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Show v IN BERNSTDRFF INSISTS UPON 11 FACTS German Embassador Asks Secretary Lansing Why Demand Is Made for Recall of Attaches RAISES POINT OF NATIONAL HONOR State Department Will De (V cline to Comply With Re-quest Re-quest and May Not Furnish Fur-nish Safe Conduct (8petaJ CMa by Airaogamiat ith London Cal r Thsrtpb nn4 International Mv Sorrlco.) WAbHIGTON Dee 6 The gravity of the issue between the Un ted States uid (. crms.ny oyst the quest on of the recall of GapUm Bo; Ed and Captain on Pa pen aaal and military attaches of the German embassy was increased today when the state department let it be known that it would refuse the re quest of Germany for the evidence on which it based its demand for the re moval of the two offiteeVs. The request of Germany for the evi den e cams thjrough two ehannels the German emby in 'Washington and by cable through" Embassador Gerard at Berlin The German embassador raised the pomt of national honor aad his representations repre-sentations to the state department were ' particularly urgent. Jte took the pom tion that Germany's honor is at stake as a result of the request of the United States for the recall of the two at taches, on the grounds obYio -ly impli eabng the embassy, if not the German government itself Envoy Insistent Count von Bernstorft insisted that the government is entitled to have in its possession all the facts,- so that it can form judgment as to whether the action of the United States constituted' an unfriendly act or whether the desired banishment of the two embassy attaches was justified by then alleged improper activities in military and naval matteri It was urged by the embassador that liere are no precedents for the peremptory peremp-tory request for the recall of tbe two attaches on a mere declaration, unsupported unsup-ported by proof, and the war has brought about an extraordinary sitfl tion n international .affairs whidrfihould forbid interference with a belligerent a diplomatic organization by a neutral nation unless f or grave- reasons. Germany holds, also that the two attaches hare not been implicated by an disclosures except those in the Archibald ease and in thS proceedings in the federal court- at New York In the trial of the Hamburg American of fecials and that as the state depart ment has pubbcly exploited an indefi mte reference to a long series of of fenses the German government has a right to know what they are Washington iew The position ot the state department was stated authoritatively today as f ol lows First the United States will answer Germany that there Is no obligation un der international law or otherwise for t s government to furnish its reasons. The efore the request of Germany will ot e granted SecondV that to comply with the Ger man request would necessitate reveal ng he sources of Information through which th s government has gathered its evi deuce egard ng the activ ties of the two fcfc., attaches Th a that the t,n tod States is de mand ng that the attaches leave the e r ory of the T n ted States and that t s not rf.n ob gat on on ha country to obtain safe -ondu t fo t em f Germany 3o"5 no ask It Fou th the I n ted States w g ve the e man governme a enograoh c copy of what was said relating to Captain Boy Ed in the trll of the officials of the Hamburg American I ne This will be done merely to slow that this govern ment did not base its demand for the recall of Captain Boy Ed on the state ments made concerning him in the trial Request Must Be Made The development that the state depart ment does not believe this go ernment Is obi ged to provide safe conduct for the attaches and will make no efforts in that direction un ess asked to do bo Is be le cd here to presage a serious deadlock on an important phase of the contro VeT"Be state department al eady has been informall adv seel that Germany w 1 ot ask th a government to use ta good of flees in the event the attaches are re cal ed The att tude of Germany s that the ob gat on rests on this government to provide safe transportation and that no equest on its part is ne essary It was earned a he state depart ment that both this government and c eat Brfta n ag ee tha the United S ates wou d not be compel ed under nternat ona aw or rad t on to p ovide safe passage for tea tachea any far her than the front ers of he Un ed S ates Off cla s do not denj however that f the atta hes shou d sa w hout guaran ees of safe conduc a B tlsh cru ser wou d p obab y ove hau the r vesse and ar es them Possibility of Break The possib ty hat a se ous b ea n the re at ons of the two go e nmen b may be the out ome of the reque& for the re ca of Capta n Boy K6 and Capta n on Papen was d scussed free oday The genera opln on n off a re es s that Germany w be ob ged u ma e y to &w hd aw the wo a taches and the ad op t on of a y other pos t on wou d be co rary o a pre eden s an pro Is ons of n prna ona iw It as ee e d a so y ma y aut o es on n e na oiia aw a a equest fo the eca of a d p o mat c represen at ve cannot be eons de ed suff c en ground fo hoh es Neve he ess t e be ef s q e gene a at Germany s esen n en a he sm ssa of er a tac ea n ay be man fes ed n some onsp uous wa For e a np e t a thought ha Germany ma eta ate by send ng ome two Ame an a aches of the same ank as Capta a Bop bd and Von Papen Off c a a cons de f poss b e a so ha Ge majny n ay go o he ex ent of flat v refus ng to pe m t a v Amer can d p omats to ema n he con que ed part of Be g urn T s wou d af fe d ect y M n s e Bran J W t ock a d Hugh G son f s se eta y of the Amer an ega on a B sse s |
