The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
"Wan Street Wolf' IN Spy Net
as Paynasler for Franz R7telen;
H. S. Agents Raid Bomb Plant
u. S. WON'T TELL BERLIN
WHY RECALL WAS ASKED
Sources of Information" Requested in Cases of BoyEd
and Won Papen Not to Be Divulged-
Gerard Sends Message

WASHINGTON, Dec. Acknowledgements
In the relations between the United
states and Germany growing out OF the
request for the recall OF Cap,s. Boy-Ed
and Won Papen. German Embassy at
taches, are rapidly approaching a cli-
max. Germany called on the Unitcd
States to-day for the reasons for having
received the recall Of these two officers
High officials of the State Department
declared emphatically that the United
states will give neither to Germany nor
to any one else the sources of informa-
ton on which the recall was demanded.
Instructions from Berlin received by
Count Won BernstorfY. the German Am
bassador. directing him to ask for a
bill of particulars. did not say whether
or not Germany would recall the at =
taches as -eauested. In some quarters
II was intlmated, however. that even IL
the request is granted. the German Am
bassador will not ask the United States
to obtain safe conduct for the two men
that unless the United States OF its own
motion obtains safe conduct not only for
Cap,s. Boy-Ed and Won Papen. but for
their successors to reach the United
States, Capt. Boy-Ed and Won papen
capacity.
A, the State Department there was
nothing to show that the United States
has modified its original intention.
namely. that the two men should with
draw from the country. II was said
positively that unless a safe conduct
was requested the United States would
not voluntarily arrange for it.
Attaches Would he Immune on Sea
The position was taken that actually
safe conduct would be supertiuous
AZ the two attaches will retain their
diplomatic immunity from seizure un-
I'll they get back to Germany Inter-
national law, II was said, would pro-
tect them. but should "A safe conduct
not be obtained the responsibility of the
United states in the premises would not
extend beyond the three mile limit
In German quarters 1t was pointed
Tut that the State Department has not
always taken this position regarding
the immunity Of diplomats OF the Gem
tral Powers travelling through the Brit
isn lines. II was said that last sum
mer. when the German Government
wished Prince Won Ha,zfeldt. counsellor
OF the Embassy here. to return TO Ger
many In order that ne might be trans
ferred to another post and the Embassy
sought safe conduct for him, the State
department brought back word from
the british Embassy that even though
the Prince travelled OF "A neutral
steamer he would be taken of by
British cruiser
10 add TO the tension here the state
department has received "A cipher des-
patch from United States Amba ssador
Gerard at Berlin about which there is
MuCh secrecy. but which is believed TO
nave described the effect of the recall
request In Germany as disturbing.
The demand for the reasons of this
Government in requesting the recall Was
sent 10y messenger To- the Stat, De-
paTtinent from the German Embassy
II created profound impression. II
evidenced. II IS said, a strong d.termi-
nation on the part OF Germany. re-
CARELESS of what the preceden,s may
be. to insist on knowing why this action
was taken.
AS the case now stands and I'm the
form in which the request for recall
was mad" Germany feels that Capts
boy-E I'd and Won Papeu az left under
the stigma of having committed all the
various acts which have been attributed
TO them in the American press
ON high authority The SuN is able
10 state.
First-That Germany will insist he
fore acting on the request for "A recall
OF the two men that the United States
give her statement which will relieve