The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-09
Durnba Says He Is Acting
Under Instructions From
His Government.
STOPS ALL SUBJECTS
WORKING IN PLANTS
Wants Department of La
Dor to Find Employment
For the Strikers.
- AssocTATED PREss

BIZ AG0lClAIED f4GEloko.
Washington, Sept. 3.-The Aus
! trian Ambassador Dumba returned
late today to the summer embassy
st Lenox, Mass, to await word from
Secretary Lansing whether the Unit
ed States is satisfied with the expla-
nation Of his intercepted letter to
Vienna outlining plans for withdraw
ing Austro- Hungarian labor, and
handicapping the American war sup
ply factories. The ambassadors
statement to Secretary Lansing that
he was acting under instructions from
his government apparently made the
affair more serious than the mere
question Of ethics or propriety IN
volViha Dunba himself. Officials are
silent on the subject
President Wilson,, carrying the
cabled copy Of the letter, walked to
the state department and talked on
the question for fifteen minutes with
Secretary Lansing.
Before leaving Dhnaba called on
tie labor department ID seek CO..
operation ii his program of pr0pid-
nG employment fo
l6 are b wax out d the
1nunition plants Secretary Wilson
Twas not in, but Dunaba talked to Act
ling Secretary Denmorse.
It is no secret IN official circles that
the administration would not counten-
ance any sort Of participation in such
movement. 1t is understood the
ambassador proposes to go ahead
with his plans without regard to the
attitude Of the American govern
ment.
President Wilson went to the state
department today and conferred with
Secretary Lansing. 1t was generally
understood they discussed the case
Of DR.. Dumba, the Austrian ambassa-
dor.
ESTABLISHES PRECEDENT.
The presidents action in calling OF
Secretary Lansing was so unusua
that White House and state depart
ment attaches were slow to realizs
what had happened. So far as Of
ficiaIs could recall, the only prece
dent for president going to call OF
a secretary of state was recorded
when President Mckinley went to cal
on Secretary Day. The president
call was not arranged in advance. HI
left his study and passed out of tn,
executive offices through a little use'
Uentrance, cross the avenue which sep
arates the White House grounds iron
the state, war and navy building an,
walked up the main stairway unat
tended while dozens of surprised tour
lists and employees stopped to lool
The president continued on up tn
inner stairways and into one of tn
long corridors leading around t
Secretary Lansing's private Office
where he. passed by the messenge
on the door and entered unannounceC
Mrs. Lansing was calling on he
husband and her secretary was at hi
desk with his coat removed, as is hi
custom, ready to begin days worl
Men of the secret service guard pile
out of the White House and into th
state department building through a
entrances and some of them final
caught up with the president as
was about to enter Mr.. Lansing's o.
flee.
It has been customary for the pre-
ident to summon the secretary to t
White House when he wishes to col
fer with him. President Wilson, hov
ever, has departed from that custol
a great deal by using the telephon
He has shown it to be his habit, hoy
ever, to visit other officials when
has something important to ia
about and he does it without beir
announced.