusal was quite categorical. The legal argu- ments are certainly very weak, for tho references to articles supplied by Ger many and Austria during the Boer war are not to the point and are mislead- Ing, for at that time Germany claimed the right to send foodstuffs to the Boers via the neutral port of Lorenzo Marques, and. If am not mistaken. carried the point after the war against England.
 "The true ground for the discourag- ing attitude of the President lies as his confidant, MT. House, already i'm formed me in January and now has re- peated, in the fact that the author ities in serious crisis would have to rely on neutral foreign countries for (Continued on Psgs Twelvsl