Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-10
Special By United r-re,s Wire.

Special By United rTess Wire
Washington, Sept. 10:-A new cri-
sis in Americas relation with the two
allied powers, Austria and Germany
was reached today
! The issues upon which the United
States future course in world poll
tics were:
! First-The demand upon Austria
| for Am bassador Dumba's recall.
Second-Germany's unsatisfactory
and disappointing note on the Arabic
incident.
Officials admitted the two were
linked. Germany is involved in cir
cumstances leading to the Dumba
situation. Austria's support of Ger
many in any diplomatic disagree
ment over the Arabic case is taken
for granted.
| An open break with Austria and
retirement of Ambassador Penfield
| from Vienna was deemed possible If
Austria supports Dumba's scheme of
a general strike of Austro-Hungari-
an subjects in war supply plants
| Secretary Lansing said the United
| States will wait a reasonable time
| for Austria to comply with the re-
quest for Dumba's removal The in
| timation was plain that this govern
ment is prepared to hand Dumba his
passports if Austria does not re-
spond, but is confident such action
will be unnecessary
The German refusal to admit any
obligations for reparation ON ac-
count of Americans killed even when
submarine commanders should
have been mistaken" officials con-
fess, presents another entirely new
ground for discussion.
The action taken in DR.. Dumbas 8
case amounts to a notice to Germany,
as we'll as to Austria Hungary, that
this government will no longer tolerate
activities by aliens calculated to EN-
barrass the United States in. i tsIa,
tions with beliigerent powers y
| rope.
In deciding to request Austria Hun
| gary to recall Ambassador Dumba
| President Wilson and Secretary Ian
I ai1g fully realized the possible conse
quences of the act The impression Is
quite general that soon after the re
ceipt Of the note In which the Vienna
government is advised that Dumba
must be withdrawn from the United
States Austria Hungary will take like
action in the case Of Frederick g.
| Penfleld, the American ambassador to
| Austria Hungary.
Act Potential In Possibilities.
Officials here appear to be confident
that the dismissal of DR. Dumba means
the complete severance of diplomatic
rela tions between the United States
and Austria Hungary. That 1t may lead
TO serious difficulties with Germany is
one of the possibilities of the situation
The note addressed to the Vienna
government requesting the withdrawal
of Ambassador DuLnba from the Unit
ed States is short but to the point 1t
states bluntly that the ambassador pro
posed to his government a scheme to
cause strikes In American manufact1lr
ing plants engaged in the production of
munitions of war
The note states further that the Of
Tense is aggravated by the fact that
the ambassador used as a courier for
the transmission of q report bearing on
his plans an American travelling under
the protection of an American passport
1t goes on TO say that, inasmuch as Dr..
Dumba "conspired to cripple legitimate
industry in the United States" his
presence is no longer acceptable here
in diplomatic capacity.
Hope For Continued Friendship.
Hope is expressed that friendly re
lations will continue between the i'm
perial and royal government of Aus
tria- Hungary and the United States.
The note, which was addressed to
Ambassador Penfeld at Vienna with
instructions that he deliver 1t 10 the
minister for foreign affairs of Austria
Hungary. follows;
Mr.. Constantin Durba, the Austro- Hun
garian ambassador at Washington. has
admitted that he proposed TO his govern
ment plans to instigate strikes in Ameri-
can manufacturing plants engaged in the
production OF munitions of war. The in
formation reached the government through
copy of a letter from the ambassador TO
his government. The bearer WAS an
American citizen named Archibald, who
WAS travelling under an American pass
port. The ambassador has admitted that
he employed Archibald TO bear official dis
patches from him to his government.
BY reason of the admitted purpose and
intent of Mr.. Dumba to conspire to Grip
pie legitimate industries of the people of
the United States and to interrupt their
legitimate trade and by esson of the flag
rant violation OF the diplomatic propriety
in employing an American citizen. protect
ed by an American passport, as a secret
bearer OF official dispatches through the
lines of the enemy of Austria Hungary,
the president directs US TO inform your
excelency that Mr.. Dumba is no longer
acceptable to the government OF the
United States as the ambassador OF his
imperial majesty at Washington.
Believing that the imperial and royal
government Will realize that the govern
ment OF the United States has no alter
native but to request the recall of Mr.
Dumba on account of his improper con
duct. the government Of the United States
expresses it's deep regret that this course
has become necessary and assures the
imperial and royal government that II
sincerely deslras to continue the cordial
and friendly relations which exist between
the United States and Austria Hungary
Follows Conferences With President.
1t became known that the decision to
ask for the recall of Ambassador
Dsunhs was reached soon after q e<>a-