THE DUMBA CASE

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 63, 11 September 1915, Page 5

THE DUMBA CASE

FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF DIPLOMATIC PROPRIETY. (Received September 11, 8.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 10th September. A Note forwarded to tne United States Ambassador at Vienna on Wednesday last says that M. Dumba admitted proposing to his Government to instigate strikes, thereby conspiring to cripple the legitimate industries of the people of the United States and interrupt their legitimate trade. M. Dumba has flagrantly violated diplomatic propriety by employing an American citi* zen, protected by an American passport, as the secret bearer of official despatches through the enemy's lines. Therefore he is no longer acceptable as an Ambassador, and there is no alternative but to request bis recall on account of hia improper conduct. The United States Government regrets the necessity for this, and assures Austria-Hungary of its sincer* desire to continue friendly relations. The Journal states that Mr. Archibald, the war correspondent, also carried a communication from Count Bcrnstorf to the Berlin Foreign Office. COUNT IERNSTORFF SHOULD ■ E CAREFUL. (Received September 11, 8.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 10th September. It is not expected that any international complications will be aroused because the recall of M. Dumba (the Austrian Ambassador) is demanded. The United States is anxious to continue diplomatic relations with Austria, because the large diplomatic interests the United States is managing for European belligerents would be imperilled if diplomatic relations were severed, The press points out that Count Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, ought to be careful in view of M. Dumba'a plight. A CONFLICT OF MECHANICS LLOYD GEORGE'S APPEAL TO THE WORKERS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VICTORY AND DEFEAT. LONDON, 10th September. Mr. Lloyd George, in concluding his address before th« Trade Union Congress, said : "I want you clearly to understand the problem to which we h»vs Mt> our minds in order- to squip ! -OUT iftCQlifS in th> f*itwing wrmf.^ip MBA-

enable them to crack their way through to victory. The German workman > worked quietly and persistently, without' stint or strife, through autumn, winter, and spring. Then came the terrible avalanche of shot and shell which broke the great Russian armies and droys them back. The German advance in Russia is a victory for the German trades unione. It was not Field-Marshal yon Hindsnburg or General yon Mackensen, but the workman, who won it. The war resolves itself into a conflict between the mechanics of Austria and Germany and the mechanics of Britain and France. The sooner we thoroughly understand this .the quicker will be the ultimate victory. I believe the British workman to be the better of the two if he chooses to put his back into it. At the present time we require 80,000 more skilled men, in addition to 200,000 unskilled men and women. We are not trying to displace skilled men by unskilled. I was recently talking to FieldMarshal French, who said that he had never seen troops more fearless, more contemptuous of death, or more ready to face any odds than those he commanded. I here ask you to back them up The Admiralty, the War Office, and the Munitions Department estimate that if the workmen for the period ot the war suspended the custom of keeping down the output they would 1 increase the output from 30 per cent, in some places to 200 per cent, in others; that would make the difference between victory and defeat." LLOYD GEORGE AND THE DAILY MAIL. LONDON, 10th September. At the Labour Congress, Mr. Lloyd George wished that the trades unionist's would subject the Daily Mail to a shattering bombardment, "and drop bombs upon the hard head of Lord Northcliffe. RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING SUGGESTED GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF SUPPLIES. (Received September 11, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, 10th September. The Trade Union Congress protested against the rise in the cost of living, due to private speculation, and urged the Government to control the supplies of necessaries and appoint a committee, including Labour representatives, to fix retail prices. It was urged that women employed in war service should join the trade unions. and demand equal pay for equal work. Mr. Bamsay Macdonald, M.P., conveyed to the Congress fraternal greetings on behalf ol the, Labour Party, H» j - md. fo.y w all terud tfrjfc *p* j

every citizen's duty to uphold the national honour. At the present moment the nation demanded the best they could do. He concluded by appealing to the congress to regard any present difference as merely transitory, leading to greater mutual respect and loyalty..