The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-09-14
Wilson Holds Him No
Longer Acceptable.
SENDS NOTE TO Vienna
Ambassador Attempted TO Ols-
rupt American Industries.
AUSTRIAN ACTION ANTICIPATED

Felt at Washington That the DIE
nissaI OF Dumba Means the Com
pIete Severance Of Diplomatic Reia-
tions Between the United States
and Neutrality-suspicious. Diff
Guilty With Germany Also 4 Possi-
bility of the Situation.
States has informed Austria Hungary
that DR.. Constantine Theodore Dunn.
ba, the Austro- Hungarian ambassador
to this country, is no longer accept
able as that governments envoy at
this capital. The demand for the am
bassador's recall is based upon ilis
admission that he attempted TO dis
rupt industries in the United States.
In deciding to request Austria-HuH-
! gary to recall Ambassador Dumba.
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing fully realized the possible cOnse-
cuences of the act. The impression
Is quite general that soon after the
receipt of the note in which the Wen
Ia government is advised that Dumba
must be withdrawn from the United
States, ia.Hungary will take like
action in the case Of Frederic q. Pen.
field, the American ambassador to
Vienna.
Officials here appear to be confident
that the dismissal Of DIR. Dumba
means the complete severance of dip
lomatic relations between the United
States and Austria-Hungary That 1t
may lead to serious difficulties with
Germany is one of the possibilities OF
the situation.
Dumba's Contention.
The decision to ask for the recall OF
Ambassador Dumba was reached
shortly after the conference between
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing. held Wednesday afternoon. Sec
retary Lansing told the president DR..
Dumba had admitted that he was en-
gagged in an endeavor to withdraw
husiro Hungarian workmen from
American ammunition plants as a
means of diminishing the output Of
such supplies and thus embarrassing
the allies. The ambassador justified
the course on the ground that he was
acting under orders from his homo
government He stated In substance
that he had been instructed by tne
minister for foreign affairs at Vienna
to warn Austrians and Hungarans
that II they remained In the employ of
American munition factories they
would be liable to punishment as
traitors II they ever returned to their
native land. DR., Dumba insisted that
his government had "A perfect right to
exercise such restraint over such sub
jects who had not been Raturalized as
American citizens.
washington was startled when the
from London telling Of the arrest
there OF James f. Archibald. an Amer
lean newspaper correspondent. ant
the seizure from his person OF sen
sational autograph communication
from DR.. Dumba to his gOvernmen
proposing that he be authorized t.
tie up all the ammunition plants II
this country by calling out the thou
sands OF fAustro-Ilungarians emplOye,
to an enclosure containing a detaile
plan for sucn a walkout, prepared b
the editor Of IA hungarian newspape
published In New York. went on I
say that in addition 10 being able t
effect this by bringing to tba after
tion OF the Austro hungarian worker
notice that they were Committin
treason against their iatherland b
helping to make war supplies for tn
sllles, opportunity would be ailorde
to relieve these workers OF the poe
conditions and long hours under whic
they worked
Archibald was armed with an Anne
scan passport emitting him TO pas
through the lines To Germany an
Austria. The correspondent. with h
original passports cancelled IL no
travelling back to the United stat,
under emergency papers, the Britis
authorities having released him, It
understood. at the request Of the Uni
ed States government. which, 1t is b
lieved. means to subject him to an G
animation after ais return.
Lansing's Note.
Secretary Lansing issued this stat
ment
The department has instructed Ambr
sador Penned At Vienna TO deliver 20
minister for foreign affairs the followl
note:
"ISS constantin Dumba. the Aust
Hungarian ambassador nj Wsshingt
has admitted that he proposed to
government plans to iuaiiRate strikes
American manufacturing plants engda