Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-10
RELATIONS STRAINED
OVER DUMBA AFFAIR
Ambassadors Efforts To Cripple Manufacturing Plants In
This Country Results In Demand For His RecaII--Ac-
ton Of State Department Creates Sensation In DpO-
matte Circles Consequences May or May Not Be Ser
ious, Depending Upon Austria's Action

If Austria supports Ambassador
Dumba, and insists that it was not only
his right, but his duty to warn Aus
trians against working in munitiOn
plants the crisis will be reached.
Dual Citizenship.
In such an event, there would un.
doubtedly be diplomatic negotiations
to thresh cut the old dispute of dual
citizenship. The issue of rights of a
foreigner, without naturalization in this
country, has not arisen in long time.
1t was regarded as possible, however,
that to avoid further breach Austria
would merely register its displeasure
and give its .mGal support to Dumba
by failing to appoint successor.
Diplomatic etiquette practically re.
quires his recall. The "code'N of re.
lations between governments gives
America the right to determine dip
lomat s personal desirability, though at
the same time, it would not prevent
Austria, in the present circumstances
from making an issue.
The American government S action
against Dumba created distinct sen.
sation.
1t had been known that the admin
istration was distinctly displeased at
his course, and while indications OF
drastic action were given late yesterday
officials had not generally known that
this government intended to go as faI
as to ask recall.
Dumba was popular with the diplo
matte and social set of the capital. He
had served mere nearly three years
marking the elimination of over 3(
years of service in important capitals
Note Dispatched to Penfield,
Ambassador Penfield was instructed
| by cable yesterday to deliver the fol
lowing note to the Foreign office;
'Mr. Constantn Dumba, the Austro
Hungarian ambassador at Washington
has admitted that he proposed to hi:
government plans to instigate strikes
in American manufacturing plants en-
gagged in the production of munitions Of
war.
"The information reached this gov
ernment through copy Of a letter o
the ambassador to mis- government. TIL,
bearer was an American citizen, name,
Archibald, who was travelling urder al
American passport. The ambassado
has admitted that he employed Archi
bald to bear official dispatches from
him to his government.
Diplomatic Propriety Violated.
"By reason of tic admitted purpos
and intention of Mr.. Dumba to con
spire to cripple legitimate industries o
the people of the United States and t.
interrupt their legitimate trade, and b.
reason of the fragrant violation Of dip
lonatic propriety in employing an Am
erican citizen, protected by an Ameri
can passport, as a secret bearer Of off
cial dispatches through the lines of tn
enemy of Austria-Hungary, the pres
dent directs me to inform Your Exec
> lency that Mr.. Dumba is no longer &C
ceptable to the government Of the I'm
q ted States as the ambassador of his in
i perial majesty at Washington.
. Believing that the imperial an
, royal government will realize that tn
government of the United States ha
i no alternative but to request the reca
a of Mr.. Dumba, on account Of his in
+ proper conduct, the government Of ia
=, United States expresses its deep regrC
y that this course has become necessar.
y and assures the imperial and royal go'
= crnment that it sincerely desires to col
q tme the cordial and friendly relatiN
a which exist between the United STATE
y and Austria .lnuUnry -