Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
Hostility in England Toward
All Teutons Due to Espion-
age Stories.
WEALTHY FINANCIERS
ARE UNDER SUSPICION
Seek Enemy's Wireless and Petrol
Bases in Scotland-Naturalized
Citizen Sentenced.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LONDON, November 2o.-The lives OF
those off1cially designated as "alien
enemies" in England are not cheerful
these days, although they are not in
any danger of insults or violence. The
only outbreak against them was the
recent rioting. In the suburbs Of Lon
don when several German shops were
smashed.
Inc rioters received a lesson likely
to put a damper on future outbreaks.
The ringleader was sentenced to one
year In prison, two supporters to six
months, and eighteen others were re-
leased on bonds under condition that
they fulfill their fervently expressed
ambition to enlist in Kitchener's army.
hostility against Germans has been
caused principally by the popular be-
lief that all of them are active or pos
sible spies. The most recent campaign
IN the newspapers has been against the
lnnuentfal and wealthy Germans, who
play powerful part in British inan-
cial life. Naturalized Germans, as well
as those who retain the allegiance Of
their birth, are included in the general
cloud of suspicion.
There are several Germantown
members of parliament, and by an IN
Outstanding among themselves they
during the war sessions. None of them
has yet resigned. A few days ago sew
eral newspapers started an agitation
to have all male Germans and Aus
TRANS confined in concentration camps,
and general roundup was under
way. Two causes nipped this move
ment in the bud One was prompt re-
taliation in Germany, where all Eng
lish residents were gathered in by the
police. and the other was the difficulty
number of foreigners who were eligi-
Bile for the concentration camps.
Spies in Two Classes.
Spies are sharply divided into two
classes by British opinion. For the
German naval reserve. naval Lieut.
Carl Hans Lody. who was shot in the
Tower of London. the papers have hat
nothing unkind to say For a natural
lied barber named Ernst, who wa,
sentenced to seven years imprison
ment, there has been much execration
The judge who sentenced Ernst called
him Contemplate creature" and sale
that he would have been as willing t.
betray Germany as he was England. il
paid for his work.
dCteQ NlcIcly dS d Sp-UctWSci
in forwarding letters for the chief o.
the German-British espionage system
named Steinaeur. and his wages wer'
only 80 shillings a month. Scotland
Yard detectives had been shadowine
Steinaeur's work for two years. They
intercepted and read his letters, ant
permitted those to go on which con
tanned harmless information and mis-
leading information. Public opinion
places in entirely different classes thu
spies who do their work in time Of wal
and take chances. and those who follow
the business in time Of peace. profess
ing friendship for the country ant
making their living in it.
Wonderful Doings Of Spies.
None of the possible but unprova BIZ
things has taken SO firm a hold OF
popular belief, except the passage o
Russian hosts from Scotland to France
as the wonderful doings of German
spies. The authorities are inundated
with revelations and clues. The Who'll,
east coast Of England is swarming will
men who send flashlight signals to Ger
man ships at night, If the stories of tn.
newspapers in coast towns are correct
One gentleman has sent the author
tiles a most detailed account Of the
code messages transmitted by red and
white lights from the neighborhood OF
his home, but the police have never
been able to see these signals with the
same ewes az the diScOVerer, Germans