The sun., 1915-06-27
py MOREBY ACKLOM.

.vstem, at any rate was its chief
orranizer and its developer to the
mint at which improvement seems
impossible.
The parents of stieber were Of the
middle class and in easy circum-
stances, and they apparently destined
,neir son for the Prussian bar, for he |
became an unsuccessful lawyer.
In is47 we find him attached as le-
ral adviser to a factory in Sllesia'
owned by two brothers named Schoef-
fer Silesia was in those days the
breeding ground of socialism. and the
schoeffcr factory was honeycombcd
with the new doctrines.
stieber was on the lookout for some
vay Of advancing himself in the So
cial scale, and he not only managed
TO marry the daughter of one Of his
smployers but he induced the other
10 join the Socialist brotherhood OF
which he himself had already become
a member with the idea of penetrat-
ing It's secrets and methods for the
information OF the Berlin police.
Incited by Stieber. Herr Schoeffer
became such an ardent recruit and so
violent in his utterances that he was
arrested ana imprisoned for urging
silesia to revolt.
Having thus shown the authorities.
BY causing the arrest of one of his
own relatives, that he was a suitable
instrument for their purposes, Stleber
was rewarded by being called to Berlin
and attached to the secret police with
the express commission OF breaking up
the Socialist organization in the cap
itai
The enthusiastic letters Of introduc-
ton which he brought with him from
the various revolutionary bodies in
S!lesia insured his welcome among the
Socialists OF Berlin. and he speedily
became an influential and trusted So
cialist leader, on one occasion heading
q great procession OF Socialist socie-
tes through the streets. II was on this
occasion that he was presented to King
Frederick William. He notes in his
memoirs that the King was uneasy at
the appearance OF such numbers OF
Socialists, and that he reassured the
monarch by telling him that every
precaution had been taken for his
safety.
Whether the fact OF their leader
having SPOKEN 70 royeNy mace tne
Socialists suspicious Of his good faith
r whether in other ways some whisper
Of his duphcity came to their ears is
not certain, but Il u . fact that from
thb time on he was frowned upon by
Shs Socialist clubs and that he was
thost1y afterward taken into the
NnCs p0couA ee1v'ce ma mAoe
1poixeiraf- or poNcs counciiiof.
IN nn posaoon M Vusahess was NO
oassr 70 ofs1e 70 oeiuoeo crowos ano
preean tne epontion ot ponce ana
monarchy. gut 20 keep cio.e wa.cn
on the ponce on,cials OK the hnsoom
ana report 70 tne Alns peFsohaiiy Oh
tnsf acuv1ties ana ioyaity' ms ousi-
ness OF spyins upon spies su.eo nun
% wei tnet wnen the chiet OF ponce
complained 20 the Aihs Oh e.ieper
inteHelehce ana accused MN o, peins
traitor rreoer'ck "Hiiah oiuniy
toio the OFFICIAL that ne trusted S'iepe'
more tnah any one IN 'ne h,hsuoin'
shortiy aiterwaro Sueper wa
gsIetted oniciai heao Oh the SeSre.
service anu set aoout orsahiZhs 'na'
' W ,e-r
regular ponce system which oy 20,
nad grown 10 the numoer Oh oo'VoV
MS emissaries covered .he cour, IL
seii' the Government oHices' oahkIht
ana commercial houses lmrousnou
inc Kingdom' as wen a1 al persons
VINO were IN any way connec.ed WIZ
Foreign countries. stieoer ehJoyeo i,es
access 70 the hihs anu preeen.eo ia,
daiiy report IN person. ne rein.es ina
on one occasion the hihs' "nie &C
kho~ieoeihs tne compie'eneSs oi que,
oels Information ABOUT the men an'
women Al court humorousIy cru
cisco MN TOT never haVins anything
7" say ABOUT tne royai princes
iour Majesty oiu not au'nori1'
me 70 supervise their actiohs' re
or'eo Stleoer' out rneah"hiie na'
S1hsldereu the possipiii'y oi sou
MdJes.y oolns so. Win whIcn ~
nahued the hing three scared packet
.oh'a'i''hs iu'i oetails Oh .he iin'es
worus anu deeds from the Tune 'hat ~
"du taken onice.
~ Is not 10 oe supposeo tna' -"
,Ise 10 positioh Oh such power an
.nnuehce OF man from tne '"Iou'
asses |lo not at the same 'iine nnan
q .ot Ht'epe, strons anu un'e, upuiou
.neniies VINO eNer.eu al 'he .inu.o 81,
ts ta poss.sseo anu eSe go
y ,.a, .ou,u Ihsp"e 49,