Evening star., 1915-09-19
CRITICISES CENSORSHIP,
NOT PUT UPON ALLIES
Takes Exception to Mr.. Lansings
Charge He Confessed to Conspiracy
Against Munition Plants.
SOUGHT TO AID HIS PEOPLE
"That Is Very Interesting" Is Only
Comment of Secretary of State,
When Told in New York
of Defense.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 1S.-
A letter which DR.. Constantin
Theodor Dumba, the Austro-
Hungarian ambassador, has ad-
dressed to Robert Lansing, Sec
retary of State, in explanation of
the charges against him that he
formed plan to foment labor
strikes in United States industrial
plants, will be made public to-
morrow by the New York Times.
In effect, the letter protests
against the request made by the
United States government for the
recall of DR.. Dumba as being un-
just, and it complains bitterly at
the restrictions imposed by the
United States government CEN
sorship of the rddio-telegraphs
upon DR.. Dumba's communica-
tions with his home government
restrictions, it is declared,
which are not placed upon the
diplomatic representatives of the
allies in the United States, be-
cause, DR.. Dumba points out,
these representatives enjoy the
uncensored use of the cables.
No Apology to Make.
DR.. Dumba says in his letter to Sec
retary Lansing that he has no apology
to make for having intrusted secret
state documents to James +. J. Archi-
bald of Washington, the newspaper
correspondent. whose arrest by the
British on his arrival abroad led to
the discovery of the alleged plot to
foment strikes.
The letter was read tonight to Sec
retary Lansing. who is in New York, at
the Biltmore Hotel: and he was asked
if he cared to say anything about it.
That is deeply interesting" was the
Secretary's only comment.
Is Oated SepLemDe II.
The letter, which is dated New York,
September II, and addressed to Mr..
Lansing at Washington. is as follows:
My Dear Sir:
Il beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your note of the 8th instant enclos-
ing copy of a message forwarded by
yon by cable to the minister for for
elSn affairs OF my government. In
conformity with my promise, / am
sending you herewith what purports
to be correct translation that | pro-
cured to be made of the memorandum
that accompanied my letter of August
q. addressed to the Austro-Hungari
minister of foreign affairs, whicn was
entrusted to Mr.. Archibald
"As l do not read or understand the
Hungarian language. j have to RELY
on the translator for it's correctness
1t was not put into code, for the reason
ceived until the morning of the sail
ing of the Rotterdam, on August 81.
Did Not Confess Conspiracy.
'In your message to my government
your excellency says in effect, among
other things. to which l beg to take
exception, that l confessed to having
| conspired to bring about strikes in
American munition works
"As the Austro- Hungarian ambassa-
dor is and has been for many months
past in the phenomenal position of
being unable to communicate privately
with his government, although our en-
emies are and have been permitted
, freely to use the cables for their Sc
cret code dispatches without censor
/ ship. l have, by the grace of your de-
partnent, now been permitted to COM
nunicate with my government througn
the German embassy, but to the extent
only of asking for leave of absence 10
the end that / may in person explain
my position, and meantime to suspend
| Judgment upon the charges contained
lin your excellencys message, and am
now awaiting a reply. l have not even
been allowed to advise my government
! that l do not admit having conspired
,, to do any act in violation of the laws
of the country to which l am accredit-
ed, and whose hospitality / have en-
| joyed and have in no way abused The
message that / sought to have trans
mitted to that effect was rejected NV
YOUR censor. as hereafter explained In
some unaccountable way this confiden-
tial message was communicated to the
press and has been published
81 of course, do not and cannot oues
/ tion the power of the government of
| the United States to dismiss me by
handing me my passports and assuriu.
| me safe conduct home without assign
! ing any reason therefor or on such
grounds as il may deem sufficient with
out regard to my opinion as to it's ms
tice When, however. your govern
ment sees At to resort to the extr,
| ordinary and to me humiliatinx course
| of preferring charges against me to NV
government. without advising me OF
the intended action or even intimatin.
| that such action is CONTEMPLATED and
to request my recall upon these charges
| as confessed, while at the same TIM
| refusing me permission even to COM
municate privately with my govern
ment. / respectfully protest against
| such action as unjust to me and con-
| trary to diplomatic usage
Asks for Publicity.
| "Inasmuch as the text of vour mos