The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-17
CAUSES 4 STIR IN FRANCE.
LEAKAGE OF SECRETS As TO THE
NEW FIELD GUN.
United states IL Not Accused OF Re-
sorting 10 Unfair Methods 20 Sc
cure Information, but the SPY
Mania In Again ON In Paris.

NEW YORK, Nov. ia special to the
Tribune from Paris says:
THE close OF the exposition the reas-
sembling Of parliament and the welcome
In preparation for ex-President Kruger
causes a certain popular effervescence in
Paris which the Nationalist press, and no.
tably Ernest Judet. in the Petit Journal,
and Lucien Millevaye. in La Patrie. are
working for all ii is worth as an instru-
ment TO discredit the present admins
tration. This accounts for the storm OF
indignation in the boulevard press about
the sensational stories according to which
the United States war department OBJ
tained through its agent In France COM
plete knowledge of the secret mechanism
Of the 75-millimeter field gun with which
the entire French field artillery is equip
ped. There Is fresh outburst Of the PEE
riodicai spy mansa,'' ana the sansat onal
accusations against the United States war
department are accepted by the Boule-
ward papers as Gospel truth.
omcials Undisturbed.
On the other hand. there is the best
authority for stating that neither at the
ministry of war nor the ministry OF for
eign affairs Il the slightest Importance at
tached to the reports In question. 1t Is
known that during the summer and au-
tumn four United States ordnance oni-
GERS, besides Lieut.. Mott, Of the United
States artillery service, our military at
tache here, were. at the request OF Gen.
Horace Porter. the United States ambos-
sador, given every reasonable facility by
the French military authorities to OBTAIN
professional. information, although as
may readily be understood, several de-
mands such, for instance, as request
to inspect the French smokeless powd er
factory. were politely refused.
Sly field batteries supplied with the new
75-Ya m
euvers AZ Charities In September, and all
the foreign officers present. including
Lieut. Mott. were allowed to see the
guns, but not 10 infinitely INSPECT their
or course full reports were made by the
foreign officers. Including ours. to their
however, that the standing Instructions
to the United States military attaches
here from the war department are to re-
strict the quest fer Information to hon
est, above-board methods
Hints of Col1usion.
The Petit Journal aliudes to the case Of
Lieut.. Borup, United Ststes military at
sche here In 1891. who was recalled after
being accused OF combining with the mill
tary attaches Of Germany and Italy 10
secure from 1t military secrets. The Petit
Journal states that no one will be -duped
by explanations offered by the United
states authorities.
The article shows no luminosity towards
the United States, although Il II fero-
ciousiy hitter against NJ. Waldeclx- Rous-
seau. Gen. De Gallifet and Gen. Andre.
the present minister Of war. for destroy
ing tho efficiency of secret service
branches OF the general stan. the famous
second bureau. which II considers the
lest SAT- guard for preventing foreign gov
ernments from obtaining possession OF
French military secrets. M. Millevoye,
in La Patrie, saws:
THE United States government TO
which this important secret o. the French
field gun has been revealed will, no doubt.
defend itself from charges OF completely
with the spies or secret agents who pro-
cured the informatten.a b1t the evil, new
ertheless. Is ACCOMPLISHED"
La Patrie then asks: who IL the Sec
ond Dreyfus? Where Is he? Where does
he hide? Who knowp him2 Who will
denounce him?"