New-York tribune., 1896-12-27

"aru the assertion that. at any rate there was
one place where they could never penetrate.
namely, his embassy. Lady Cowley being re-
nowned for her excusiveness. smilingly Pietri
Unmarked; The Countess gave dinner followed
by small reception last night"
certainly replied the Ambassador But
"hat do you mean? 1t was a very small and
selec' affair. and certainly no one was present
win whom We are not on terms OF intimacy"
well. my lord" exclaimed Pietri did YOU
NOT make this and that utterance. and did not
ihe conversation rans" over the following sub
Jects h" inquired. referring To a report writer.
IN wonans hand before him
LORD 'owiey was compelled 10 admit that
rle,Tl had been correctly informed. But not
even IN" closest examination of Lady Cowley' c
visiting list enabled him ever 10 discover the
luehlty of ihc guest who had accepted his hos
pi'ality only FOR the purpose of acting as a SOY
'laI agents or this kind are still employed by
we we rrench Government was MADE apparent at
the time OF the Panama scandal when the Min
iS'c' OF me interior. as Well as the Premier for
Ihe 'iine being, were mpolitic enough To quar-
'c' ana consequently to loosen the tongue Of one
OF their most important secret agents
II Is at Berlin. however. that the secret ser
wee wee - permitted to play the greatest role. II
haN ne sald TO Owe iis origin 10 Councillor Won
Stieher. who managed 10 secure the confidence
OF kns Frederick William ~ to such an ex-
teht lhat the cabinet Ministers OF the dav werc
Just as powerless against him rs the late and
the present Chancellor OF the Empire as well
as the past and present Ministers Of the In
t4fior and the present Minister Of Foreign AZ
lalrS nave been until imDOtent TO counter
act the influence and ntrGues Of his successor
Major Won TausCh. Stieber first achieved dis
JUNCTION by helping Baron Won Mohrenheim (now
RUSSIAN Ambassador a Paris to recover from
noilefnen some compromising CORE spondence of
a near relative OF the Gar. and the means which
he employed. while successful In their results
were scarcely those that would commend them
selves 10 an ordinary guardian OF he law com .
prising as they did Kidnapping the breaking
open OF desk and the writing OF fictitious let
ters Sucber was succeeded by Krtger and
hruEer in turn by Major Won Tausch. and the
Legal proceedings that have just resulted in the
latters arrest on charge Of forgery. have shown
that the methods OF action Of the secret service
employed since the accession 10 the throne 81
the present Emperor have been every Whit as
questionable and unsavory as those Of Herr Won
Siiebor
The only redeeming point in the present situa-
ton a Berlin (Which is SO grave that the En-
p~ror has preferred for the irst time TO spend
Christmas at Potsda'n, instead OF in his capitaD
is that His Majesty has been compelled by the
stress Of public opinion 10 consent to the I'M
pr!sonmen, and suspension from Office of Major
Won Tarsch for making Use OF the same dis
honorable manOeuNres which twelve years ago
were publicly approved OF In the Imperial Parlia-
ment by the Bismarckian Government For in
response to a memorable speech by the Liberal
leader. Richter in the Rcichstag exposing the
is0rupu'ousnesS or secret agent Won Rumpf.
his role as q prOvOker and nstgator Of crime
ana his employment. not only Of criminal meth
ous prt even or criminals. in order TO succeed
In the political intrigues in which he was en-
gagged the Minister OF the Interior. Won Putt
hammer, proclaimed the doctrine that the Ex-
ecutive and his Government have right 70
make use OF cxtra-lcgal-that is say, unlaw-
ful-rnet thods for attaining its aims when the
ordinary legal methods are inadequate and un-
availing. This memorable speech which Il is
well 10 bear in mind in connection with the
forgeries. the perjurers and the Indictment TO
crime of one kind and another laid at the
door Of the Chief of Secret Service, Won Tausch
was delivered in the Reichstag on MAY O. 1884
and will doubtless figure in the Majors defence
as a plea for his Justification.
Strangely enough the most powerful argument
that has ever been brought forward against
this secret service which. being. so 10 speak be-
yOnd the pale Of the law. IS contrary to all
notions of what is STRAIGHTFORWARD. honorable
and manly. comes from Prince Bismarck HIM
self who however. devoted more attention and
relied mora upon this system than any other
statesman cf the present century except per-
haps FOuchS the evil genius Of the first Ma
poeon. ENATTACHE