New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-09
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his passports or whether an apology
Will be demanded from the Austrian
government, which would carry with it
Inc recall Of the Ambassador, or
whether he VIII receive only singing
rebuke, could not be learned tonight.
No inkling ~ the course decided on
has been allowed TO escape.
Mr.. Wilson shattered some prece-
dents this morning by walking over to
the State Department and comforting
with Secretary Lansing on the case II
Dr.. Dumbs. The President took with
him all Of the evidence, and it was
apparent that he had remained up until
late hour last night turning over in
his mind plan OF action.
The President conferred with the Sec
Rotary of State for hftsen minutes, and
when he left he made the significant
statement that the Secretary was hand
ling the Ambassadors case. The Presl-
dents visit was surprise 20 Score
tary Lansing. II was unexpected and
at once gave rise TO the impression
that the President, having made up his
mind. had placed in the hands OF See
rotary Lansing the carrying Out OF his
plan.
After President Wilson had left, Sec
rotary Lansing was asked whether there
was any basis for action in DR.. Dumba's
case. He replied that he must leave it
10 his inquirers-a score of newspaper
men--to draw their own conclusions.
Ambassador Dumba remained here
to-day awaiting news from the State
Department His demeAnor and CONVEX
sation were those Of mhn who expect
ed something Of q serious and i.Apor-
tant nature to happen. He insisted that
he was within his legal rights IN dong
what he did, and he declared with en-
phasis that IL he was unable 20 control
the subjects Of Austria Hungary In this
country he would leave the United
States.
The ambassador conhded TO some Of
his close friends that he was very much
in need of a vacation. He spoke Of the
extraordinary burden OF his labors
here, and asserted that rest was I'M
perative. He also spoke Of neglected
business interests in Austria. He de-
clined, however, TO discuss the situa
tion with any one before he left for
New York tonight.
Early in the day Ambassador Dumba
called at the office of Secretary of
Labor Wilson 20 talk Of plan to OBJ
tain employment for any Austrian sub
jects who might leave their places in
the munitions plants as a result Of the
publication Of tho decree threatening
Secretary Wilson was not
in, and, after conferrin. with one OF
the assistant secretaries for q few min
utes, Dr. Dumba returned to the en-
bassy.
A report was prevalent tonight that
the attention Of the Austrian govern
ment ALREADY had been ca led to the
acts of Dr.. Dumba. According TO this
report, a copy Of the letters sent by
the ambassador 10 lis Foreign Office
had been forwarded 10 Ambassador
Ponfeld, at Vienna. with instructions
to ASK for an explanation from the
Austrian government.
CRc.als OF the State Department as
serted to-day that the fact that Am
bassador Dumba had stated that he
was acting under instructions from his
government had no effect whatever on
the situation. II was pointed out that
Dr. Dumba was the representative OF
the Austrian government, and that any
thing he did Of an official nature might
be assumed to come from that govern
ment.
One phase Of the ambassadors &C
tivities which interested officials here
was The fact that many Of the Austro-
Hungarian subjects whom DR.. Dumba
sought to take away from their EN-
ployment were liable to become pGup-
ers and q charge on the people. 1t was
pointed cut that in most cases these
men were unskilled laborers, who would
find il difficult. to obtain employment
should the Austrian government fan to
provide for them.