New Britain herald., 1915-09-08
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Pays Unexpected NJ
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CONCERNED DUMBA

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 Secretary--Austro-Hu
 bassador in Wasfainr1 Washington, Sept. 2
 and unexpectedly, Presi today went from th2 offices in the White Hou office of Secretary Lanei state department. After q of fifteen minutes duratiq1 dent started back to the W Tn the corridor of tho ~ ment he was intercepted pondents and asked If th& thing new in connection bassador Dumba's case.
 Nothing at all," he
 secretary is handling thai
 President Wilson expiaII his going to the state that "I just brought over e of a routine nature. whicI I would have sent over. The presidents action usual that White House a partment attaches wex realize what had 'happe1 as officials could recall ! precedent for a president call on a secretary of e< corded when President went to call on Secreta
 Surprised EmpIc
 President Wilson left bI passed out of the execu through a little used crossed the avenue whicl the White House ground state, war and navy bull walked up the main std attended, while dozens o4 tourists and employees stopj The president continued inner stairways and Into long corridors leading t4 Lansing's private office,
 passed by the messenger d end entered unannounced.
 Dumba Had Confer|
 Late yesterday Ambassa| conferred at length witH Lansing about the cord taken from an American dent by the British seed men, which disclosed tha| trian ambassador was cond project to interfere with tions of American muniti| The ambassador explaine| government had instructed give widest publicity to making it a criminal offed Acknowledgements to be cd the manufacture of munitl for his country's enemies.
 So far as was known, sador did not disclaim
 TOT did he disclaim havirl On the project to his ho1 ment in documents VI found on the American dent. The state departmenI view that there is no prd cover his case, but it regal of an American passport senger to one of the bellia ernments as serious.
 Secretary Lansing heard Dumba had to say and let that he would present th3 cor's explanation to the prj
 President Returnd After spending fifteen mi| Secretary Lansing the started back for the Whi| The state department corrid time was thronged by cd to get a glimpse of the pr1 such an unusual occasion. Then, surrounded by secI men, MT. Wilson walked q and across the street to hi the same route as he came.
 Copy Of Letters.
 Later it was learned that which President Wilson toI retary Lansing included a letter pr. Dumba V had sel foreign office and which wal the British secret servI Photographic copies also sent to the state departuae1 bassador Page in London.
 After the president refur|
  executive offices White Hoi{ said the visit to the state q would not be discussed furH
 Calls on Labor secrcf| Ambassador Dumba in time had been to call on Wilson of the department Secretary Wilson was not at] and the ambassador returr| chancellory intending to retl summer embassy at Leno| later today. News of the presidenf's| Secretary Lansing was red the embassy with undisgu| prise. It was plain that ofild were at a loss to coniecturel next move would be.
 Secretary Lansing would n the presidents visit except was taken by surprise when executive entered his o| announced.