The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-11
FOREIGN SECRET POLICE.
Turkish Spies Maintained in France
Protecting the Gar.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Recent dispatches from Europe call at
tentiOn TO the fact that at least two for
eign governments keep in France, espe-
cially at Paris, a regular service of secret
political police. cable dispatch from Co
penhagen says that the Russian detectives
Of the Muscovite embassy have cautioned
the Car against visiting Paris, as he in
tends to do. In regard to this contingency,
former director of the famous French
detective bureau called the "Surete Cen
erale," M. GOron, was interviewed by a
reporter from the Patrie The latter said:
THE Surete bureau declares that no Rus
sian agent-that is, detective-will protect
the person of the Car during his sojourn
in France, and that the French police
alone will be intrusted with that care.
What do you think of ii, NJ. Goron?' The
ex-director answered smilingly, after a
moment of hesitation: Hum When
President Faure went to Russia the Mus
covite police perhaps declared officially
that only its agents should be charged to
insure the safety of the President of the
French Republic. But If officially the serv-
ice performed by Russian agents l
should be much astOnished if the actual
chlefS OF the Surete affirmed TO me that no
asent oil that French detective bureau was
at NJ. Faure's side, disguised as a sondeur
or pere penard.' And NJ. GOrOn. who has
retired from active service, related how he
entered some years ago into relations wit h
TatskOwsky, chief of the Russian secret
police bureau, on the occasion of the muir
der at the Hotel de Babe, Paris of Gen
Seliverstoff, ex-chief OF the political police
at 81. Petersburg. The author of that muir
der, Padlewski. was never caught NJ
Tatskowsky asked NJ Goron to help him
in reorganizing the Russian police. He fol-
number of his agents, keeping only the
best or them, and established his bureau
in the palace of the Russian embassy.
The Turkish ambassador in Paris has al
ways had his detective bureau under his
immediate direction and located at his own
residence. He has TO watch not only the
capital and other cities in France, but also
Geneva, Lausanne and other places in
Switzerland. a cable dispatch stated a few
days ago that the French government had
decided to expel number of Turkish
agents, whose mission had been to spy on
the members Of the Young Turkey party.
The Ottoman embassy i'm Paris is much
less a political or diplomatic center than a
bureau of information. His ExceIlency Mu-
mir Bey is less intrusted with the care of
concluding treaties than of looking after
the hundreds of Turkish exiles in Switzer-
land and France. The important diplomatic
dispatch boxes which are sent every week
from Rue de PreSbOurg to Yildiz Kiosk
contain infinitely less of political Informal
ton or official news than of police reports
and secret intelligence. These reports are
read with especial attention by the Sultan.
who prefers that kind OF reading to any
other, and lavishes favOrs and rewards
upon those who furnish him with the great
est quantity of IL. In Paris the Turkish
spy service is well organized. better than
anywhere else. AS soon as a Young Turk
arrives the secret police of the embassy
are on the move. The man is Swallowed
kept under observation and attempts are
made to enter into conversation with him.
They try 10 bride him TO return to Con-
stantinOple. II he refuses he is the object
of threats. which are promptly executed
his property in Turkey is cOnfscated. and
sometimes he is sentenced TO death for
cOntumaciOusness Sometimes also, but
more rarely, the Ottoman embassy sue
ceeds in obtaining from the French gov
eminent an order of expulsion against the
unfortunate Young Turk" This kind of
work explains why Abdul Hamid in his
dispute with France. did not hasten 10 re-
cali his ambassador, Munir Bey, from
Paris where the latter gave a splendid
feast on the Sultan's anniversary. an act
which compelled the French government
to request him 10 withdraw promptly from
its territory.