Milford chronicle., 1918-04-12
The GERMAN SPY MENACE.

Among us are miserable spies whom
Germany would soon dispose Of" srid
Senator Harding, Of Ohio, to the Mary
land Defense Council the other day. Il
honor Germany for IT," he continued.
"ln justice to these 100. 600. 900 people
! there is but one place for the man with
the torch and the bomb, and that is
/ against a stone wall" Congressman Kahn
I Of California, who fought brilliantly on
/ the side Of the President when the draft
/ law was receiving the lukewarm support
/ of Mr.. Wilson'S own party declares that
] spies ought TO be strung up instanter. The
American Defense Society and the Ma
/ tional Security League. working inde-
pendently Of each other, have made a de-
mand that the lax methods of handling
the enemy alien situation cease, and the
latter has made an appeal to Washington
for more drastic action under the espion
age act Under the laws Of war, approv-
ed by every other nation, "A spy during
the course Of hostilities is liable for ex-
ecution. According TO Article % Of the
Hague Convention, a spy is 'One who
acting clandestinely, or on false pretenses,
obtains, or seeks TO obtain, information
ia the zone OF operations Of belligerent,
with the intention Of communicating IL TO
the hostile party"
For the past year the public has been
startled with fiaring headlines, German
Bomb found on Vessel, German Agents
found in Muniton Works." "Teuton Spies
n Curtiss .Aeroplane Plant" "Blueprints
Of Coast Defenses found in Hands of a
German Spy" and so ON until the people |
are beginning to wonder if this Admnis- |
tration has intended It's "pitiless public |
ity' exclusively for enemy eyes. just re- |
Gently Senator Lee Overman OF North |
Carolina declared that he would raise /
his former statement that there We're |
600 German spies in this country,
made AT the time the espionage bill was
pending, to 400. 600 a 300 per cent in
crease in time of war. with thousands Of
Democratic Jack HawSshaws on the job!
Mr.. Overman charged that German tam
pering with the Curtiss planes has caus-
ed hodup in the whole aeroplane pro-
gram.
In New Orleans the other day man
named HershoVitZ was nabbed with plans
and drawings Of 4. 5. naval station.
which he admitted were TO be transmitted
to Germany, via Mexico. He was in
termed for two years in Atlanta. where
many OF his cO-cOnspiratOrs are dwelling
IN fatted ease. a German employee IN
lne Of the Government departments at
was found 10 be in posses
sion Of stolen blueprints of great value
% the enemy. Another German subject
as just been caught. having in his pos
ortifcatons and evidence Of a plot for
jail delivery Of all alien enemies con-
med at Fort Douglass These two spies
.1ll doubtless be given a vacation In At
anita al Government expense gentle
1an who was fired from the National
iuseum for his pro German utterances
'as promptly employed by George Creel
. his official publicity bureau. These are
lstances which could be multiplied over
nd over again.
The reason for This state of affairs
simple enough. Whether because of
maudlin opposition TO rigorous measures
because Of fear of the political effect
; a certain element of our population
hch The summary execution of these
easels would create, the fact remains
al the Administration is too irresolute
its treatment Of this peril, hence The
arman spy system brazenly defies the
administration under it's own roofs. Il
we the honor to inform you that /
I'VE caught one Of your command within
e American lines" wrote Israel Put
m TO the British Commander. He was NJ
rested as spy he will be tried as a mi
" and, II convicted, he will be hanged
a SPY r. $. He was hanged al m'
,lock today" We need a Putnam on
e job, but If We can't have one, the er
tention Of the American Defense League no
called TO the good work done in Cali
'nia in the early days Of the Vigilance de
Perhaps a National Vigil Pl
ace Committee could put down the men
. which the Administration refuses TO Ia
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