Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-11
The Spy System Of Europe.

The Spy System Of Europe.
Few persons even among those who have
made the complete tour Of Eurtpe, are
aware Of THE extraordinary surveillance I'M
der which they passed. If told that spy
logged them to every border, and that
when they crossed that border, another spy
took them in secret keeping, they would
laugh, perhaps, at its improbability. But
there-aFe r.sany things in European govern
ments as undemonstrable as the govern
ments themselves, yet which are existent
facts nevertheless; and one Of these is the
spy system to which these governments in
measurable degree, owe their perpetuity
In France no man enters an inn, who is not
reported at once to the Perfect of Police,
his person being described his business in
Dictated and the length Of his stay in the
country made known. You see no official
who makes this scrutiny, but it is made nev-
ertheless--6rst by the innkeeper at whose
house you larry, in blank form, filled out
and dispatched to the police, and seconded
by sh09oa0, who yeri6es the innkeepers
report, and keeps you in sight. In Paris
to keep such surveillance would seem i'm
possible, yet il Is done by the singularly
thorough nature Of the capital police. Ev-
cry government officer is directly or indi-
rectly member Of the police. AS every
place of resort, every amusement every
palace, every pleasure grounds is thick-set
with "sefyants" so many spies has the Per-
feet in addition to his own regular force Of
gems EARNS messengers firemen, patrolmen
secret detectives and shadows" And,
though you pass along, apparently unheed-
ed through the multiferm mazes of Partisan
life, you are still under the constant obser-
walton Of eyes as subtle rs Lucifer' s-under
the hearing Of ears as attentive as sur
geon's listening to the beating of pulse.
Not alone on foreigners is this observation
kept. The habits of every Frenchman are
known-his companions and places of re-
sort are known--his ideas are known and
as consequence, every Frenchman is Sc
cretiye TO an intense degree--is suspicious
lis shrewd, and way down in his heart, a
hate reposes, whose only outlet is dagger
TO cure the wrongs his humanity has suffer
ed under the name of government. This is
why the society of France is so dangerously
jniammable--so revolutionary, for never
since the days Of De Medeci, have French
men been free from the 81 cret spy system Of
TIE government. Even in the days of the
revolution when 'the people" rioted, and
their representatives ruled, the government
spy was abroad as ever, DIGGING the steps
of every citizen who did not assimulate with
the republic So engrafted upon government
has the system become, that the people have
come to recognize it as inseperable from
it; and yet they realize to- day more than
ever that a government which cannot trust
the people, is little else than tyranny. To-
day in France, the great masses of the peo-
pie regard the police with all its ramifco
lions, as but little else than an Emperor's
guard, necessary to an Emperor's preserya-
ton; and so feeling, they viii submit only
so long as il is policy to do so; This none
better realized than Napoleon; and the en-
tire structure of his government is directed
first to the end of securing his own power,
and second, in reconciling his people to it
not by concessions, but by appeals TO
their pride as nation, and TO their world
ly self interests, whose profits in trade and
manufacture, he labors intensely hard to
Increase. He is one of the most successful
of modern rulers because he retains his
power, and day by day becomes more ne
cessary to the trade interests of France.
In Austria we have the French spy system
in all its Details but without any of its
popular features. Every spy is spy and
nothing else. Whatever character he may
assume, ne feels the hand that moves him,
he obey 8 with O logged determination that
renders him mere machine--a creature
having no wish or will beyond his duty.
The number of spies in actual employ in
Francis Joseph's dominions is enormous
so numerous that it has been said ''every
other Austrian is detective, and all the
rest are informers." In Prussia it is the
same. From Vienna to Berlin is Just from
- 80
ners, customs, laws, courts, inns, all seem
the same. And yet how excessively Jealous
are the two nations. The French do not
3esPise the English more than the Prussians
despise the Austrians and if both are
hated and feared alike by all the German
states, It is because they are 10 be hated and
feared. The process of absorption even
now has commenced; in the division. OF
territory growing out of the Schlesswig-
Holstein imbr0gllo, the minor states read
their own future. No wonder then that
Central Europe is heart of fire, full of the
hercest passions, ready to burst forth on
the slightest pretext. And no wonder that
the German governments all patronize the
spy system to limit incredible to one moi
fully conversant with their internal and ex-
iernal dangers.
To illnstrate this secret adjunct of power
and 10 show how it is made to contribute t.
the States safety, we may repeat tie story
of young English tourist. We were dis
cussing the question as to what European
monarch belonged the credit of having tn,
best spy organization, when he related hi
experience il that line.
/ had, he went on TO say, rambled over
Prussia with merely an idle travellers curl
osity, subject meanwhile to all kinds of pet
" annoyanees, when at last reached Der
lin, where resolved to remain and await
remittance from my banker in London, M
funds having suddenly run short, by reason
of my purchasing large diamond which
had been offered me at a very temptin.
price. selected a hotel of the SECOND
class, and established myself very comfort
ably, having, as believed, about funds
enough 10 meet my expenses until NOR
should arrive,
l had been in Berlin, perhaps a week
visiting various places of amusement anC
curiosity, when one morning, after having
been engaged in porting over an Englisl
paper till a late hour, | relighted a hal
smoked cigar, and sailed ferth for brisl
walk.
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