Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-12-09
OBN0XI0USEM0YS
Of OTHER NATIONS
TO Be DRIVEN OUT
Won Nuber May Follow Boy-ed
and Won Papen-Intimated
Still Others Are Per-
soma Non Grata.
ACTIVITIES ARE HARMFUL
Wilson Determined Upon Wig
orous Policy-Action Taken
Before Conspiracy Case
Had Been Proved.
ACTIVITIES ARE HARMFUL

Withdrawal from Washington of Cap
tain Boy-ed and Capt. Frank Won Pa
pen, German naval and military at
taches, the rumor is everywhere cur
rent that the United States intends to
make a clean sweep of all foreign of
tclals who have rendered themselves
to this government.
Captain Boy-ed. naval attache of the
GERMAN embassy, who's Immediate
withdrawal has been requested by the
united States, came here today from
New York and a a long conference
with Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador. Captain Franz Won
fapen, the military attache of the en-
bassy, whose withdrawal also has been
asked, is expected 20 come to. WASH
ingtOn soon.
Officials of the German embassy re-
fused TO discuss Captain Boy-ed's visit
or any developments of the request by
the state department.
Inc action of Secretary Lansing in
demanding the removal of the German
oIlclals did not come as a surprise.
Inc secretary acted with the full an
' proVal of President Wilson. who is UNI
derstood to have determined that this
country shall be rid of all foreign Of
Meals whose actions have been harm
1ul TO the best interests of this coun-
try.
Won Nuber May Go.
In pursuit of this policy. serious o n
slderatlon is now being given to the
status of Alexander Won Nuber. the
austrian consul general in New York.
Won Nubers name frequently has been
mentioned with those OF Boy-ed and
o Papen in connection with Drac-
tees frowned upon by the American
government 1t was stated that no
definite decision as to Won Nuber has
been reached.
The intimation was given out that
the state 6nln., t,,,~,,, -;
whether any similar step should he
taken IN regard to other high officials
OF foreign embassies in Washington.
Accumulation of Evidence.
n complaints against Won Papen
ana Boy-ed were cumulative, dating
back to the arly days of the Euro
pean war. The case against them is
peculiar, not being accompanied by
legal proof. 1t consisted OF an accum-
ulatlon of suspicious, circumstances
n conditions which connected the
attaches with attempts to violate the
neutfallty laws of the United States.
me accumulation was sufficient to
convince the department. that the of
fclal status of the attaches in the
United States should be discontinued.
SO far as known, Germany has not
replied to the request for the remoyal
of Boy-ed and Won Papen. Whether
safe conduct for them will be asked
or whether they will leave the coun-
try of their own accord. has not been
intimated.
Kept Secret Three Days.
Inc state department made it's re-
quest four days ago through Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambas-
sador. Announcement of the fact was
withheld as a matter of courtesy to
Germany and to prevent the charge
being made that the jury trying the
Marship supply conspirators of the
Hamburg-American line in New York
had in any way been influenced in
reaching a verdict.
Secretary Lansing is understood to
have given consideration to the at
tempts to supply German warships
with coal, provisions and ammunition,
ana although no absolute proof of the
completely of either of the men i'm the
passport frauds reached the state de-
partnent, a mass of testimony ac-
cumulated to place them under the
gravest suspicion. The Stegler pass,
port case. false affidavits which We're
made in shipping matters and the
sending of reports to Austro-Hunsarv
by James F. Archibald. an American
citizen, all were among the matters
taken into account by the depart
ment.
Not Necessarily Guilty.
MIR. Lansing has stated tina the evi,
dence in the Hamburg-American con.
spiracy trial in New York did not prove
to the satisfaction of the department
that Boy-ed had violated the neutral.
lty laws of the United States or thai
ne mad done anything which at the
Ilme OF commission was in violation OF
the federal statutes. In fact, when eff.
forts were made to supply the German
fleet in North and South American
waters there was no laws on the stat.
ute books which permitted prosecution
Ior that action. 1t was only after the
Nya1Tn21- Flat Inl 1~~x.
American waters and the activities OF
the Hamburg-American line had
ceased that congress. during the clos.
ing days of the last session and at the
urgent request of the president, passed
the act which makes such proceeding
unlawful.
1T was understood last night that
while in the case in New York moth
ing actually had been proved against
Captain Boy-ed, in view of the atten-
ton attracted by the case, officials
reviewed his record and determined
that now was as good a time as any
TO get both Captain Bowed and Cap,
taln Won Papen out of the United
States. The state department does
not have to have legal evidence, but
can act as 1T has done in the cases of
the attaches. The attaches iced not
have been guilty of technical violation
of any law.
Those Idiotic Yankees"
Von Papen's principal offense con-
sisted of sending a letter to Germany
by Archibald and the interest he is
said to have in fomenting strikes in
muntion factories. 1t was Won Papen
who, in a letter taken from Archibald
When the British authorities searched
MN, made a reference to those tdiotfc
Yankees
The views of German officials in thi.
connection, it is understood. have
been from the start that the United
States in taking any action upon the
papers found on archibald was using
evidence which was furnishe by the
enemies of Germany, and. therefore.
was improper.