The Red Cloud chief., 1918-05-23

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Is practically as great Il menace to the Woriu uo "
Germany's military machine; that. indeed yer
manys military methods and her economic pen
tration" methods are interdependent. ana .lut n"s
peace which seemed to leave German hln'or'''"
powerless would be vain and futile If the German
methods of trade were allowed to continue us Ut
presept The question Is asked whether traue ai-
ter the war will be secret service struggle oh 'e
part of oil the nations and whether, us ueri'"S
forced all the powers to mobilize Tor hlii'isn''
she is going to force them also To moon|e ioi tiauo
warfare These questions may seem grotesque'
hut able men are raising them. They point out
that the law of civil conscription In Germany mas
made all the business representatives Oh tne e
pire potentia secret service agents Mt the dispos
of the military authorities. - ,o
bos made special Investigations In this matter
ouotes from u secret document, or wh'ch ne nus nus
seen copy, containing instructions 10 Derhia'
engineers who are called upon to SINK thelr plo
fessional pride and to devote themselves " "n .aa
trade secrets and TO furthering German uau''
which will be readily possible for them uhuer 'ne
guise of their professional mantle
NJ Deserves has described the results Vi .ou'
he made of neutral countries for the purpose Oh III
yestigating German secret service methous OIL
trade Both men and women, he says are eni
nloved in this way by Germany, mostly young men
ond women Secret service and business promo
tIon are practically convertible terms Inc uer'na
secret service man woman Is taught the ur' y,
trade development and the German coinmerc'ai
traveller is taught the art of espionage Gerhahy
realizes that the role of commercial Traveller Is 'ne
best disp,ise for secret service man ana tnat Sc
cret service is the best Of all adjuncts to trade.
GERMANY according to NJ. Deserves, Is inundaths
the neutral countries with literature and with
agents. The agents are recoghizeu us ny Ia. us
most productive. Printed documents are scattereo
ond even IL they are followed by many Others
tbey are soon forgotten. Where the agents follow
one another, working with mutual aid, their work
ia practical and profitable They perform not mere
ly n common task; they work out propaganda.
"Tbe Germans" he continues "have been sys-
+o,otcoly giving furloughs from the army to their
mobillzed men who had been commercial travellers
in foreign countries. These men are authorized 10
visit their former customers, but they are espe-
cIolIv engaged 10 work with zeal and adrotness
ond r. produce practical results. Special rewards
ore reserved for those who are able to practice es
nionope for the benefit of Germany. The agent
has double or rather a triple, part to play. lie Is
openly placing his country's products, he Is ceie
brating his country's glory ana secretly he IL gam
ing information regarding Ger1hahys heighpors
and her enemies. Such work Is regarded as worth
n reward and the reward is paid. In one neutral
csuntry was struck by the large number of these
German commercial agents who are,young, despite
the fact that the country, being at war, needs
Young men. But the fact Is that they can serve
their country on this front Just we'll on thu
battle fronts. They are industrious, insinuatihs
tenacious The promises they make in the naIn
of the great commercial firms of Germany ar
kent. They go and come as in time of peace. The
have their own hotels, restaurants, cafes, meetin
nlaces They are servceable and they push thei
eogerness TO be agreeable to the point of servity
While they do not succeed in making themselve
popular, they impose themselves on the business
men because they can quickly obtain from Gel
many what merchants have patiently but vainl
sought elsewhere
M. Deserves urges that the allies put more con
merc,al travellers in the field to Offset the Germa
trade campaign methods, but he declares that tn
French business agent, undoubtedly like the bus
ness agents of Frances allies. has an insurmoun
able repugnance for espionage. no matter what II
reward might be-"
NJ Charles Humbert, proprietor of lie Journ
of Paris, and other public men of France declal
that In order for the world to be safe for demo
racy Germany must not merely be beaten in Il
field, but her whole system OF militarist cover
ment, with the countrys trade development su