Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-20
DUMBA PROTESTS
AGAINST REQUEST
FOR HIS RECALL
Ambassador Defends His Action in
Attempting to Prevent Aus
trians Working in NUM-
tions Plants.
WRITES LETTER TO LANSING
Complains of Restrictions Imposed
on Communication with His
Government.
SAYS NOT GIVEN A FAIR SHOW

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Dr. Con-
stantin T. Dumba, Austro-Hungarian
ambassador to the United States,
whose recall has been asked by this
government because of his admitted
proposal to instigate strikes in Amer
lean munition plants, defends his
action in a lengthy letter sent to
Secretary Lansing at Washington
last Friday. and made public by the
Ambassador here tonight.
DR.. Dumba protests against the
request for his recall as unjust and
complains OF the restrictions imposed
by this government upon his COM
munications with his home govern
ment. He says that the diplomatic
representatives of the allies In this
country have uncensored use OF the
cables, privilege which Is denied
him.
DIR. Dumba takes exception 20 Secre-
tary Lansings charge that he confessed
to having conspired to bring about strikes
In American munition works and de-
clares that lac has communicated with
his government, asking for a leave of
absence that he may explain his posi-
tion.
why u. 3. Acted.
The action of the Washington govern
ment requesting the recall OF DIR. Dumba
was taken after It had received informa-
tlon from copy Of letter the am
bassador had sent to his government
through James r. J. Archibald. an Amer
lean citizen. travelling under an American
passport. When Archibald's mission was
revealed the ambassador admitted hav-
ing entrusted Archibald with the letter
10 Vienna bearing on his plans for with
drawing Austro-Hungarian laborers and
handicapping American plants making
war munitions for the allies.
The ambassador then called on secre-
tary Lansing and explained his actions.
The request for his recall followed. In
note TO the Vienna government.
Complaining Of the restrictions placed
upon him through the American wireless
censorship. the ambassador. in his letter
TO Secretary Lansing, says:
"As the Austro--H Hungarian ambassador
IL and has been for many months past
IN the phenomenal position OF being un-
opt' w NohhhttANaNC pflNdtEly WIN DlA
government although our enemies are
and have been permitted freely to use
the cables for their secret code dispatches
without censorship, have. by the grace
OF your department, been permitted to
communicate with my government
through the German embassy, but 70 the
extent only OF asking for leave OF alb
sence TO the end that / may, in person,
explain my position. and meantime, to
suspend Judgment upon the charges con-
tanned In your excellency's message. and
Am now awaiting reply.
Message Rejected.
IT have not even been allowed TO advise
my government that do not admit hav-
ing conspired TO do any act IN violation
OF the laws of the country to which l
am accredited and whose hospitality I
have enjoyed and have IN no way abused.
The message that sought to have trans
mitted to that effect was rejected by your
censors. as hereafter explained. In some
unacoountable way this confidential mes
sage was communicated to the press and
has been published.
81. of course. do not and cannot ques-
tion the power of the government OF the
United States to dismiss me by handing
me my passports and assuring me safe
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