The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-21

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Dr. Con,
staHtiu II. Dumbs, the ambassador Of
Auaria- Hungary whose recall was I
asked by President Wilson. has re I
served passage ON the steamer Eottcr r,
dam, which sails from New York Tues-
day, Sept. 2S. The Rotterdam S port ct
destination is Rotterdam, Holland |
whence the ambassador may travel
through neutral territory into Germany I
and thence TO Vienna. Tho Rotterdam
will make on this trip her usual call
at Falmouth, England, but it is as
sumcd the ambassador has received
assurances through the United States
government that his safe passage isl
guaranteed. Ambassador Dumba Al
last accounts was at his summer hons
at Lonox, Mass.
No further word Of the Austrian
government = intention to recall Dt.
Dumba has been received ut the state
department.
The only action the department will
take on DR.. Dumba s letter, published
Sunday, will be to formally acknowl
edge its receipt. The official view, as
authoritativelv explained, Of that part
eli Dr. Dumba = letter i'm which nc
sought TO show that he had not been
guilty Of improper conduct warrantiHe
a request for his recall is that the
ambassador only partially stated the
ease and "set M "A man Of straw to
knock down. The letter defended at
length the right of the ambassador t.
inform nationals Of his country that
they were violating Austro-IIungariau
laws i'm working in plants turning out
munitions Of war for the allies. i
was pointed out by Officials that fhis
point was not in issue, but that the
reason for tine Washington govern
mcut = action was the following state
mcnt in the intercepted letter to his
foreign miniscr:
81 am under the impression that W
could, if not entirely prevent the pro
duction of war materials in BctElch"m
and the middle West Mt any rate
strongly disorganize it and mold it NJ
for months, which according to the
statement Of the German military at
tachc is Of great Importance, and which
amply outweighs the relatively small
sacrifice Of money
Regarding the ambassadors charge
in his lettor to Mr.. Lansing that he
had not been allowed to communicate
freely with his government, and that
message giving his report on his ae-
tivities had been held mp by ccnsors in
this country, it was said at the state
and navy departments that nothing
was known of such Il message.
Secretary Daniels, under whose luris-
diction tho wireless censorship fala
stated that in cases of Importance he
was consulted before dispatches wore
rejected, but such a message as the one
spoken of by DR.. Dumba had never
been called to his attention. This
question will be investigated further
Dr. Dumba $ declaration that a brief
confidential message sent by him tC
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 it was said tina
efforts were being made to discove
whether the law prohibiting telegraphi
operators from divulgng messages ha
been violated
With his letter DR.. Dumba enclosed
i. copy Of memorandum drawn up b.
n Hungarian editor in this country an
furnished to the ambassador by Alex
andcr Nuber Won Bereked, Austro
Hungarian consul general in Now Gorl
relating to disturbances which