Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-14
spy SYSTEM DIRECTED
HI HIGHER OFFICIALS

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
PROVIDENCE. X l., November IL
The Providence journal will say" TO-
morrow:
IN II vigorous reply TO the denials OF
the Austrian embassy and several Aus
tro-tiunSarian consuls that they had
bcch Iomcntilis trouble in munitions
plants and constantly intriguing with
spies and secret agents, Dr. Joseph
Gorichr made the following statement
/ last night:
did anybody expect that these men
were going to acknowledge the fact?
j can simply give my word of honor,
that what | have said is the truth. and
that the facts are going To he proved
TO the satisfaction OF tho American
people.
81 Will state further that no act of
violence. whether 1T be fire in a NUM-
tons factory, the explosion of n bomb
on board ship, or the establishment
OF fraudulent passport offenses. springs
from the demented mind OF any single
Individual. Every act is planned in
advance, men who can be trusted 10
go through with such criminal per-
formances are selected in advance and
the whole scheme Is worked through
the system. individuals are simply
carrying out orders that they get from
above.
My fifteen wears experience in the
I foreign service of Austria Hungary has
given me exact knowledge ~ this spy
system. which is directed b. the Ger
man embassy through Captain Boy Ed
and Captain Won PaDen, acting direct
ly with sul-General Won Nuber in
New York
These three men have full ana
complete Knowledge of every move
made by every German and Austrian
! spy In the United States.
~ IMMEDIATE TOUCH
WITH EVERY TRANSACTION
IN spite Of their assertions that they
are innocent OF any wronrdoinE or OF
IN" knowledge OF the burning of NUM-
tons plants OF the wrecking Of ships,
they arc in immediate touch with every
transaction.
Every central empire spy operating
/ in this country to-day is officially list
ell in the Offices OF these men, and their
records arc kept in card Index form.
There are. ] should Judge from my per.
soral knowledge about 5000 of these
men in the United states, and every
one Of them will do exactly what he is
ordered 70 do, and considers himself
AS in fact lie really is. a soldier undo,
the direct ord crs Of his military SUI
pcriors. Not one of these men would
dare TO act on his own responsibility
III Il foreign country before he had
secured tho approval OF tin, representa-
tiN" Of ais government in that coun-
Try. These men have to keep IN touch
Win the military and naval attaches
OF either the German or Austrian en-
b&SSy, or else with the Ccnsuls | have
meme already in my previous state
mcntS and from them they secure all
: maps and charts, sailing lists of steam
ers. and the precise locations Of fac
: tories where ammunition is being man
I ufacturcd
They have 10 visit the official rep
/ fesentativcs Of their country in order
| TO get the sums of money they need
| to carry out their instructions.
! DO the American people think that
Captain Won Papen's somewhat innoau
ous statement about Americans in his
! letter carried by Archibald is i'm $50
lated expression of opinion? The truth
| is that si:lcc the beginning of the war.
( IN every German and Austrian consul
ate IN this country and i'm both en-
! ba&Sies Americans have been dogs and
4 pigs and beasts whenever reference
! mas hccn made to them. The people
or This country don't understand the
contempt with which these men view
! them
No passport fraud agent in New
! York OF Cleveland or Philadelphia, and