Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
j. s. DELAYS ACTION
ON DUMBA REQUEST
He Asks American Government
to Arrange for His Safe Con-
duct to Austria.
NO ANSWER FROM VIENNA
Administration Expected to Pro-
.ceed Decisively in Won Papen
and Won Nuber Cases.

WASHINGTON. September 22-As
the result of the receipt and puhlica-
t!on OF the correspondence taken from
James F. J. Archibald by British Secret
Service agents, the preponderance of
opinion In official circles tonight is
that this government will proceed de-
cislvely against the following persons:
Captain Franz Won Paper. military
attnche Of the German embassy. who
has referred to the American people as
"idiotic Yankees"
Alexander Won Nuhcr. Austrian con-
sul-gcneral at New York. who sub
mittcd to DR.. Constantin Theodor
Dumha, the Austrian ambassador. the
plan for fOmcntlng strikes in munition
plants in the United States.
William Warm, editor OF the Hun
garian paper Szabadsag. who prepared
the memorandum outlining the plan
for interference with the munit:on
plants. which was approved by Ambas-
sador DuInba. and was the basis for the
request for his recall.
1t can he stated on good authority
that this government will either ask
for the recall of Captain Won Papen OF
hand him his passports: that it will
cancel tho cxeQuatur of Consul General
Won Nuber. and will refer the case of
the editor OF the Szabadsag to the
proper department for such legal,action
IS may fit his offcnse.
The case Of Ambassador Dumba him
self again became one of serious con-
sderation for the government, prin-
cipally because the correspondence re-
vealed he had made comment on the
President, referring to his self willed
temperament. and had discussed the
to- Congress.
REQUEST HELD UP
BY ADMINISTRATION
In this connection. 1t was announced
to-day that Ambassador Dumba had
asked the State Department to arrange
for his safe passage home and that his
request has been held up by the admin
istration.
Officials say. however, that this gov
ernment will not interest itself to get
safe conduct for Ambassador Dumba
until Austria has made n direct and
categorical response to the request for
his recall. Ordinarily. when a request
for safe conduct is made the State De-
partmcnt takes up the matter immedi-
ately, as matter of courtesy. When
Madam Dumba requested safe conduct
the State Department communicated
promptly with the British and French
governments.
DR.. Dumba himself telegraphed AS
slstant Secretary Phillips. of the de-
partment, from LenoX. Mass, to-day
giving notice that his government had
recalled him home on leave and asking
that the American government arranGe
for his safe conduct 10 Vienna. He
added that he planned to sail Septembe
IS. The message was addressed to Mr..
Phillips. without title. the ambas assador
apparently treating his official status
as ended.
ACTING SECRETARY POLK
CONFERs WITH WILSON
Acting Secretary Polk conferred with
President Wilson to-night on the
Dumba incident and other International
questions.
Later 1t became known that the
United States would await formal word
from the Austro- Hungarian Foreign
Office before acting on DR.. Dumba's re-
quest. y reply from Vienna Is expected
within the next few days to the note
asking that DR.. Dumba be withdra wn
from Washington in consequence of the
letter he wrote to his Foreign Minis
ter outlining plans for disturbances in
the American munition plants
Whether the American government
will he satisfied If Vienna carries out
DR.. Duinba's request and gives notices
that he is to be withdrawn 'on leave"
was not disclosed tonight. and will not
be finally determined until it is seen
what form the Austro- Hungarian reply
takes. Inasmuch as dispatches from
Vienna have indicated that the govern
ment there already has chosen tenn
porary successor to DR.. Dumba, It Is
taken for granted here that no at
tempt will be made to send the latter
back here, whatever may be the man.
ner OF his going.
The delay in receiving a reply TO the
Dumba note is believed by officials to
be due to difficulty In communication
between Washington and Vienna Sew
cral messages received recently from
Ambassador Pc nfield have been nearly
I week in reaching Washington.
DEEP RESENTMENT
AGAINST Won PAPEN
The whole attitude OF government
officials is one Of especially deep re-
sentiment against Captain Won Papen
for his reference to the American peo-
pie as "idiotic Yankees" Officials OF
the State Department who are hand
ling this case said to-day that the Of
fense is so plain that almost any one
could form correct Judgment as to the
final disposition of his case. Some Of
ficials went so far as to intimate that
the proper course would be TO hand Can
tain Won Papen his passports. instead
OF going through the courteous form
ality. Of asking for his recall.
4 case somewhat similar to that OF