Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-28
BRITAIN REFUSES
TO LET AUSTRIAN
ENVOY GET HERE
English Foreign Office VIII Not
Grant Safe Conduct to Ia
nowski, New AmbassadN >s'ss
to United States.
NOTE is SENT TO PAGE
Activities Of Teuton Diplomats
Alleged in Excess of Their
Functions.
NEW CONTROVERSY ARISING

London, Nov 27.-The foreign Of
fee has sent Ambassador Page note
definitely refusing to grant safe con-
duct to Count Adam Tarnowski Won
Tarnow, the new Austro-Hungarian
ambassador to the United States.
The reason for the refusal may be
paraphrased as follows:
Even if international law forbade
the refusal OF such safe conduct the
actions Of the Austrian and German
embassies and consulates abroad have
been so much in excess of regular
diplomatic functions that the British
government feels justified in with
holding its consent for such diplomats
! to travel to their posts.
New Controversy Arising.
Washington, Nov. 27.-Another
controversy between the American
government and the entente Allies is
in prospect as a result of the refusal
of the British government to grant
safe conduct to Count Tarnowski, the
newly-appointed Austro-Hungarian
ambassador to the United States.
In the absence of official advices on
the subject officials of the State de-
partment were not i'll position today
to discuss it formally or to forecast
the course the government is likely to
pursue, 1t was made evident, however,
that the unfavorable action of the
British foreign office on the notice of
the intention OF the new ambassador
to cross the Atlantic to his post came
as an unpleasant surprise. 1t had not
been doubted here that Great Britain
would be the last power to deny the
privileged character of diplomatic
officer ion such voyage.
Attitude in Mason and Slidell Case.
Aside from the belief that England
would not desire to arouse adverse
feeling in the United States by inter-
ference with the ancient and generally
unquestioned right of a neutral gov
ernment to receive an ambassador or
minister, officials had counted upon
Great Britain's record in the Mason
land Slidell case to prevent such an
action as reported in today's cable
dispatch. =
The fact is recognized that in pro
resting against the removal of tht
| confederate commissioners from the
steamship Trent the British govern.
ment was mainly concerned with the
violation of the protection afforded
4 by the British flag, under which the
Trent sailed, and it is said thatit was
on that account the United States re.
pudiated the action of its naval com
mander. But it is held here thai
though secondary, the protest also
was based ON the right of diplomatic
officers to make their way to theii
posts inneutral countries without
molestation.
Supported by Its Allies.
\ 1t probably will be on that basis
that the matter of Count Tarnowski'
interrupted mission will, be taken Ut
with the allies, for it is well under
stood that the London foreign offic,
is supported by France, Italy ant
Russia in its action.
1t was learned today that the Stat
. department so far has not made. ;
| formal request for safe conduct TO
, the Austrian ambassador, but ha
, confined itself to Transmission of tn,
request of the American government
for such courtesy. Therefore, it i
probable that if the issue is to b.
made it will be necessary for tn
: United States now to make such re
, quest on its own account.
| There is an absence of any prece
{ dent exactly fitting this case that re
quires the department to be very care
full in assuming ground, and the tex
of the note handed Ambassador Pag
will be awaited before decision as t
: the course to be followed is reached
!, Great Britain's attitude, if adhere
/ to would prevent new Turkish am
bassador and successors to- Captain
: Boy-Ed and Won Papen, forme
: naval. and military attaches of til
e German embassy, from reaching til
y United States.
Negotiations regarding a new Turk
t ish ambassador are said to have bee
d under way for some time. 1t is under
o stood, however, that the German go,
t ernment has no intention at this tim
: of sending new naval and military al
j. taches, because of the belief that upo
their arrival in this country the
4 would become subjects Of suspicio
e and investigation.