AMERICAN NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16959, 11 September 1915, Page 11

AMERICAN NEWS.

THE AUSTRIAN INTRICUES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, September 9. .

Mr Archibald, the American war correspondent, asserts his perfect innocence in connection with the Dumba

incident

The letter sent through Air Archibald includes the following passage:— “Even if the strikes fail to come off, it is probable that wo shall extort uuder pressure of the crisis more favourable conditions for our poor downtrodden fellow-countrymen. These" white slaves at Bethlehem work twelve hours a, day, seven days a week. All persons succumb or become consumptive.”

BERNSTORFF’S SCHEMING. CAMPAIGN AMONGST MUNITION WORKERS. NEW YORK, September 9. The “Tribune” says that Count Bernstorff’s campaign among the munition workers-is similar to Dr Dumba’s. lie advertised offering financial aid and good positions in peaceful industries to Germans abandoning mufiition work. RECALL REQUESTED. AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO GO. (Received September 10. 10 p.m.) W ASKING-TON, September 10. A Reuter message states, that the Government has requested Austria to recall her ambassador, owing- to his propaganda aiming at the inauguration of strikes, in American ammunition factories. DISMISSAL DEMANDED. DUMBA AND BERNSTORFE DENOUNCED. *'Times" and Sydney “ Sun ” Serriceo. LONDON. .September 9. A New York newspaper chorus demands that Dr Dumba, Austrian Ambassador, should be handed his passport. The “ Herald ” asks that Count Bernstorff should also be. dismissed, adding: “Is America to be regarded as a puerile, inferior, pusillanimous country, and treated as the physical coward aiid mental incompetent among naThe New York correspondent of “ Tho Times” states: —“Unless the demand for Dr Dumba’s dismissal is insistent ho will escape with consuro.” 5