The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
ASKS BRYAN TO
FORCE AUSTRIA
TO PAY NOTES
CHARGES GROSS BREACH
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Harrison ciar.. Ir. lawyer Of IS
william street has stci with Secretary OF
State Bryan p.o'"st against the refusal
Of the Austrian Government to pay it,
bonds already matured and The interest
on those outstandlug which are held by
residents % corporations of countries now
at war with her when such refusal affects
American interests The question sub
mitted to the state Department. concerns
the attitude % this Government in cases
where Austrian bonds hav" been pat in
the hands OF American citizens az trustees,
aud their demands for the payments OF
the bonds have been refused.
Mr. CLARK represents John GledhilL an
American citizen. who holds $4,000 of
Austrian ~ per cent. treasury notes, due
January / last Mr. Gledhill is the Amer
lean renrcsentative Of the Cooperative
Wholesale Society. Ltd. a large English
corporation which has transferred the
bonds r. question to him.
In his letter Mr. Clark calls attention
10 the fact that the body o. the notes
bears the statement that the payment OF
interest ard priroipal OF this treasury
note will be exempt from all present and
future AuSurian raNes and will be made
when due, In gold coin OF the United
States OF America In New York city at
the Offices OF Kuhn, Loeb & co. and the
National city Bank OF New York
Mr.. Clark said that these two institu-
lions, acting under instructions from the
Austrian Embassy. are refusing TO pay
either the principal or interest Of said
notes unless she documents a and b
hereto attached, are executed by the per-
son presenting the notes for payment
~ q -. V1a,N h.
applicant for the payment OF the notes ia
not a citizen or a subject OF a country
now at war with Austria" and that the
above described securities are not the
property OF citizen OF country at war
with AuSuta-Huugary, and were not ac-
qured on or after December %. 1914.
from such a citizen. and that no citizen
of a country at war with Austria Hun
gary has any beneficial interest therein" -
The date mentioned is that on which the
Austrian Government disavowed the pay
ment of bonds held by citizens of countries
AT war with her.
Document p" which mus. be executed
BY the applicant. is an affidavit, stating In
part:
we Furthermore state that no person
permanently residing Ia Great Brita IN,
Ireland. France or their colonies and do
mlnonS. o. n any other -ou'trN a; war
with AusLiia-HunGt-y hnA any interes,
whatsoever IN tho roteN referred 20 IN S1id
afhGay.. auI Furthermore, thst in respect
81 any such aote' and their coupons which
may have neen acquired from citizens or
permanent rcs'cCnis OF country at war
with Ads,r'a Hungary since August 10
and pr!of 20 Dec mber -. 1914, tie same
have Been actually purchased and nre not
presented for redemption TO- account OF
their former owners
WASH ~ GToN. Jan. a.-Secretsry Bryan
ano >Jaer Senle Department officials said
they ms not yot received any letter from
Harr.s,,I C!a-it a New York lawyer pro
tesung hlalnA ste refusal Of Austrian
assnls New YorA 20 pay off Austria
homes rsttree JtnunrJ because Of the
claim IRA; "a, lords ave held i'm trust
for an Ensrth ovrpC. .t!On
u was SAFE tnAt nothing could Toe gver
out In advance Of the receipt OF this
letter on m, probable attitude of tnls
Government toward su,l. a protest.