The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-09
TO REFUSE BOY-ED
FACTS TO BERLIN
Formal Demand Made Through
Envoy Gerard.
Won BERNSToRFF ALSO ASKS
German Ambassador Seeks to Know
Why Secretary Lansing Took
Action as to Naval and
Military Aids. b..

Washington, Dec. THE state de-
partment received another inquiry on
the request for the Boyd and Won
Papen inquiry from the Berlin foreign
office, transmitted by Ambassador
Gerard. 1t was made known official.
ly here that the United States would
decline to go into the question of facts
on the subject and would not disclose
the sources of it's information.
:. 5ernstorff Demands Reason.
Count Won Bernstorff presented to
the state department communication
asking for the reasons for the request
for the withdrawal of Captain Boyd
and Captain Won Papen, the German
naval and military attaches, respec-
lively.
1t was stated authoritatively, though
not in the communication, that the am
bassador would under no considera-
ton ask the United States to get safe
conducts for the attaches. The Ger
man government was represented as
considering 1t incumbent upon the
United States to return the attaches
in safety to German territory and
bring their successors here.
Germany May Contest Withdrawals.
If 1t develops from the state depart.
meats answer that other incidents
than the Archibald case and the testi.
mony at the trial of the conspirators
Of the neutrality-suspicious. line were
considered by the United States in
asking that the attaches be withdrawn,
Germany will contest the withdraw.
ais. II the department replies that
those two incidents alone were respon-
stble the withdrawal will take place
without further inquiry or protest.
Even then, however, Germany will
consider that under the circumstances
the United States must open the way
for the attaches to leave the country.
The embassy was represented as
considering hat it and the attaches
stand before the bar of public opinion.
In such circumstances the understand
ing is that the embassy will deny that
the attaches have in any way been
connected with anything under attack
other than the Archibald incident and
the testimony in the federal court in
New York.
Attaches Meet 6ernstorfi.
All the action is considered by Off
Gals Of the tate department to be
contrary to presidents of diplomatic
procedure. While conferences upon
the subject are in progress the two
attaches, Captain Boy-Ed and Captain
Won Papen, will remain within the
United States. , They were both in
Washington during the day and they
Rave conferred with Count Won Bern.
storff several times. Under all diplo-
matte usage 1t Is only necessary for
the United States to indicate to Ger
many that the attaches are persona
non grata, and it is not necessary to
give a reason for asking their with
drawal. The German ambassadors
action came as a distinct surprise to
officials here.
Considering Case Of Won Nuber.
There were indications that the
state department would devote con-
eiderable time next week to evidence
and suspicious regarding the Teutonic
diplomatic and consular officials. Sec
rotary Lansing so far has come to no
decision in the case of Alexander Won
Nuber. Austro-H Hungarian consul gen.
eral at New York, which has been
considered for some time.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador. made emphatic denial OF
reports that Germany or German Off
cial agents had been concerned in re-
cent attempts to set up counter rev.
olution in Mexico.