The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-05
LOOKING FOR SPIES
IN THE CAPITAL
WORK OF THOSE OFFICIALS WHO
GUARD WASHINGTON HAS
BECOME oNERoUs.
$4,000 WORKERS IN CITY
Navy Yards, Bridges, Army Depots,
Capitol Building and All Other Vital
Points Must Be Protected Against
Enemy Vaccinations.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

Zone IOrDluuen 10 the treSpaSSlng
feet of the alien enemy.
The capital Of the country is the
largest district thus far set aside ms
one In which no alien enemy over the
age of fourteen years may lolter or re-
side.
Perhaps the country has no adequate
conception Of the trying work II Ia
Tor the government officials to guard
this city against the insidious machi-
nations and overt acts of men who
would like to see the United Stares
lose the war In which 1t is engaged.
and who would stop at no means to
help accomplish such an inglorious
end. 1t must be remembered that not
alone must navy yards and bridges and
army depots and camps be guarded,
but every department Of government.
Indoors and out, must be sentineled
against the intrusion of the spy and
the dynamiter.
So far as the safety Of the country
is concerned, 1t is largely connected
with the safety of its diplomatic and
military secrets. Recently 10000 al
| Nha'ch"i "Oi htio nave Nolnc W Nu'h
ington to take places in the depart
ments of government. There must BE-
added the 10000 workers that were
here before, and so now the agents of
Uncle Sam have intrusted to them the
difficult work Of detecting in the null
titude the few men or the women who,
masquerading as friends, are doing tho
enemy's work.
Money Has Bought Spies.
IT has been proved on several occn-
sions since the United States went to
war with Germany that money has
been used to secure the spying services
of individuals who. because of native
birth or of naturalization, were sup
posed to be loyal to their country
against all temptation. 1t Is COM
paratively easy thing for the authori-
ties to watch men and women of Ger
man. birth because their naturalization
records tell at once who they are, but
II Is another thing for the authorities
to be able to determine among the
thousands of Americans of American
lineage who It is that needs watching.
President Wilson, In one of his ad-
dresses to congress. spoke of the dis
covery of enemy agents within the Of
fees Of government. The peril is a
real one, but In considerable part II
was met and overcome so far as resi-
dent Westinghouse were concerned
prior to the time that the District of
Columbia was declared to be military
zone, but since the first searching and
apprehendng process, 10000 additional
persons have come to Washington anil
have secured government work. The
labor of the detection of disaffected
ones has increased in proportion.
For long time the bridges over the
Potomac river, and certain vital places
in the city itself have been guarded by
members of the National Guard. Many
Of the public buildings and offices. hsw-
ever, have been entrusted to the care
Of privately employed watchmen. These
men were chosen for the work only
after rigid investigation.
Vital Places Well Guarded.
II now has been determined that the
guarded by men sworn into the service
of the government as members of the
military forces. Such regulars as can
readily Sa obtained will be used and
with them viii; be some of the remain
ing National Guardsmen and beyond
this II is probable that members of tho
Home Guard organization will be
pressed into the service. The under.
standing Is that they will be clad in
| l,o liz nj nf do tn n
army.
The capitol has been guarded by
civilians in the service of the govern
ment ever since that day two years
ago when bomb was exploded In the
hallway leading to the senate cham
Der. Entrance to the capitol has been
obtainable only through two doorways
one at the house end and the other al
the senate end. The main precaution
taken was to see to It that no person
with package of any kind was al
lowed within the doors. No attemp,
was made to search individuals who
might enter and in q way the safe.
guarding was rather perfunctory
thing.
Now things have changed and Il Is
.. the intention to station guards In y
pretty closely set picket line about the
great building. In the hall and about
other places which might attract 9TH.
damaging attention" of cranks. spies
, or alien enemies generally.
New War Councils Plans.
In Washington, as perhaps elsc-hers
In the country, the question frequently
in this time of war is "Are we getting
the results that we should get from the
, energy expendedT'
OF course coordination Is the thIni
: that is needed and one reason that tho
? seeming need has not been emphasized
more generally In the press Of thu
country unquestionably Is that mos
! Of the reporters of the news In thii
city have feared to overstep the prop
er lines of criticism, and moreove
have held themselves up with the buo!
Of hope from day to day that coal