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Show CABINET MEETS TO DISCUSS THE PL0TJUEST1 Conference of Administra tion Officials to Suggest Laws to Stop Neutral lty Violations CASE OF ATTACHES is also Taken up Boy Ed and Von Papen Ex pected to Be Ultimately Relieved of Their Positions By International News Service V WA-5HINOTOV Dec. 8 Methods of Bfenforelns American neutrality legislation JgecesEary to insure the punishment of all rigjio plot against American industries ot, institutions through international motives 1 SJLt1 1,19 Boy 133 Von Papen and Von m snr cases were considered at an ex ypaordinary conference of administration ?fEicials today Secretary of State Lan sfes Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Secretary of War Garrison Attorney Gen era! Gregory and Postmaster General Bur Ieon were present. Counsellor frank Polk of the state department was ca ed In several t mes in the course of the d a cussion. The only announcement made was that the conference discussed do mestic affairs wh ch have a bearing on international matters. Coming on the heels of President Vil son s scathing arraignment of the crea tures of pass on d sloyalty and anarchy who ha e plotted against neutrality and his demand for adequate legislation to crush them out in his message to con gress, the conference had peculiar sig nincance Situation Gone Over It was general y accepted as the be ginn ng of a v gorous aggressive cam palgn by the administration against the class of Americans denounced by the president. One of the Immed ate results ; of the conferences is expected to be the drafting of the adequate federal laws on neutrality demanded by the president. The conference, it was understood can vassed the who e neutrality situation, just now a serious problem because of the delicate German s toatfon growing out of the demand for the recall of Captains von Papen and Bov Ed and because of the numerous charges and counter-charges In volving Alexander von Nuber the Aus i trian consul gefieral at New York, and various other officials and individuals now under Investigation by the department of justice Now Before Kaiser It was learned at the German embassy pvtoday that the whole situation precipitated IHbabe refusal of this government to sub KmiLtM proof against the two attaches HSEww before Emperor William himself. .jHjPaectaion win fix the position of Ger . HHlinft which, up to now has been firm PSd positively against recalling the at JHaobes nnles the proof demanded was -WKom At the embassy while officials SSnrm lcath to discuss the situation It was Hade Wear that the attitude of the United i States has aroused strong resentment in j Germany It was stated that the emperor 1 dH await reports from the heads of the German war and navy departments and . toe foreign office before acting upon the Toat An extended delay is not expected JfAowever fl VJSmba say officials tonight expressed the ur leUef that Captains Boy Ed and Von 21. jrapen win ultimately be relieved of their JT'aities here. They take tbe position that re attitude of the United States govern rnnt has put an end to their usefulness Jury to Hear Evidence Evidence tending to show a plot to in - - cH a revolution In Mexico headed by 1 former President Huerta and financed by German capital the department of justice . announced today will be submitted to a k federal grand Jury at San Antonio Texas ' early In January The bureau of investl gatloo, It is understood secured the evt ; deuce In tbe case partlv f om Captain I Etanz iron Rfntelen and partly from agents of he Ca a za go eminent Mex co Dopar n en of 8 ce off c a s v.ou d not sa oda whe he Cap a n Bb Ed and Cap an o E apen a e im pi ca ed n the affa In ew of a he e n a era wh were before o a s onferen e one of the re s of he d scu&- on s e pected to be he draf n hv he at o ne gen era and o n e o Po k of eg sia ion o pro ide hea a d adequa e pe a es for Interference w h ndustr a proper y I the Lnited S a es and a so ne egls a tion to regu a e the pone s d t es and limi attons of represen a e of fore gn goernments In the Ln ed a ates Not Retroactive It is not unde ood hat anj aws to be suggested tt congress can be re ro active It s Vta ed however that a great deal of the troub e of this govern ment n the past ear has been due to doubt as to what statute or statutes appl to fore gn representati es who are under Investigat on by the department of jus tree It is Intended that In the future there will be no d fficultv in disposing of for eign diplomat c represen tat es accredited to th s countrj v. ho consp re n any man ner aga nst this government It is den ed that the go ernment Is keenly nterested In the disposition of the cases ot Capta ns Bo Ed and on Papen of the German embassy Neither the secretary of 5 ate nor any other cabi net off cer has entured an opinion as to what would be the first step of this government f the ka ser should refuse to recal he off cere |