The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-20
EMPLOYED A SPY
Charges That Russia Keeps an Agent
on the Watch.

Berlin Jan. BIN the reichstag Baron
Won Richtoff the secretary for foreign
affairs, declared that the Russian en-
bassy employed an agent to watch doings
in Germany
The government was not aware that
Russian agents had committed crimes oil
attempted to persuade others TO commit
crimes The chancellor. continued the
foreign secretary, did no, intend TO in
terfere because he regarded is as advis-
able that foreign anarchists should Be
observed by agents of their own country.
Baron Won Richtoff further said that
the Russian government maintained a
similar bureau in Paris and that the
Italian government had one in London
The socialist press had become the organ
of the Russian anarchists. The govern
ment had inquired into the alleged bur
glarizing of the house of a German ply
stefan living in Germany. by Russian
agents. but had been unable to discover
proof of such. The secretary suspected
that the other allegations made rested on
equal fiimsy testimony.
Continuing the secretary said Herr
Hams had reproached the government
with lending assistance to Russian agents.
This he admitted. The government had
no reason to protect the revolutionary
subjects OF a neighhoring friendly nation.
The government had no other course than
to deliver Russian anarchists to the Rus
sian government Other states would not
be thankful for Russian anarchists. The
procedure was not, properly speaking.
extradition. since the Russian government
did not formally demand their extradition.
The German government simply put
troublesome foreigners over which ever
center il regarded as most suitable.
This caused laughter on the right and
cries of that's the work
Baron Richton attempted to make clear
the importance OF the anarchists
troubles. but was frequently Interrupted
The secretary declared thGt Russians
should not be anarchists IL they desired
10 live in Germany.
Herr Haase. the secretary continued.
said that the Russians came To Germany
trusting IN German hospitality He t,hs
secretary declared that the government
did not feel in the least hospitai by an
cIined toward them. The quicker they
left German soil the better the govern
merit would be The motion Ct Herr
Singer. socialist. the reichssak decided TO
enter into a debate on the question. the
members Of the right party voting n
the negative Herr Bsbel who opened
the debate. deried that any en chad Zen
mntionesi IN III question as beiug victims
Of Russian axEts or that the RrfsSo-sjer-
man police understanding was directed
against anarchists \ wei informed Rus
sian had assured him that what Germany
regarded as Anarchists, did not exist n
The German police Herr Be5el asserted
searched the hou<e OF 5 Russian living
at Charsostenburg on suspicion based On
forged letters.
Herr Bebel sonparcd tn protest raised
by italy 81 favor Of The Russian Secs5l 81
editor Cotz a year ago which prevented
his eztradItioa which The German prze-
d1e
Deputy SehEasGer supported the -
eials-s position. protesting vigerousIy
against the exercise 81 po.ice fgnclians
IN Germany b. foreigners Tfses~ xas
rot she iezs, doubt. hs added. that Rus-
sian agents a1so WATCHED Germans. STAGE
ii was Impossible Il watch Russian Fess-
dents without watching their aeqazias-
ancess