River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-16
Message Is Sent to American
Ambassador Penfield at
Vienna.
FULL TEXT OF THE NOTE
Presidents Action Is Americas Reply
to Explanation Of Letter intercept
ed by British Officials-Used
American Citizen as
Messenger.


government on Wednesday, Sept. D.
that he would no longer treat with Dr.
Constantin Theodore Dumba, ampas-
sador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary to the government Of the Unlteu
States.
Through Secretary Of State Lansing
the president formally asked the re-
call of DR.. Dumba, basing his request
upon the ENJOYS admission that ne
had proposed plans to instigate strikes
in American munition plants and had
employed an American citizen to con-
vey his secret dispatches to vienna.
The men with whom DR.. DumDa
"conspired" to cripple American IN
dustries also are to experience TINS
governments disapproval. They are
Alexander Nuber Won Pereked, con-
sui general Of Austria in New YORK,
whose exequateur will be canceled
should he be not recalled, on the
ground that he furnished the ambas-
sador with an aide memoire setting
forth the plan to provoke strikes
Captain Franz Won Papen, German
military attache, whose removal will
be suggested to the German govern
ment on the ground that DR.. Dumba
stated in the seized letter than Won
Papen had attached great importance
10 the plan to disorganize and hold
up for months, if not entirely prevent,
he manufacture of munitions.
The text of the American note to
Austro-Hungary follows:
"Mr. Constantin Dumba, the Aus
kro- Hungarian ambassador at Wash
lngton, has admitted that he proposed
to his government plans to instlgate
strikes in American manufacturing
plants engaged in the production of
munitions Of war. The information
reached this government through
copy of letter Of the ambassador to
his government. The bearer was an
American citizen named Archibald,
who was travelling under an American
passport. The ambassador has admit
ted that he employed Archibald to
bear official dispatches from him to
his government.
Sought to Cripple Industries.
by reason of the admitted pur
pose and intent of Mr. Dumba to con.
spire to cripple industries of the peo-
pie of the United States and to inter.
rupt their legitimate trade, and by
reason of the fragrant violation Of dip
Iomatic propriety in employing an
American citizen protected by an
American passport as a secret bearer
of official dispatches through the
lines of the enemy of Austria-Hun'
gary, the president directs me to in
form your excellency that Mr.. Dumba
is no longer acceptable to the govern,
ment of the United States as the am
bassador of his imperial majesty at
Washington.
Believing that the imperial and
royal government will realize that the
government of the United States has
no alternative but to request the re
call of Mr. Dumba on account of his
improper conduct, the government OF
the United States expresses it's deep
est regret that this course has be-
come necessary and assures the i'm
perial and royal government that it
sincerely desires to continue the cor
dial and friendly relations which exist
tria-Hungary." LANSING"
Is y. S. Reply TO Explanation.
1t was the answer of the American
government to Doctor Dumba's ex
PLANTATION of his intercepted letter to
Vienna outlining plans for handicap
ping plants in this country making
war supplies for the allies.
Doctor Dumba, after telling of writ
ing the letter which was taken by
British officers from James F. J. Arch
ibald at Falmouth, asserted that he
acted on orders Of his government.
He said that he had been instruct
ed to give the widest publicity to a
decreee announcing enforcement of the
Austro- Hungarian penal code against
subjects who engaged in manufac
ture of war munitions for their coun.
try's enemies.
He contended he was fully within
his rights in warning his countrymen-
Couio Tie UP Plants IN u. s.
The letter which Archibald was car
rying to Vienna was addressed to
Minister OF Foreign Affairs Burian
In it Doctor Dumba said he could dis
organize and hold up for months, II
not entirely prevent, the manufacture
of munitions in Bethlehem and the
middle West"
Dumba asked Burian to reply by
wireless if he approved measures OF
this kind in America.
Archibald has declared his limo
cence in the controversy. He said he
knew nothing of the contents of the
letter which he declared was given
him at the pier just as he was sailing
for Europe.