The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-08
Berlin to. Yield Point
and Recall Attaches
Refusal by U. S. of Request for Details of Charges
Against Boy-Ed and Won Papen Is Expected
to Be Taken as Final Action.
WILSON TO ACT FIRMLY IN ALL PLOT CASES

is being carried on between the Ger.
man Embassy here and the Depart
ment.
In German Embassy circles however.
both notes are regarded as having
all the effect OF a formal exchange. 1t
was learned that Count Won Bernstorff
was particular to inform Mr.. Lansing
that the German Government had in
structed him to ask for the reasons
prompting the request for a recall Of
the attaches. Because of these circum-
stances the Ambassador. II is said re-
CARDS Mr.. Lansing's note as simply e.
pressing the views of the American Gov
ernment.
With indications on every hand that
the American Government purposes rum
ming down all the pro-0erman plots
which have been organized In this coun-
try. II is felt that this purpose might be
defeated II the sources of information in
, the Boy-Ed and Won Papen matters are
given TO Germany.
Germans Bla ame british sleuths.
In German circles the statement IL
still heard that the sources OF informa-
| ton" referred to are none other than
detectives in the employ of the British
Government.
Whatever attitude Germany finally
President Wilson intends to support Sec
, retary Lansing fully. The Presidents
| determination not to permit the Govern
| ment to ne awed by the threat Of serious
unpleasantness with Germany and his
| strong utterance against hyphenated
| dsloyal,y IN his address to Congress to-
day are two of many developments which
indicate that the Administration has set
out on more vigorous course in this
respect.
| II has become eviden, that Secretary
Lansing has been won over to the view
| of Attorney General Gregory and other
Cabinet officers that the time has come
| for the Administration to act sharply
and decsivelS in stamping out pro-Ger-
man offences against the inland welfare
OF the United states. Therefore the De-
partment Of Justice has received prac-
tically a free hand IN the prosecution of
| its campaign to bring before Federal
| Grand Juries evidence OF offences against
the neutrality laws OF the United States.
| Further evidence OF this new policy
was founl in the frank mention OF Capt.
| Boy-Eds name in the prosecution of the
Hamburg American Line officials by
United States Attorneys in New York
and the arrest this week Of Baron Helm
rich. an attache OF the Austrian Con-
/ sulate IN San Francisco. Ofiicialdom
! here was surprised at the issuance In
New York by United States Attorney
Marshall Of a statement charging that
Franz Rntelen. a German representa-
! tive. mad supplied David Lamar with
! the fun Is wherewlth tho Labor Na-
tional Peace Council was enabled 10 At
tempt 20 foment strikes in munitions
| factories.
The Department OF Justice has also
refused to rescinI statement issued
two weeks ago intimating that Or. Won
= Nuber had been involved in strike plot
! by evidence obtained from Or, Goricar.
{ 4 former Austrian official. despite the re-
iteraied demands Of the Austrian Gov
| ernment .or IA retraction and an apology.
II has beon said that the Department OF
Justice is laying plans to prosecute two
Austrian consular officials for activities
In connection with strike plots, and the
belief exists in well informed circles that
the state Department is ready to cancel
the exequators of any Austrian or Ger
man consular official whom the Depart
ment of Justice may desire TO prosecute
! The Administrations new policy of
aggressiyeness is regarded In some quar-
ters AZ very different from that ma n
| tained during the first year OF the war
The Department of Justice more than a
year ago developed evidence of the
activities of Germans and Austrians In
this country which were In sharp con.
fict with the interests OF the United
States, but the Administration steadily
refused - take these ma tiers up with
the Governments In question or to sane
ton steps by the Department OF Justice
TO punish those aliens who are not pro.
tected by diplomatic immunity.
In the last month or more there has
been Il noticeable accumula tion OF public
sentiment against the men responsibl,
for the pro-tierman activities and the
feeling - reflected in an increasing de.
mani upon the Washington Government,
for more active policy.