New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-15
S40.000,000 SPENT
in GERMAN plot"
Confined from page I

''b'hifb Ph~'
the 18th. II | am not empowered by
the 26th Of the current month 10 re-
ceive the sum of S6ll ,246 for the Hun
garian postal administration | will be
compelled 10 pay tho whole amount. |
beg you 70 acknowledge receipt OF this
telegram"
The word, Hungarian postal admin
istration" afe, Of course, blind in
this case, because under no circum-
stances could Dr. Dumba be addressing
n communication TO the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs with regard 70 such a
matter. II is declared that the amount
referred to was connected with trans
action through the Transatlantic Trust
Company. and y at the reference to
the Hungarian postal administration
means the Transatlantic Trust.
THE Journal" prints this morning
facsimiles Of communications from the
Austrian Consul General in New York
and the Austrian Consul General In
Philadelphia to individual workers In
munitions factories, who have written
90 them for an explanation OF the adj
vertisemcnt appearing in great num-
Der Of foreign language newspapers
and threatening such workers with dire
penalties unless they withdrew at once
from their employment.
This advertisement, which is still be
ing inserted and paid for by Consul
General Won Nuber, in spite OF the fact
that il is part of the propaganda for
which DR.. Dumba was dismissed. reads
as follows:
"The imperial and royal Austro-
Hungarian Embassy. acting unde-
y I
gives notice by this announcement to
all Austrian and Hungarian citizens,
including the men that belong TO Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina. in conformity
with paragraph 327 Of the Austrian
military criminal law. that all workmen
who are employed il factories IN this
country which are making either arms
or ammunition for the enemies OF your
country. are committing crime
against the military safety Of your
fatherland. This crime is punishable
by from ten TO twenty years imprison-
ment and, in especially aggravating
circumstances, with the penalty of
death. Against those who violate this
order the whole weight OF the law will
be brought in the event Of their return
TO their own country.
"The Journal" has positive proof that
IN. advertisement Is still appearing IN
GREAT numbers Of Austro Hungarian
Newspapers throughout the country and
that il i. being paid for directly by the
Austro- Hungarian government. The
translation Of the communication from
Consul General Won Nuber. which -
now sent out daily in response TO all
letters received from workers concern
ing this advertisement, reads as foi-
lows:
Imperial and Royal Austro-Hun-
garian Consulate. Battery ParK build-
ing, "a State Street. New YORK.
5penlving 70 your letter in response
IN our advertisement. we beg 20 notlrI
,,ou Ina, this advertisement is issued
bv the imperial embassy at Washing
.or. md IL cites the military criminal
code OF our country. dwell uartcu-
Iarlv on that part of the advertisement
which declares that every subject o.
Austria Hungary who is working ~
factories ;hat are producing munitions
of war. or other supplies for our enc
mics. rs facing severe punishment
should he return TO his native land.
II Is demanded that patriotism TO less
than the fear Of punishment should
cause every one 10 quit his work IN
mediately. Should you decide 20 dis
continue your employment and should
YOU have no other work. write or cal!
AZ the following address: Mr.. Hans
Libau, 1886 Liberty Street, New York
CIV
"This party Is at the head OF the
benevolent institution established for
arranging employment for our people.
and he will gladly and free Of charge
and promptly find work of some kind
for you 20 do.
Imperial and Royal Consul General"
Another letter. also published here
with in facsimile, was sent by the
Austro- Hungarian Consul General in
Philadelphia and addressed 20 Milo
Kapustic sol Third Street, South Beth
lohem. Penn. This man, 10 appears,
was not engaged directly in manufact-
uring munitions of war, but simply in
making boxes in which shipments of
munitions we're being forwarded.
The consul general notifies this man
that the consulate will not put itself on
record in black and white in any way
10 the effect that IL the man leaves
his work he has done il at the request
OF the consulate. and declares that the
whole burden of proof in connection
with his having left such work lies on
IN. man himself when he returns 20
his native land. The Consul General.
however. does not fail % warn hapus-
tic that any further participation IN
his particular work viii be considered
n crime. The full translated text OF
the letter is as follows;