New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-15
Making 1t Unanimous.

Making IL UNANIMOUS
Mr.. Dumba tries TO make the best OF
what for him is a hopeless situation by
asking the Austro-HunRarian govern
menf to recall him on leave for the pur-
pose Of submitting a personal report. lie
wants to let himself and his government
down easy by sophisticating in the record
the real reason for his retirement, This
manpuvre discloses a rudmentary grasp
of diplomacy which was painfully lacking
in the ambassadors recent missive to
Baron Burian and in the choice Of Mr..
Archibald as a confidential messenger to
deliver the same.
1t cannot make a great deal Of differ
ence what form Mr.. Dumba's instructions
of recall take, so long as he leaves the
United States and it is understood that his
mission here is at an end. He committed
an offence absolutely objectionable IN
diplomat. lie was caught red-handed IN
political indiscretion. Even those who
would have liked to see him succeed IN his
plans for interfering with the conduct OF
American industries must admit that he
got his deserts when he was asked to go.
Mr.. Herman Ridder would be very I'M
likely to Judge Mr.. Dumba harshly. Yet IN
the "Staats-Zeitung" the other day he
wrote: 1--WE have held DR.. Dumba in high
respect. Any diplomatic agent, how
overland we have had many such &C
Io far
gets himself as to assume TO bring 1t with
in the province Of his duties or privileges
10 foment industrial or other troubles in
this country forfeits by such act the Gre
dentials which he brings with him." That
is the correct view, the only possible
American view.
Mr.. Dumba has offered the excuse that
in what he did he was only trying to pro-
tcct the Austro-H Hungarian subjects here
Of whose interests he was the natural
Guardian. He said in the explanation
which he offered TO Secretary Lansing
that he meant merely 10 bring to the at
tsDtion of unnaturalized Austro-Hunga-
-ians the penalties which might be In
'Ni.tcd on them back home if they worked
IN factories turning out munitions for the
use of the Allies In his letter to Baron
Burian. however, he went much further
than that, unfolding plans for tie-up Of
the munitions plants at Bethlehem and in
the Middle West But on his own state
ment he wanted to appear simply as
MARTYR to a too complete discharge of his
duty to his abused and uniformed COM
patriots.
1t is interesting to note the impression
made on those compatriots by Mr.. Dunn
ba's sacrifices in their behalf. The news
papers have been filled recently with pro-
tests by Austro-Hungarian subjects
against their ambassadors attempts at all
round guardianship. We publish IN an
other column of this page letter from
the Slovaks' Political Federation of the
Eastern States of America, repudiating
Mr.. Dumba's efforts to regulate their re-
lations with American employers and &c
limit their participation in American in
dustry.
Nearly all the Slovaks here as well as
many Czechs, Polish and other subjects
of Francis Joseph came to this country
in order to escape political oppression anc
to find better living conditions and a bet
ter market for their labor. They do not
care TO return to their native provinces
and resent being held subject, while here
20 the laws Of the Dual Monarchy. They
naturally condemn the pestilential activi
ties and conspiracy of Mr.. Dumba and his
friends"
1t is clear, therefore, that the ambas
sador can claim no aureole of martyrdon
in the interest Of his compatriots in this
country. He was doing something to THEN
detriment as well as to the detriment OF
American manufacturers. He deserved
his fate and he will leave our shores will
no commiseration, even from those il
whose behalf he assumed that he was con
scientiously acting. The unanimity will
which he will be speeded on his way home
ought 70 be lesson TO all the other agents
Of foreign governments stationed herr
who aspire 10 regulate our domestic af
fairs and fiout our national sovereignty.
"Accelerators" and the Constitution
The Tribune finds itself as unable u
agree with "The Worlds" estimate Of tn