The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
VARIOUS KINDS OF SPIES.
The Capture of an Alleged French
TraitOr-Tbc Spy system as EN-
pIOycd by All the Great European
Governments,
Paris Cable in New York Sun.

pIOyed by All the Great European
Governments.
Paris Gable in New York Sun.
A few weeks ago an important capture
was made by the French police of an ex-
French officer who is alleged to have been
acting as a spy in the service of Germany
ever since his captivity at Stettin in 1871.
He was captured at Amiens and taken TO
Paris, where he underwent his prelimi-
nary examination by the JUICE de1nstrue-
ton, Berthulus. before being handed over
to the military authorities. His name is
Guillot, and at the time he suddenly left
France, in September, 1883, he was cap
tain of the military train. In this capac-
ity he was necessarily in possession of
much information of a highly confidential
character concerning the mobilization of
the army corps to which he belonged,
and it came out in the examination that
he had communicated through go-be-
tweens the plans of mobilization of 1854 to
over by the now notorious Maj. Tausch.
One of the Intermediates was "a woman,
and the other man named Moses.
Fortunately for France, circumstances
rendered Capt. Guillots treason innocu-
Gus, but his culpability is not in any way
diminished on that account. Tne plans
he betrayed have been modified several
times since then. On more than one oc
casion during the intervening eight years
he narrowly escaped arrest by the French
authorities when making short excursions
into French territory, and, until his last
fatal journey to Amiens he fluctuated in
safety between Switzerland and Belgium,
in which latter country the headquarters
of the German military spy system for
France is. The examination into this
Guiilot case is being conducted with ex-
IRENE care, as it is hoped more light may
be thrown ON the Dreyfus affiliations
1t is rare that a hrenchman has been
found base enough to betray his country's
secrets as Guiliot has done, for Dreyfus
was not French by origin; bat Napier in
that Wellington owed many of his sue
cesses over the French to information
furnished by an officer of high rank in the
French army Strictly speaking, GuiHot
held the very lowest place in the ffater-
nifty to which he had sold himself, even
according to the loosest code of spy ethics.
and doubtless his punishment will be ade-
quate to his offense, as il should be- But
the whole incident only serves to show the
demoralZing effects Of the militarism that
is brutalizing all classes in the European
communities and exalting the trained man
slayer to the highest pedestal in the So
cial rank.
The military spy system is now rec
ognized institution in every European
state, and necessary and inevitable part
of the organization of every army. With
all the precautions possible that may be
taken to prevent the secrets of the con-
struction of fortifications becoming known
to possible enemy there is probably no
fortress of any Importance whose plans
are not in the possession OF more than one
foreign intelligence department or general
staff. Where works are constructed by
contract it is almost certainty that
among the workmen there will be foreign
agents in disguise studying the plans while
they work. Such was the case during the
construction of the fortificaUons on the
French frontier, when men of various ma
tionalities were employed; the same with
regard to the Belgian Notifications on the
Mouse, and of the permanent tortitlca-
tons on the Austrian, German and Rus
sian frontiers
During the remodeling and extending
of the works of the most important of the
Russian fortresses in Asia, while every
precaution was taken to prevent natives
or strangers even approaching the works
or viewing them from a distance, Brit
lsh Indian staff officer in the disguise OF
Persian was working for long time
on them as a common laborer. AT the
same time two German artillery officers In
the disguise of Russian moujilSs looking
for work were leisurely tramping the
country for the purpose of correcting and
completing the Typographical survey or
quarters stan. They were enabled TO do
this with impunity, the country being
that year overrun with the Russian peas
ants driven south by the famine in the
Nolga country. 1t is only about five or
six years ago that the Russian military
authorities in Poland were struck by the
sudden Eruption OF orgahgrinders from
Austria, who affected the neghborhoods
of the fortresses and military cantOn>
ments. They were politely escorted back
across the border. Later It appeared that
they were Austrian military spies, sent
to study the disposition Of the Russian
troops along the frontier. faYOrite ais
guise for Austrian and German spies 10
TO go about as commercial travellers, and
to establish themselves as photographers
in towns and villages. More accurate
and copious information can be procured
I'm this way than by any other method.
During the Russo-Turkish war Rouma
MAN and Austrian Jews were employed
BY both sides i'm the SPY service, and II
was often performing the difficult feat
of serving both sides and receiving pay
from both. just before the passage OF
the Danube by the Russian army In 1877
the Danube secretly In the night TO Sis
tova came down to Plevna disguised as
Bulgarian peasants. made their sketches
of the surrounding country, and retoined
their army without the Turks knowing
anything about II.
During the continuance of the war Bull
garians, and Turks as well acted as spies
for the Russians, and not few who were
caught paid the usual penalty. The Rus
slams had little difficulty In obtaining all
war department at Constantinople, where
there were officials who for the princely
bride OF thirty Turkish pounds a month
regularly paid. furnished full details OF
the numbers and stations of the Turkish
troops to the Russian headquarters staff
The English government Is particularly
well served with Information Of everything
pertaining to the coast defenses, move
meuts or troops, ships Of war and anal
agous matters. through the numerous con-
sulates scattered all over the world, and
the shippers Of trading vessels. with many
OF whom it IS point OF honor 20 act as
spies for the benefit OF their government