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Show SUSTDIS RECALL DUMBA Embassador Penfield at Vienna Instructed to Inform Franz Josef's Government Tha: the Envoy Is No Longer Acceptable to United States. LANSING MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT Effort to Cause Trouble in American Manufacturing Manufac-turing Plant Followed by Quick Attion Upon the Part of President Wilson and Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, Spt. -Embassador Penfield, at Vienna, has been in-structed in-structed by cable tonight to inform the Austro-Hungarian government that Dr. Constantin Ihiciba no longer is acceptable ac-ceptable as an envoy to the United Stete; and to' ask "for his' recall. Secretary Lansing formally announced the action tonight. It was the answer of the American government to Dr. Dumha's explanation of his intercepted intercept-ed letter to Vienna outlining plans for handicapping plants in this country making war supplies tor the allies. American Note. Embassador Fenfield was instructed by cable yesterday to deliver the fol-iowiug fol-iowiug note to the foreign office: Mr. Consiantin Dumba. tbe Austro-Hungarian Austro-Hungarian embassador at Washington, Washing-ton, has admitted that he proposed to his government plans to instigate strikes in American manufacturing plants engaged tn the production of munitions of war. The information reached this government through a copy of a letter of the embassador to his gov ernment. The bearer was an American citizen named Archibald, Archi-bald, who was traveling under an American passport.' The embassador has admitted that he employed Archibald Archi-bald to bear official dispatches from him to bis government. No Longer Acceptable. By reason of the admitted purpo$ and intent of Mr. Dumba to conspire io cripple legitimate Industries of the people of the United States and to interrupt their legitimate trad. and by reason of the flagrant violation of diplomatic propriety in employing an American citizen, protected . by an American passport, as a secret bearer bear-er of official dispatches through the lines of the enemy of Austria -Hungary, the president directs me to Inform In-form your excellency that Mr. Dumba is no longer acceptable to the government gov-ernment of the United States as the embassador of his Imperial majesty at Washington. Regret Expressed. Believing that the imperial and royal government will realise that the government of the United Plates has no alternative but to request the recal I of Mr. D u m ba, on accou n t of his Improper conduct, the government of lhe United States expresses iu deep regret that this course has become be-come necessary, and assures the imperial im-perial and royal government that It sincerely desires to continue the cordial cor-dial and friendly rela tions which exist ex-ist between the United States and Austria - Hunga ry . In making his announcement Secretary Lansing explained that it had been delayed de-layed In order that tho note might roach Vienna before its publication in this country. ElnartSassador Penfield had not. been beard from tonight, but it was assumed as-sumed that he received the COmmUUlca-lion COmmUUlca-lion some time during the day. Sensation Created. News that lr. Dumba's recall had br?n requested created a sensation in the capital. It had heen known In official and diplomatic circles that President Wilson Wil-son and Secretary In nsl uc regarded the conduct of the embassador aa a grave breach ot propriety, bul titer had been a well-defined Impression that th only Immediate step would be the cancellation cancella-tion announced today of the passport of (Continued on PaQ Sevojk? AUSTRIA ASKED TO RECALL OR. DBA (Continued from Pago One.) Archibald, the American who carried the Intercepted dispatches. Dr. Dumbs left yesterday for the summer sum-mer embassy at Lenox, Mass.. to await word an to whether the administration was Hat lulled with explanation he made to Mr, Lansing Tuesday lie had corne to Washington on hln own Initiative Initia-tive after ihswh of Archibald's dot out ton and extracts u iin dispatches to Vienna had boon published In thin country. No Statement whb made ell her by the em-bassador em-bassador or Secretary Lansing concerning concern-ing t heir conference, though n was learned later that ir. Dumbs frankly admitted ad-mitted having employed Archibald as a messenger and Mh plans for withdrawing withdraw-ing AuHtro-Iluntfarifin labor and hnndt- capplng American plants making war munitions for the allies. Followed Instructions. ? 11 was stated at t lie embassy that Hie embassador had been s true ted by the foreign Office to give the widest publicity possible tO B decree iijiatiist the aiding by Austro-Hungarians In the manufacture of munitions for enemies of their country and thai this was the only step contemplated contem-plated In orders so far received. The plans proposed for embarrassing plants and calling out laborers In bodies originated origi-nated with the embassador, who was said to be taking no action toward putting put-ting his Ideas Into effect pending further Instruction from Vienna. The choice of Archibald aa B dispatch bearer both for the (.brnian and Austro-Hungarian govern gov-ern men ts. it was declared, was without orders or sanction from abroad. While everywhere It was admitted tonight to-night that the situation created by the American note might prove