El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-24

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considerations attach TO tbs
- question Of German espionage in
this country All countries spy IL
Is merely a matter Of whether It Is
done well or i'll. The German spy Is
the widest spread form of the evil eN-
listing in Europe All have been
aware Of the disease. but none seem 10
have found the remedy
Since the outbreak Of the war the
severes- restrictions have been taken 70
obviate the leakage of news, censors
closely investigate every despatch from
whatever source, telephone conv ersa-
lions in foreign lanuages are instantly
cut off and every possible precuuOn Is
taken Yet German spies in England
laugh at British primitive methods
and manage to get all that JranSplres
at the front. through to Berlin and
elsewhere. as well as a good deal more
that is cleverly collected, OF far
more intimate character
How is this dOne2 Much criticism is
leveIled at military and civil authori-
ties for the leniency displayed IN the
civil courts, and elsewhere towards
spies who are caught. more or less
.sin the act" The German me lhOds
OF instantly shooting spies, or hanging
them are quoted, and Britain IS voted
the easiest going and less suspicious
country in the world
Demand Expulsion Of Germans.
Urgent demands are made that all
Germans, naturalized or otherwise, De
chased" from British shores. or en-
closed in a compound from which any
attempt to escape would at once be
followed by a sentrys bullet
This is no easy matter and cannot
be accomplished in a moment be the
authorities ever so eager in its prose-
cutiOn- That il should be done there
is little room TO doubt The fault
really lies in the system which has
permitted such shoals Of German and
other "undesirables" TO land upon our
gained system Of registration or means
Of tracing new arrivals, after they have
been some little time in the country
When the Aliens act was passed in
1905 a certain restriction was imposed
upon the scum Of Europe being
dumped upon England's shores, aimed
chiefly at persons from Southern Eu-
rope landing here in a state Of penury
or disease without relatives or definite
means Of subsistence later on This
ACT had taken for its model the Ameri-
can act passed a few years previously,
but was not nearly so drastic or com
prehensive in its scope 1t made no
provision whatever for that more dan
Eerous and higher class of intruder.
from which the higher class Of Ger
man spy has been taken.
England Easy for Germans
England has proved to the German
Spy the happiesL Of hunting grounds.
He has been free from suspicion, the
punishment is caught has been almost
a negligible quantity Thus the fun
gus has taken root, its tenIscIes have
been spread in all directions and TO
eradicate the evil with one sWOop OF
the official scythe is almost a physical
impOssibility. As ye sow. so shall We
reap, and England will have TO pay
the price Of her negligence, as others
have done before her.
Take the case Of that master spy.
Armgaard Karl Graves Graves is as
well known in America as he is here. /
His skill and ingenuity at his trade
is well set forth in a book he has Just
published entitled The Secrets Of the
German War Office" Whether it be
sensational or a distorted
record Of facts, il proves beyond doubt |
the thOrouEhness Of the German spying 1
system, the utter unscrupulOusnes Of /
those even in high places and the 4
work allotted him is carried out by the 4
German professional spy.
Are Sent Out Well Trained.
Here we get the real answer TO the
question as to how IL is done. No Ger
man spy Is sent out on mis- difficult /
mission without a complete training in /
the art Of discovering the secrets OF
the country whose Intelligence" de-
Dartment he has to probe. a stern
sOde of dos" and don ts' is thOroughlv ]
nstilled into him. He must learn
Just like a trained burglar-how to |
assume DISCUSSES and act parts at /
moments notice. Absolute silence /
n all company as to his missions must
% adhered to. Too much association
with petticoats, who may be decOy !
-ucksY is discOuntenanced. He be-
.omes number, not a unit, from the
ay ne enters the service seriously. He |
lust avoid the telephone, the telegraph
nj the cable as much as possible. A
re arranged cipher may only be used
q urgent cases. He must be an eX-
ert in mathematics, trigonometry
urVeying aughtsmanship and all the I
rts necessary TO take quick and ac-
urate estimates Of vessels, forts har-
ors IN the land TO which he is as
-gned.
Expert at Disgusting.
Thus Karl Graves was trained I'M |
er the direct tutelaEe Of the Imperial /
arVlce and learned all about torpedos, |
unS, etc, from scientific and highly
uallfIed military and naval officers. /
-e mas proved a past master in the !
RI OF many DISCUSSES. At one time we S
nd him a millionaire from South !
frica, studying and getting in tow ;
IIn special mugs" through the me !
um OF the green cloth. at another
IS attached to the German hospital Z
turkey specializing on Asiatic di-
'ases as result Of his medical train {
g, but really spying. in the Straits 7
lttements he proceeded to get ]
'lans, data and photographs" Of the Y
7lJlsn new naval base there while s
1Slng as tourist interested in trOr- . c
al botany He had some interest z
g experiences among the managers
Lipton's tea plantations in Ceylon. h
hen arrested at ROsyth on the Firth / v
Forth particulars OF every vessel G
the British navy. every naval base Z S
ruIcauon and strategic point in I {
eat Britain was found upon him. Z
And for this the highest salary he a
rned in his prime was $500 per an O
lm' with an unlimited margin for f
a Ia
'ned, while bonuses are given for big 3
ups. .