The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-16
NEUTRALITY FOES
FACE PUNISHMENT
U. s. PLANS TO PROSECUTE ALL
THOSE FOUND GUILTY. ",
WILL NOT NAME NEW ENVOY
Announced That Vienna Government
viii Wait Until War Ends Before
Naming Successor to Or. Dumba
Archibald to be Questioned.

7 Washington, Sept. 13.-The state de-
partment made its first move in de-
termined effort to punish violators Of
American neutrality.
Assistant Secretary Phillips was in
conference during the afternoon with
A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the secret
service bureau Of the department Of
Justice, ON details of plans for arrest
and prosecution of all offenders.
ut is expected that number of ar
rests are to be ordered soon by the de-
partment of justice from information
now In possession of the secret serv-
tce.~ These will include American citi-
Gems known to be in the employ of the
different belligeTeiIt nations who have
been spying about the country for
their employers or seeking to cause
unrest among the American working
people in the interest of one or the
other warning nation.
To Prosecute VioIators.
The Immediate cause of the confer
ence, it is understood, dealt with plans
In connection with the purpose of the
government to prosecute, if possible,
James F. J. Archibald, the newspaper
correspondent, who acted as messen-
ger for Ambassador Dumba; the HIN
garian editor of New York, who sup
piled Doctor Dumba with information
al" to Inunition plants, and William
Warm, an American citizen, who gath
BRED the Information for the editor
Since the exposure of the Austrian
ambassadors conspiracy to tie UP or
wreck American plants making NUM-
tons for the allies the secret service
agents have been on the trail of the
persons implicated in the Dumba let
ter.
Assistant Attorney General Warren
of the department of justice has
found the federal statutes under which
the heaviest. penalties may be imposed
ON conviction and has planned his
method of procedure against those
whom the state department may wish
to proceed. Mr.. Bielaski has under
surveillance an whom the government
officials believe guilty of violations of
neutrality laws and the arrests can
be made at any time.
viii Question Archibald.
Archibald will be brought to the
state department, it is said, on his
arrival i'll this country and questioned
closely concerning his alleged excuse
that he was ignorant Of the character
of the communication he was carrying
from Doctor Dumba to the Austrian
government. The state department
and the secret service agents are not
satisfied with the explanation, and I'M
less they can be convinced Archibald
will be forced to defend his course in
the courts.
In the cases of the Hungarian editor
and of William Warm, his agent, who
operated in Cleveland, it is said the
secret service has most damaging evi.
deiRce, and that the statutes cover
clearly their offense.
Secretary Lansing intimated some
days ago, even before the Dumba ex-
posture, that conditions as affecting
the neutrality Of the United States
were becoming impossible and must
be corrected. This was thrown out as
a warning, but the Dumba incident has
precipitated matters and the govern
ment is determined to put an end to
the evils. .
Will Recall Doctor Dumba.
Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-Vienna dis
patches stated that it was announced
in aft@noon newspapers that the Aus
TRAN government has decided to recall
Doctor Dumba, but will not appoint
another ambassador to the United
States until the end of the war.
This course, it was stated, was de-
cided upon at a conference at the for
eign office. 81: 90 ....
Police guards were stationed about
the American embassy, though there
were no disturbances.