Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

CnlOou SJAJCbs MY WOTk on SeCT6I
missions in Russia and my familiarity
with the concealed purposes of Ger
many have shown me that the car had
never forgotten Alaska was once Rus
sian territory and the Romanoff dynas-
ty looked with envious eyes on the
vast country, about three times the
area of Germany, whose wealth of gold,
coal, agricultural land, copper and great
fishing industries. was sold lust fifty
years ago for what is now a mere song
less than half cent an acre.
1t will be surprise to the American
public to know that German agents
have long prompted and famed the
fires of Russian desire for the bonanza
which was once theirs, and which
might return to them after a war with
the United States
England would never permit Russia
to occupy Alaska If she could prevent
it, and Russia realizes this. So we
have seen. by what Machiavellian
schemes Germany worked upon the.
jealousies, ambitions and territorial de-
sires of Japan and Russia not only to
SOW dissension among the allies, but
to line up Russia and Japan and Mexico
HOPES FOR JAPAN'S HELP.
Americans feel that Germany made a
mistake because Japan openly repuliat-
ed the German flirtations when Ameri-
ca learned of them. AMERICANS
SHOULD NOT JUMP TO THIS
CONCLUSION. l WILL SHOW THAT
THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY
OF GERMANY'S PLAN SUCCEED
ING.
My experience with governments is
that there is no conscience or honor
when it comes to a question of national
good. Autocratic governments, at
least, consider any means legal and
justifiable If the results will be of
sufficient national benefit. Mexico to-
day is merely a mock democracy and a
thorn in the side of your Uncle Sam
one that jabs him with every move he
makes.
Japan and Mexico understand this.
So does Germany. Japan and Mexico
know, however, that, despite Germany's
promises, she might refuse to help
them if they first attacked the United
States. l have learned that if America
should be plunged into war with Mexi-
CO and Japan, Germany would consider
her end accomplished, and it would not
be necessary for her actually to take
the field against America.
The secret agents of Japan also are
aware of this and have so informed
their governments. They also remem-
Der how Germany promised to support
the Beers, and, after engineering them
into the war against England, left them
to be crushed without assistance.
Remembering this, and knowing
what they do, Japan and Mexico will
not attack the United States first. but,
If Germany forces the fight, as she in
tends to, they might not-probably will
not-turn so deaf an ear to the Ger
man proposals.. Once Germany is COM
mltted to the war. the two other coun-
tries would be sure of an active ally.
Until that time, they would not be sure
of it-knowing Germany.
Meanwhile, the concentration of Ger
man reservists in Mexico continues
briskly. 1 learned just the other day
that entire German families are talk
ing up residence over the line in Juarez,
and, for the most part, the men are re-
servists. One man, who arrived IN
JuareZ recently was a German Ameri-
can who had deserted from one of the
national guard regiments on the border
-bluntly a spy.
From my Mexican sources, I have 1t
that Captain Fay, who escaped a few
months ago from the federal military
prison in Atlanta where he was serv-
ing a sentence for his part in plot
ting to blow up steamships of the allies
trading with the United States, is now
in Mexico very busy training Germans
for military service. He was SNUG
gled across the border by German
agents.
HOW PLOT WAS DISCOVERED.
In the same way, German againts in
tie United States tried to send Huerta
back into Mexico TO make trouble for
America. An operative in the British
secret service who had obtained a posi-
tios, in the German embassy as a clerk,
informed the department of Justice
about the plot, and Huerta was taken
from the train approaching the border
and placed under arrest.
This incident illustrates the activities
Of the British secret service in the
United States. England has many
agents here-both registered and I'M
registered. 1t is not commonly known
that captains of British warships pa
trolling American waters come into
New York incognito and chat with
secret service operatives in cafes and
restaurants to get valuable reports l
saw not long ago a captain of British
cruiser dining in New York with high
official connected with the British ma
val attache to the United States. He
got into the port. out of uniform on
British tramp.
/ have often been asked il there were
any women spies In America and how
they obtained their information. 1t may
be somewhat irrelevant, but in pass
ing 1 want to say that the method EN-
ployed by the beautiful women spies Ct
fiction are never resorted to in real
life
For instance, a woman who is work
ing for q secret agent will be told to
find out from a certain man how GER