Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-07
U. S. WON'T TELL
why PAPEN AND
BOY-ED MUST GO
Washington Will Refuse to Go Into
Questions of Fact Regarding
Request for Their Dis
missal.
BERNSToRFF ASKS REASONS
German Ambassador Wants to Know
Why Recall Of Military and
Naval Attaches is Desired.
CONTRARY TO ALL PRECEDENTs

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Later
today the state department received
another inquiry on the reason for the
recall OF German attaches from the
Berlin foreign office, transmitted by
Ambassador Gerard. II was made
known officially here that the United
States would decline to go into the
questions of fact on the subject and
would not disclose the sources of its
information which lead to its request.
1t is known that state department
officials are OF the opinion that
should Germany decline to ask for
safe conducts. the attaches may have
to leave the country without them.
1t was pointed out that the men
could with safety proceed to Mexico.
To attempt to reach Germany without
safe conducts would be an extremely
hazardous undertaking. The depart
ment does not consider itself bound
to get their successors here.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. e.
Count Won Bernstorff today presented
to the State department a communi-
cation asking for the reasons for the
request OF the withdrawal of Cap
tain Boy-Ed and Captain Won Papen.
the German naval and military at
taches, respectively.
1t was stated authorltatively,
though not in the communication,
that the ambassador would under no
consideration ask the United States
to get safe conduct for the attaches.
The German government was repre-
sented as considering 1t incumbent
upon the United States to return the
attaches In safety to German territory
and bring their successors here.
Position Taken by Kaiser.
should Il develop from the State de-
partments answer that other incidents
than the Archibald case and the testi-
mony at the trial OF the conspiratorb OF
the Hamburg-American line were consld-
cred by the United States I'm asking that
contest the Withdrawals.
Should the department reply that those
two incidents alone were responsible, the
withdrawal will take place without fur
ther inquiry or protest.
The embassy was represented as con-
siderlng that IL and the attaches stand
before the bar of public opinion. In such
circumstance the understanding Is that
the embassy will deny that the attaches
have in any way been connected with
anything other than the Archibald In
cident and the Hamburg-American case.
Contrary TO Precedents.
All this action Is considered by officials
of the State department to be contrary
to precedents of diplomatic procedure.
Under all diplomatic usage, II is only
necessary for the United States to indi-
cate to Germany that the attaches are
persona non grata and II is not neces-
sary to give a reason for asking their
withdrawal.
Captain Boy-Ed and Captain Won Papen
were In Washington today and conferred
several times with Count Won Bernstorff.
warrant for Crowley.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. "a
warrant was issued today for the re-
arrest OF Charles c. Crowley on a charge
of attempting to destroy commerce with
the allies Crowley Is charged Jointly
with Baron George Wilhelm Won Brlncken.
who was arrested Saturday night. but no
warrant was issued ther. for Crowley
was out under 5000 bond on a charge OF
conspiring 90 destroy vessels
Additional bail of $500 will be asked
on the second charge against Crowley.
John w. Preston. United States district
attorney said.
George A. MCGOWAN. father-in-law of
Won BTincken and his attorney. said
today that Won Brlncken was attached to
the German cosulate here.
Three witnesses in the case against
Crowley were here today. ready to ap-
pear before the federal grand jury. Lewis
Boyle, a pilot, and r. L. Harris. stoker.
came here from Seattle to identify Crow
ley as a man who went on board the
steamer Snoqualmie an hour after the
explosion of barge load Of explosives
IN the Seattle harbor last May federal
officers said. 1t was alleged Crowley
represented himself as federal agent.