South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-06
State Department Says 1t Has
Only Parts of Austrian
Ambassadors AL
legged Letter.
EXPECTED TO VISIT
WASHINGTON TUESDAY
Actions of Diplomat involve
Not Only internal Business
But Also Politics
of Country.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Sec'y Of
State Lansing refused tonight to dis
cuss the letter alleged to have been
written 20 Foreign Minister Burrian
of Austria, in which DR.. DUmba, the
Austrian ambassador to the United
States. reports a plan to hold up for
months, If not entirely prevent the
manufacture Of munitions in Bethle-
hem and the middle west"
The state department does not ad-
NIT that IL has the full text OF the
letter ascribed to Ambassador Dunn
la. 1t says It has from official sources
some parts OF the ambassadors COM
municatiOn, but these it will not give
out for publication.
The matter as it stands is one Of
extreme delcacy and perhaps serious
ness
To Confer Tuesday.
Tt is understood that the Austrian
ambassador who is now at LenOx Will
come to Washington on Tuesday and
have a conference with the secretary
OF state.
It is understood here that the visit
OF the am bassador IS voluntary and
ne would come as soon as he saw
what purported TO be his letter in the
press today.
tions OF the Austrian ambassador is
that they suggest an interference in
not only the internal business affairs,
but the politics OF this country.
The state department has taken
ground on the question of the manu-
facture OF arms in the United States
whether for belligereuts or neutrals.
ground on the question of the export
OF munitions of war. 1t has been
held that the American citizens have
the right TO ship anything anywhere
even if the cargoes are contraband,
but in the latter case Of course, with
the risk of capture.
Question Is Grave
One Of the department officials say
that the question OF the manufac-
ture of munitions and their export has
become a grave political question in
the United States. Aside from that,
il is stated that the issue is one en-
tirely between the Austrian govern
unent and the people OF the United
States This official said:
There IS nothing so well known
because OF so many examples as that
the diplomatic representatives of one
nation has no right TO interfere with
the national business and especially
with international political questions
of another. That was shown in the
Lord Sackville West case. the case
of Depuy de LONE, the Spanish am
basSadOr. I'm the Spanish-American
war; the case OF the Chinese minis
ter, Wu Ting Fang, and several 9TH
ers. In two Of these cases the in
reference was promptly rebuked by
the state department and the offend
ing diplOmats were recalled. IL Is.
OF course, not possible to predict what
the course OF this government will
be with reference TO statements made
about Ambassador Dumba, so far
IN newspapers
"It is possible that he may be able
20 explain what he has said satisfaC-
tortly by showing in what connection
his statements were made. on its
face. however the publication of the
letter seems to warrant inquiries for
explanation 20 this government"
State Department Waiting.
The state department is holding the
matter in allegiance. Ordinarily the
first act of the. department is 20 es-
certain whether a certain published
document is authentic. Then il asks
Tor explanations.
II IS probable that Ambassador
Dunn ba. when he saw the accounts OF
his letter as published, advised the
state department that he desired TO
confer with Sec 0f State Lansing.
Says No Conspiracy.
Dr Dumba SAYS there has been no
conspiracy and that articles looking
toward calling out all OF the men OF
the AustrO- Hungarian citizenship
from plants making war supplies have
been printed IN newspapers published
In foreign languages in New York and
elsewhere AS the responsible head
Of his government in the United
states the am bassadOr has sought 10
show 20 men oi Hungarian birth and
subjects OF Austro-Hungary that en-
pioyment I'm arms and munitions
plants where the product is 20 bc used
bv the allies IS a felony I'm that cOun-
Try and that workers in these plants
are liable In Austro- Hungary 90 long
terms OF Imprisonment or penal ser
vitude for rendering any assistance
TO the enemies OF their country
The ambassador sent "a telegram 20
Sec'y Lansing this afternoon asking
for an Interview iu Washington on
Tuesday. at which he viii explain 20
the secretary tho exact import OF his
d dispatch which Archibald carried
Or. Dumba VIII leave LenoX to-
morrow mOruing for New YorI, and