The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-20
DR.. DUMBA
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point was not in issue, but that
the reason for the Washington
governments action was the fol-
lowing statement in the inter
eepted letter 20 his foreign minis
ter:
~ am under the impression
that we could. " not entirely pre-
vent the production Of war ma.
terials In Bethlehem and the
Middle West, at any rate strongly
disoroaniEe 4 and hold up for
months, which according to the
statement Of the German military
attaehe is Of great importance,
and which amply oUtweishs the
relatively small sacrifice Of
money"
Department Not Advised.
State department officials have not
been informed of DR.. Dumba's plans
for leaving the United States although
II is known that he has asked his gov
eminent to order him home 20 make a
personal report on his case So long
as he quits the country and does not
appear again as an envoy in Washing.
ton, IL Is understood that the United
States government will not be dis.
R0afl " lAtnAlou Aut manner OF MS
going or the nature of his orders from
Vienna.
Regarding the ambassador. a charge
in his letter to Mr.. Lansing that ne
had not been allowed to communicate
freely with his government. and that 4
message giving his report on his &C.
Invites had been held up by censors
in this country. IL was said at the state
and navy departments tonight that
nothing was known Of such a message.
Secretary Daniels, under whose jur.
isdictiOn che wireless censorship falls.
stated that in cases OF importance be
was consulted before dispatches we're
rejected. such a message as the one
spoken of by DIT. Dumba had never
been called to his attention. This
question will be investigated further
tomorrow
Investigate Statement.
Mr.. Dumba's declaration that a brief
confidential message sent by him to
Vienna by wireless asking that he be
recalled on leave was allowed to be
come public is now being investigated.
This message was published by New
York newspaper and n was said today
that efforts were being made 10 dis
cover whether the law prohibiting tele-
graph operators from divuleing mes
sages had been violated.
With his letter DR. Dumba enclosed
a copy Of a memorandum drawn up
By a Hungarian editor In this conu-
try and furnished TO the ambassador
by Alexander huber Won Pereked
consul general In
New York. relating TO disturbance"
which % was proposed 10 cause In mu-
milton plants a. Bethlehem. Pa. and
IN the Middle West This memoran-
dun was one OF the documents taken
from James y. J. Archibald. the Amer.
lean newspaper correspondent IN Lon
don
Acting Secretary Polk said tonight
that this memorandum would not be
made public for the present. becalse
Or Dumba said that the original was
In Hungarian and that he would not
vuuch for the correctness Of the trans.
iation Copies OF all the documents
taken from Archibald are expected
10 arrive a. the state department this
week. When they are received 9ni-
Gals VIII decide whether 20 take any
action against the Austro. Hungarian
consul general Captain Won pappn.
the German military attache here. and
the Hungarian editor. who drew "
the memorandum
Archibald himself is expected in
Washington this week 10 explain to
The state department biz action .n
carrying messages from n foreign GOV.
eminent while travelling under an
American passport