New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05

tion this government plans toward
clearing eup the German system which
Rey-Ed and Won Papen organized. Ru-
mors earlier in the day that the State
Department was about TO answer Aus
tria's demand for a disavowal Of the
charges mace oy the Department OF
Justice against Consul General Won
Nuber BY cancelling his exequatur.
thus forcing him from Office. we're not
confirmed. II is understood, however,
that the recall of the two Germans is
hut the first Of several steps which
the administration Is contemplating.
The sending Of Boyd and Won
Papen back to Wilhelmstrasse, il is ad-
mitted, will have little effect in stop
ping the German Vaccinations. The
machine which they have built up Ia
understood TO be swell oiled" and with
plenty Of reserve power. and there is
little hope that It's effectiveness will
be hampercd until much more drastic
measures have been taken. Since the
administration has decided that the
time has come for action in the mat
ter, II Is assumed that whatever may
be necessary to breaf up the organi-
cation will be done. Probably action
by the courts, the passage of new laws
by Congress and an appes' to public
opinion will be used as well as the re-
call.
Germans Resent Action.
The resentment felt against THE gov
eminent for the action in the Boy-Ed
and Won Papen cases was plainly shown
in German circles to-day.
1--WE cannot understand any reason
why the United States should take
such action" man close to the EN-
bassy declared. Nothing has been
shown that they have been violating
the law. There are two things which
we admit-that Captain Boyd did
help send out ships to provision the
cruisers, and that Captain Won Papen
did send letters by Archibald. But
Secretary Lansing himself, | under
stand from the papers, said that there
was nothing illegal in Captain Boy-Ed,s
action. As 10 Won Papen, it was foolish
that he should send those letters, but
we do not see that there was anything
wrong in 1t.
"The other charges that have APP
peared are worthless. They say that
Captain Boyd helped Huerta. All
that / know about that is that he
never saw Huerta. And Won Papen's
employment agency? That requires
some explanation, SO a great many
people have mistaken ideas about 1t.
ave have not tried to stir up strikes
or 10 influence the hyphens,' as you
call them. But there are great many
Germans In this country who are actu-
ally German citizens. II the seas had
been open they would have gone home
TO ioin the colors. They are still I'M
der German laws and for them TO help
make arms for our enemies would be
i . 4 Otfl1 ka Cd
under German law If they ever went
home. II was only fair to tell them
so. We did advise them TO stop this
work. but not TO strike. II they could
have gone home they would have quit
work. and that would not have been
any violation of your laws. Now, when
they quit, we tried to find them work.
That was what the employment
agency was. Captain Won Papen did
not run 1t, the German government did
not support IL. II was managed by
Germans here, but do not doubt Cap
tain Won Papen was consulted.
II see there is talk that Ambassador
Won Bernstorff is involved because he
is the superior of the two men who
are 10 be sent home. Whoever says
that does not know much about the
organization Of the German diplomatic
service. Even in peace times the naval
and military attaches work almost en-
tirely directly with their home officers,
not through the Ambassador, only
when their business is diplomatic does
IL come under the embassy. 1t will
be found that Count Won Bernstorff
had nothing to do with these officers
activities.
al do not see how this government
can ask Germany to recall those men
without providing some way to fill their
places. Their work is very important