Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-15
PARIS SUFFERS
FROM SPY MANIA.
Accusations Against the United
States.
FRENCHFIELDGUN INCIDENT
Ronlevard Press Says Nasty Things
About America Patrle Wants 10
Know who second Dreyfus Is

New York Nov. l5-A special to the
Tribune from Paris says;
The close Of the exposition, the reas-
sembllng Of parliament and the well
come In preparation FOR ex-President
Kruger. cause a certain popular eGer-
vescence in Paris with the nationalist
press and notably Ernest Judet in the
Petit Journal, and Lucen Milleyoye, In
Ia Patrie are working for all Il is
worth az an instrument to discredit the
present administration. This accounts
Tor the storm Of indignation i'm the
boulevard press about the sensational
stories according 10 which the United
states war department obtained
through It's agent in France complete
knowledge Of the secret mechanism Of
the rs mllImetre field gun with which
the entire French field artillery Is
equipped. There Is a fresh outburst Of
the periodical Spy mania and the
sensational accusations against the
United states war department are ac-
repted by the boulevard papers as gos-
pei truth
on the other hand there Is the best
authority for stating that neither at the
ministry OF war nor the ministry Of
foreign affairs Is the slightest import
ance attached 20 the reports In question,
II Is known that during the summer
and autumn four United states ord
nance officers besides Lieutenant Mott.
of the United States artillery service
our military attache here, were, al the
request Of Cen Horace Porter, the
United States ambassador given every
reasonable facility by the French MILF
tary authorities TO obtain professional
Information, although, as may readily
be understood several demands such.
Cor instance as a request 90 inspect the
French smokeless powder factory, were
politely refused. Six field batteries sup
oiled with the new 75.mlllimetre gun
took part I'm the maneuyers az Charities
In September, and all the foreign Off
GERS present. including Lieut. Mott,
were allowed 10 see the guns. but not
20 infinitely Inspect their mechanism.
OF course full reports We're made by
the foreign officers, including ours, to
their respective governments. II must
b. noted however. that the standing In
structions 10 the United States military
attaches here from the war department
are 10 restrict the request for nfOrma-
ton TO honest. abovebOard methods.
The Petit Journal alludes 10 the case
OF Lieut. Borup. United States military
attache here IN 1891. who was recalled
after being accused Of combining with
the military attaches OF Germany and
Italy to secure French military secrets.
The Petit Journal states that no one
viii be duped by explanations offered
by the United States authorities. The
Ertlcle shows no anlmosity toward the
United States although IL Is feroclously
bitter against NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau.
General de Gallfet and Gen, Andre the
present minister OF war. for destroying
the efficiency Of the secret service
branch ~ the general staff the famous
second bureau. which It considers the
best safeguard for preventing foreign
governments from obtaining possession
OF French military secrets.
NJ. Millevoye, IN La Patre. says:
The United States government, 10
which this important secret Of the
French field gun has been revealed Will
no doubt, defend itself from charges OF
completely with the spies or secret
agents who procured the information
but the evil, nevertheless Is accom-.
plshed."
Ia Patrie then asks:
who Is the second Dreyfus? Where
Is he? Where does he hide? Who
knows him? Who will denounce hlm?"