The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-10

forgotten that Japan. too, has made
use of women to ferret out the
intentions of the Russian government
regarding the Russo-Japanese war.
They are not, as a rule, however, JAP
anese women, who are s%ingularly I'M
fitted for the delicate task. To meet the
Russian spy on his or her W ground
and Japanese have, 1t is said, secured
the services of some of the cleverest
women in Europe, many of them
French women, and often their visible
means of support is by acting. Short
ly before the war burst suddenly in
the far east, an English manager was
conducting a Japanese troupe through
Europe, and the tour led to Russia.
While the troupe of actors was in
Budapest a young Japanese pleaded
so hard to join the company that he
finally persuaded the manager to take
him. He was tried upon the stage,
but was found singularly incompetent.
However, something was found for
him to do, and he did not want much
salary, so he was allowed to- remain
fWAta NhO company "lAlS WIN
through the cars empire.
Practically nothing was known Of
the young man, but he was educated,
a pleasant companion, and appeared
to have plenty of money. After the
tour ended the manager discovered
he was the son of the Japanese ad-
miral whose name frequently ap-
peared in the newspapers in connec-
ton with the wonderful naval feats
he accomplished during the war. In
the same company were several clev-
er Japanese women, who kept their
eyes and ears open during the tour,
and there Is little doubt that their
reports to their government had some
thing to do with the rapidity with
which the Japanese struck the first
blow.
The Japanese police and military
system has, of course, its secret serv-
ice; but it is not nearly so ubiquitous
as is the so-called Third Section of
the Russian police. Yet during the
last few years there has little of i'm
portance TRANSFERRED in Europe affect
ing the situation in the far east of
which the Japanese foreign Office has
long been ignorant. Her agents, the
best of them those so-called French
actresses, have found a way of being
present wherever there was anything
to be learned. Often these women
encountered the women spies of the
Russian government, who are un-
~doubtedly among the cleverest detect
ives in their line in the world.
Governments at war, or on the
brink of hostilities, require the serv-
ices of two distinct classes of spies.
There must be many men connected
with this dangerous service; but for
the most part the work demands
courage and skill rather than the del
icate diplomacy which is required, too,
but is generally, certainly so far as
Russia is concerned, assigned to wom-
en- of culture, education, beauty and
rare Judgment. With the troops of
the enemy are sent the men spies, and
with the commanding officers, with the
diplomats, with the brains which sit In
St. petersburg anu move dTIHleS
5000 miles away as if they were
paw nson a chess board, the ingrati.
ating, clever women spies are to be
found.
While the Japanese have not beer
regarded as having an especially eff
cient secret service, the events of the
war demonstrated that the persons
who were watching day and night for
them had been of the greatest value.
It is known that just about the time
the war broke out there were in Port
Arthur several French dancers. who
had captured every Russian official
heart.
They were not only attractive dan
GERS. but beautiful women, who
dressed well and had most engaging
The Russian officers were
charmed with them. They soon be-
came better acquainted and proved to
be very agreeable companions. They
took a great interest in things mill