The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-04-24
Much More Complete Than English
Governments Watch Each Other
Closely, Especially Germany,
Russia and England.

E@W ~ III AAA$ 80
Mection of newspaper cuttings.
1a## One of the points attended to by the
Russian secret service is the record or
livery English puplc man who speaks
Har writes about Russia.
Ms On one occasion the present writer
HAD the opportunity Of seeing the sys-
Mfenl followed by the Russian police.
: M Every speech nad every writing OF
t Ndr Shaw-Lefevre-an innocent n not
, Mery formidable personage-with par
/. 4clare Of his birth, parentage, means,
, smsidence, habits, tastes and position,
,, Here all entered up in a great portfolio.
! M# Mr.. Snaw-Lefevre was, I believe. at
WSne time associated with the Friends Of
= 4uSSlan Freedom, and is therefore, ike
Ial the other members Of that body,
' carefully watched by the agents Of
i Russia.
MConsiderable sums are spent by Rus
Ma on secret service agents in Central
: Xsia, Baluchistan, Persia n in India
A&self. The object of these agents is to
b6elitue Great Britain and belaud Rus
v MConstant diplomatic duels take place
: Atween British consular agents and
he avowed representatives Of Russia.
this s~ubterranean war Of secret agents
going on all over the world.
n sGermany's Special Police.
THE German system Of secret service
y M conducted on much more scientific
4nes. German knowledge of the Unit
:. "a Kingdom is more complete than that
m most Englishmen.
>. s7MI was lately informed by a British
: dEplopaatist of the highest rank that
Me German general staff possesses a
9 66hedule of the contents of all the chief
. ~Nsidences in the kingdom.
s5EEver picture and work of art of any
. considerable value is known to the
Nerpan general staff, while the study
HH RT1tigh. fnnOpr9 rtv tho mo Sfarv of
I. mar ordnance maps, the knowledge Of
n THE fords, smithies, obstacles. popula-
!! kpn and high cad form the subject of
! Manipulation from German officers who
:. tie tUd off to the duty of acquiring full
: knowledge Of the ounties Of the United
:, Angdom.
!; 4 N#SkgThe German agents in England, who
!. !. eE occupied in surveying this coun-
!, GT with a view to contingencies, are
i EAnerally to be ound in couples in the
" gaise Of tourists.
MsAsrhey know to a head how many
10 k0Tses the Irish farmers can supply
If Wthin a given time. They have made
,e GSareful study Of the idiesyncrasies of
,e Hfc leading men. Their tastes, habits,
$, hsflth, friends and means are careful
IY# noted by the astute Teutons, who
: d1stiH the honey Of Information from
E1glish fields for the German hiYe.
The principal feature in which Ger
n14n secret service differs from that of
EnEland is tina the Germans co-ordi-
matt the whole of their knowledge, and
have it ready to hand in a c~oncentrat-
sedHform whenever it is required.
SS#sS# Useless English Methods.
The English system is different.
1E4ere is a secret service fund con-
EaQlled by the foreign office.
MSsA6o many foreign Office agents are
aoytlle to England, and are unpaid,
slAmnt the foreign office service is often
b. sqI1tnd to be useless for naval or mill
Malfy purposes.
& a@gpDuring the last two years the adj
~ MlAzalty. has succeeded in wrestling from
3 ahAsg foreign office the control of the Sc
~ safEAaHf service, SO far as it affects the
Ivy. During the trouble with France
y MsMa4r Fashoda, agents of the admiralty
I. HeEe husily watching French opinion
- MsgAAles great centerS. The English mil
lie taEy Intelligence department is again
:, AupaEate service.
IL ma is required is to concentrate in
FL epot the whole knowledge obtain
X The foreign office should be the
q. SsHn4lh, the eyes and the antennae of the
la1fiaon. The German and Russian for
Is tgr#pfices fulfill these functions. The
british foreign Office not only does not
n0W what Is going to happen; it does
DtaNwant to know, while the military
y nd sforeign office Intelligence depart
nanfs are separated enthusiastically.
SYS5MI what is ante0. ~"
r After the heavy experience of the
IL lpeE war, it Is incsnceivable tina the
Nv 0Nsr1ment will not take steps forth
*, fAt1 to ~reorganize the whole Of our in
IS. aNfSence system-naval, military and
en- ipIpnlatic. The English ignorance Of
nv 1Eetgn countries Contrasts Unpleasant
&c with their knowledge about Great
FL hatain. .
"A. MMRrance is rapidly becoming a peace
- MI@HpoWer, and Is losing that passion
.. lEsInilitary glory which has oppressed
" gaTgsfor hundreds Of years. Germany
Id AaE@sRussia, however, require careful
n alGshing and the pacific tendencies OF
I'll. 4eek republic may be dissipated
Yss&Ahe temptations of an alliance that
hit AS44nany may yet have to offer. M
m. ma does the admiralty know about
il. At1eSAgfer1nan fleet? Very little. How
IN AAaxSk times has the naval attache In
- - sMs55aa3en visited Emden, or even Kiel? For
! : fHha9 purpose are the miles of quays
~. lEAessGkked at Emden, a little village with
~ museum in it?
10 MAAk@the Boer war taught the English
DE nn&zN4taing 1t was to enforce the lesson
rk n34@@lsnoWIedge is power.
t.d MssAkAA&aere is nothing SO conducive to
e4se as a full knowledge Of the in
4a1al64Epls and tendencies of other ma
S2k4E enormous outlay may be saved by
REORGANIZATION and establishment
Es44AA6 efficient II up-to-date system Of
sGHe4 service