a serious one In Its effect upon the relations between the two governments. It was pointed out that the language of the communication Indies ted clearly a desire to have Dr. Dumbu recalled without making a diplomatic diplo-matic Issue of his case. No mention was made of the order given the embassador to proclaim his government's decree to Austro-HungHrlans working In this country. coun-try. An embassador is the personal representative rep-resentative of the head of his government govern-ment near the ruler or executive of the country to which he is a cured I ted. and a request for his recall doeB not necessarily neces-sarily mean more than he Is personally objectionable. Serious Consequences. If t ho Vienna government should take this view of the case and withdraw pr. Dumha without entering into the question ques-tion as to the propriety of his conduct or its right to control the action of Aus-tro-Hungarians in this country. It is declared de-clared that there would be an end to the situation, for the present at least. On the other hand, persons versed In diplomacy diplo-macy say that n derision at Vienna io uphold the embassador would be followed fol-lowed by a severance of diplomatic relations rela-tions net ween the two governments This WOUld lie a serious development, even If no declare! Ions of war followed, not only on account of the position In which It would leave the Austro-Hungarian here, but because of Ms effect upon the part the I'nlted States is playing as diplomatic diplo-matic representative of A nutria. -Hungary and other belligerents of Europe. Probable Course. Diplomats In close touch with the Aus-tro-Hungai ian embassy declare, however, that there Is little room for doubt that Dr. Dumha will be Immediately recalled upon receipt of Secretary Lansing's request. re-quest. Raron von Zwledenck, counsellor, probably would be made charge d'affaires to remain as head of the embassy until the ond of t lie war. While ordinarily, it was explained, the failure to send a successor suc-cessor to an embassador would indicate the displeasure of his government over the request for Ids recall, the difficulties which would attend the coming of a new embassador made a distinct difference In this case. It Is understood that Embassador Dumha will not be handed his passports, but will be permitted to follow his own course and a wail word from Vienna. If he should desire to return home. It would be necessary for the American government govern-ment to secure a safe conduct for him from the allies. Dumba Very Active. Constantln Thedor' Dumba presented his credentials immediately after the Inauguration In-auguration of President Wilson, succeeding succeed-ing Raron I lengelmueller. then dean of the diplomatic corps. It is significant that In an interview given out shortly after his arrival in A merica Dr. Dumba sounded the keynote of his whole activity in tliM country Improvement In the conditions con-ditions among Austro-Hungarian laborers in America. He has been one of the most popular members of the diplomatic corps and. although in his term of nearly three years in Washington there had until recently re-cently been no momentous matter that has brought him Into official relations with tiie American government, bis personality per-sonality and his frank manner made him a welcome visitor at the state department. depart-ment. Long in Service. Thirty-four years in the diplomatic service, ser-vice, including posts in London. St. Petersburg, at the Quirinal. Bucharest. Paris. Serbia and Sweden, rounded out his career, which, if it had not been, for the present difficulty, probably would have closed here with retirement at the end of the war. The embassador has spent many years of his life in English-speaking society and even the war did not affect af-fect his warm sympathy for tilings and people British. Only diplomatic pro- : prlety, which made intercourse with the representatives of his country's enemies impossible, forced a severance of his intimate in-timate friendship with Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Spring-Rice, the British embassador. The embassies em-bassies of the two warring countries face each other and it was an almost daily occurrence to see the one or the other of the embassy automobiles bringing both the embassadors home together. Prominent Factor. Embassador Dumba will leave his signature sig-nature on no important treaties or memorials, me-morials, but be will be remembered as a prominent factor in helping to smooth over the rough places when the German situation was at its worst. His visit to President Wilson and his request for the latter's personal intervention for the Austrian Aus-trian prisoners in Siberia was one of the acts which has been placed to his credit at home. His ardent activity In the interests of his nationals, which his friends say was the thing that led him to take the un- fortune te step resulting in the request for his recall, was his chief interest. According to a recent statement to a friend when the possibility of his recall was mentioned, the embassador's main regret was that he would be forced to leave his post, thus destroying his only chance to serve his country in her time of need. He urged that he was unfit to take part In military activity and that his only opportunity lay in representing Austria-Hungary in the capital of her greatest friend among the neutrals. |