Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-20
RUssIA's SPY SYSTEM
DENOUNCED BY SOCIALISTS IN
aERMA1ssREIoHsTAa.
Foreign Secretary Defended Govern
ment,s Course, Deslaring Tina.
Swallowed Men Are7Anarchists.

A dispatch from Berlin last night says:
The intimate relations between Germany
and Russia were brought out In the
reichstag today during a discussion over
the privileges given to Russian secret
agents on this side OF the frontier. The
socialists gave notice some time ago that
at the reopening of parliament they would
question the government on the subject.
Herr Ernst Haase was put forward by
the party today to make the attack. He
asserted that Russia maintained a chief
of spies in Berlin, named Tardik. who re-
ceived $1,000 yearly. and enjoyed the title
of his excellency. Her Haase then men
toned by name Tardik's principal assist
ants, whose relations with the German
government were such as to permit them,
Herr Haase affirmed, to use the German
police agencies and other instruments of
the government as though they were Rus
slams. These spies made domiciliary visits
to the homes of Russian students or other
residents occasionally getting at the postal
officials and opening mail addressed to
Russians The deputy accused the spies of
using the methods Of housebreakers, SEEM
ingly without exciting police vigilance, and
said they forged a power of attorney to re-
ceive the mail of socialist member of the
reichstag suspected of being in correspond
ence with Russians who were under the
disapproval of the Russian government
Herr Haase then asked the ministers if 1t
was not true that Russians were conducted
across the Russian frontier at the request
of the Russian government without extra
ditiOn proceedings or the bringing Of spe-
cific charges. sThe principle laid down by
the German government, the deputy added,
seemed to be that any Russian residing in
Germany who was obnoxious to his own
government became thereby Immediately
an undesirable resident and instead Of be-
ing allowed to cross any frontier he pleased
he was put across the Russian frontier
Baron Won Richthofen, the secretary for
foreign affairs, answering Herr Haase, de-
clared the German government was aware
that the Russian embassy employed an
oHcial TO watch over Russian anarchists
in Germany, but the government was not
aware that German subjects were likewise
under observation. The government also
was not aware that Russian agents had
committed crimes or attempted to persuade
others to commit crimes The chancellor,
continued the foreign secretary did not in
tend to interfere, but he regarded it as ad-
Vlsable that foreign anarchists should be
observed by agents Of their own country.
Baron Won Richthofen further said that
the Russian government maintained a SINH
lar bureau In Paris, and the Italian gov
eminent had one in London. The socialist
press. the secretary asserted, had become
the organ OF the Russian anarchists The
government had inquired! into the alleged
burglarizing Of the house of q German
physician. living in Germany, by Russian
a a 1 out mad been unable to discover
proofs. The secretary suspected that the
other allegations made rested on eouaIIv
flimsy evidence.
The secretary did not answer the COM
paint regarding the violation Of the postal
laws. referring the questioner to the direc-
tor OF the post office, when the postal esti-
mates are discussed.
continuing, the secretary said Herr
Haase had reproached the government with
lending assistance to Russian agents. This
he admitted The government had no rea-
son to protect the revolutionary subjects OF
a nelghboring, friendly state. The common
lnterests OF civilization demanded watching
over anarchists. The government had no
other course than to- deliver Russian an
archists to the Russian government Other
states would not be thankful for Russian
anarchists. The procedure was not, prop
erly speaking, extradition, since the Rus
sian government did not formally demand
their extradition. The German government
simply put troublesome foreigners over
whichever frontier it regarded most suit
able.
Herr Bebel, who opened the debate. said
that a well-informed Russian had assured
him that what Germany regarded as an
archists did not exist in Russia at all Herr
Bebel characterized the delivery of Rus
slams. whose only crime was discomfort
with the reigning political conditions to the
Russian police to be transported to Siberia
and indefinitely imprisoned as being bar
barism.
Such conservative leader as Count Won
Limburg "a member of the reichstag) would
undoubtedly be deported to Siberia If he
undertook to advocate in Russia what he
advocated in the German parliament The
German police, Herr Bebel asserted
searched the house of Russian living at
CharlottenDurg, on suspicion based on
forged letters.
Herr Norman, conservative, declared that
his party thoroughly Endorsed Baron Won
Richthofen's answer, and said he hoped the
government would continue in its present
path. The socialists greeted this statement
with derisive laughter. Herr Richter, radi-
cal, said it might suit the conservatives 10
see Russian conditions introduced into Ger
many, and Baron Richthofens
speech" he continued, shows that we are
in a fair way to this end. The spy system
permitted here must fill every German with
disgust
Dr. Sattler, the national liberal leader
expressed the wish that the government
had given explanation of the several cases
mentioned in the debate. The reichstag
then adjourned