Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-14
OUR RELATIONS
With GERMANY
AGAIN STRAINED
Germany's Reply in Regard to Sink
ing of Steamer is Regarded as
Unsatisfactory.
OTHER DIPLOMATS INVOLVED
Recall or Dismissal of Three More
Representatives of Teuton Ma
lions May Result.
OTHER DIPLOMATS INVOLVED

washington, u. w., oept. L.
President Wilson's request for the
recall of Austrian Ambassador Dunn
ba has broadened into situation in
volving Capt. Franz Won Papen, mill
tary attache of the German embassy;
Alexander Nuber Won Pereked, Aus
trian consul general in New York,
and possibly Count Won Bernstorff,
German ambassador.
The official view is that the am
bassador, although technically in
volved, is not so seriously concerned
as the military attache or the consul
general. 1t is not unlikely that both
the latter may be recalled or dismiss
ed from the country.
Coupled with Germany's disap-
pointing and unsatisfactory explana-
tion of the sinking of the White Star
liner Arabic, after Count Won Bern
storff had given assurances that full
satisfaction would be given. il it was
established that a German subma-
rine sank the ship, official Washing
ton views the friendly relations with
the Germanic powers strained more
toward the breaking point than ev-
er before.
Hopes that the submarine crisis
had been safely passed and that a
break between Germany and the
United States had been avoided were
displaced yesterday by misgivings.
Talk of the breaking of diplomatic
relations was heard again, although
this time it involved both central
powers on the theory that Austria,
after having her minister practically
dismissed from the country, might
stand with her ally in relations with
the United States.
Unofficial reports that second
note had been started from the Ber-
lin, foreign Office for Washington
furnished about the only basis of OPP
timism in official quarters so far as
the submarine controversy was con-
cerned. There was no official init
nation that another communication
was on the way, but the American
reply to the note on the Arabic will
be delayed until officials can learn
whether to expect anything addi-
tional from Berlin. 1t may be stat
ed, however, that if nothing comes
in the nature of modification of
Germany's explanations, an American
note will reach Berlin probably
early next week and will set forth
the views of the United States in a
brief and unmistakable manner.
Germanys declaration that while
she regrets the loss of Americans she
recognized no liability for indemnity
even if the submarine commander
was mistaken in believing the Ara
bic was about to attack him, espec-
tally Offering to arbitrate the princi-
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leaving the whole submarine ques-
ton practically where it was left by
the Berlin governments unrespon-
sive attitude toward the Lusitania
negotiations and in remarkable con-
travention of the favorable view
which state department officials had
been led to take by the statements
of the German ambassador.
The president spent most of yes
terday going over the German note.
No official comment was made at the
White house or the state depart
ment but the disappointment of Of
ficials was undisguised. The latest
turn in the submarine controversy
almost overshadowed the Dumba
case.
Captain Won Papen is involved in
the Dumba case because he forward
ed by James F. j. Archibald, Ameri-
can correspondent, travelling under
an American passport, personal
letter in which he made offensive
statements about American officials.
Moreover, Ambassador Dumba's let
ter to the Vienna foreign Office,
found on Archibald, mentioned Won
Papen as having approved what the
state department in it's note to the
Austro-Hungarian government char
acterized as conspiracy to cripple
the legitimate industries of the Unit
ed States. Consul General Nuber is
drawn into the case because the
Dumba letter disclosed that he was
connected with this strike plan.
Drawing paper at this office.