The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
Their Governments Expect to Be
Kept Posted on All Army
and Navy News.
ny LA MARQUEE DE ros-rpsoY.

NJ all the offices connected with
embassies and legations, there
are mono more delicate than
those OF military and naval attaches.
They arc entrusted b. their respeo-
tive governments with the task or
Keeping them thoroughly posted with
Information on everything relating to
the armies and navies OF the countries
IN which they are stationed Now tho
most importan. information Of this ma
ture In precisely that which the gov
eminent concerned wighes at all COS Is
to keep from becoming known to my
foreign power. Indeod, the value of
any invention. device or plan that may
have been adopted Is. to great OK
tent. destroyed II revealed to any for
eign power. 1t IL therefore r matter
Of honor for the military and naval
attaches to restrict their search for
Information to subjects on which the
officers OF tho government 10 which
they are accredited arc willing to en-
tighten them.
Any effort to obtain information
other than this, that Is to say infor-
NATION which the government In ques-
ton desires 10 keep secret, is regarded
as an abuse OF hospitality. For the
foreign diplomatic missions, and all OF
Its members. including the naval and
military attaches. are stritcly speak
Ing, the guests OF the government and
OF tho nation to which they are ac-
credited. and as such are required to
treat their hosts with duo regard and
consideration.
AS general rule, these ethics are
observed In the most Loyal sonse But
there are occasionally instances where
n military or naval attaches profess
sional zeal. patriotism, and. perhaps
too, his ambition for advancem emit.
lead him to sacrifice thereto his honor,
and TO resort to the employment or
espionage and bribery, IN order TO OBJ
tain information unattatnable By any
other means. When caught, or even
when suspected OF resorting to these
practices. the attache finds It pruden,
TO quit his post on q leave OF absence.
with no prospect OF return. or else his
Immediate recall is demanded. since,
covered by diplomatic immunity. he
cannot he punished b. tho government
which no has offended. nor can ho
even be called upon to testify in court
against the people whom no has en-
ployed. or whom he is accused OF us
ing for purposes OF espionage.
nero mas JUST DSSll a. CltSS OF ILLS
kind at vienna. where Colonel Mich
ael Zenkievitch, the military attache
OF the Russian embassy. has suddenly
left Vienna for good and all, without
any OF the customary leavetakinSs.
and without being received In the
usual farewell audiences by the En-
peror and tho heir apparent. Archduhe
Francis Ferdinand. His departure fol-
lowed Immediately the arrest OF an Of
hcer OF tbs Austrian army, F!rsa Lieu
tenant Zedomyl Jandrie, OF Bosnian
birth. though OF Serb parentage. on a
charge OF high treason. in having sold
military secrets of Austria TO the
agent OF q foreign power. Inasmuch
as the affair has constituted sub
joct for discussion In the iEsHdtag'
where the association OF the Russian
military attache with the !ncriminated
Austrian officer was vigorously de-
nounced, there can be no harm in re-
ferring TO The matter here. with a
comment that cases such as this are
fortunately rare.