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Of the affairs between the
because q state Of war which this dec
'laration declares to exist actually has
been q fact for many months. The
,depredations on American lives and
rights by Austrian naval forces has
small compared with that of Germany
but they have been INDUCED in to an
extent to constitute war upon. this
country and this fact, taken In con
nection with other acts Of Austria
that government into a position where
the American people have realized
that she must be included with Ger
many as an enemy.
REFERS TO &-
ACTIONS.
"In September, 1915 it was discov-t
cred that Ambassador Dumha and
Austrian consus in st. Louis and
elsewhere we're implicated in insti-
eating strikes in American manufac-
turing plants engaged. in. the produc-
ton Of munitions of war. An Ameri-
can citizen named Archibald, travel
been entrusted with dispatches in re-
gard to this matter from Dumba and
Bernstorf to their governments.
These acts were admitted by Dumba.
BY reason of the admitted purpose
and intent Of DumbA to %conspire to
cripple business industries in the
United States and by aso Of the
fragrant violation of diplomatic pro-
priety in employing an American citi-
port q q secret bearer Of official dis
patches through the lines Of an
enemy of Austria-Hungary. the Aus
tro-Hungarian government was re-
Quested to recall Dumba.
The Austrian consuls at st. Louis
Ind New York We're implicated with
|Dumba in these transactions, particu-
larry in the eircuiation Of strike pro
paganda. They were implicated in
procuring forged passports from the.
United States Nor the use OF their
countrymen in going home. z
Long before the above activities
were made public our government
had evidence that the Austrian diplo-
matte and consular service was being
used in this country for "Germany's
wariike purposes.
HAVE ADHERED TO
U-BOAT POLICY.
"while Austria's submarine war
fare has been OF q very limited char
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to the policy OF the ruthless sub
marine warfare Of the imperial Ger
man government
AFTER diplomatic relations with
Germany had been broken the de-
partment on February "a. 1917 dis
patched the following telegram to the
American embassy a Vienna survey
Ing briefly. the position OF the Austri-
an government on submarine war
fare: .& S3 ~ ! 4
NOTES on THE
lANCONA CASE.
/" in the American note Of Deem
Iber 6, 1915 t6 the Austro-Hungarian
government in the Ancona case, this
government called attention to the
views OF the government OF the Unit
ed States OF the operations of sub
marines in naval warfare which had
been Expressed In no uncertain terms
70 the ally 2of Austria-Hungafy and Of
which full knowledge on the part Of
was presumed. In III reply Of De-
csmbsr Is, 1915 the Imperial and
Royal government stated that IL was
not possessed with authentic know1-
Ee6g0 OF all OF the pertinent corre-
spondence Of the United StatSs nor
1vAs It OF the opinion that such
knowledge would be syfdcient to COW
issntialfy different Character from
Ifhoes under discussion with the Bsr-
Hin GoyArnmsnk s 81 siSs ri
sNtvortheasas in reply to the Amer
lican note of December 49, 1915 the
EAustro.Hungarian.s government in Its
nots Of December 2sth. stated: I'M
3"sAs concerns the principle az.
iho9dlA private ships insofar u they
Aa5wnA NaaNnr nfAr rA1fatamrA NAV not