Smyrna times., 1933-01-11
REFORMED SPY
BECOMES A MONK
Ignozz Tebitsch-LincOln, Col
orful Adventurer, Escapes
Death Many Times
HAD EXCITING CAREER

Berlin.-Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln,
EurOpe's most colorful adventurer,
hated and elusive spy during the
World war, one time member of the
English house of commons, rabbi,
bishop of the Church of England,
press chief of the Kapp Putsch in
Germany, intimate associate OF
Trotzky in Russia, adviser of Aman-
ullah, found wherever a revolution
is brewing, today is walking the
streets of Berlin dressed in the long,
peaceful robe of a Tibetan lama OF
Suddah.
Every newspaper man on four
continents, every detective, in doz-
ems of cities has at one time or
other been either inspired or fooled
or amused by Trebitsch-LincOln.
Dyed in the wool news gatherers
tell wild stories about him. For
Trebitsch-Linco Mt one time de-
voted himself to adventure with the
air of a fanatic, a man out for re-
yenge on a civilization that killed
his son as a spy, although he has
tened from thousands of miles away
to save him.
Escaped Death Many Times.
There is hardly a nation that he
has not served and there is no coun-
try he has not visited. He has
tangled with Colonel Lawrence of
Arabian fame. He has been hunt
ed like a dog BY leading politicians.
He has escaped the moose, the bull
lets Of a firing squad, and the gull
lotine by inches.
Berlin correspondents met Ire
bitsch when he was press chief Of
the 'Kapp' government, when this
ruled Prussia for 4 few days. They
fought with him about freedom of
the press. Later when the adven-
turer was being sought BY the po-
lice, correspondent refused to re-
veal Trebitch's whereabouts and
thus helped him escape. It was a
rather tense moment when beard
ed man stepped into the newspaper
office Just a few minutes after a de-
tective had called looking for Ire
bitsch, and the man said: "Don't
you recognize me? I'm TrebitSch."
Ten minutes later another detec-
tive marched i'll. 1--WE know you
know where Trebitsch-Lincoln is.
Wen pay a high price if you'll
speak" But the newspaper force
did not speak and Trebitsch-Lincoln
was not heard Of in Germany for
years.
There is a story Of his stumbling
into a German camp on the bleak
plains Of Lithnania, during the war.
He was arrested and would have
been shot, had not the German gen
erai peeped into tile bottle a hit
that night, and been feeling too gay
for a court martial. Trebitsch was
bundled into an airplane, and
dropped miles out on No Mans
Land. He was heard Of next il
PetrOgrad.
Gives Aid to Kapp.
When the Kapp Putsch was brew
ing Trebitsch was in China. a coun-
try that has always appealed "a
him because Of its transcendental
mysticism. But he managed to get
back to Germany and put his serv-
ices at disposal Of Chancellor Kapp
During the war he served more
than one nation, his enemies declare
Recently the colOrful character
had disappeared. Nobody knew
what had become of him. In reality
he was in Tibet. was actually made
a priest by the nation that is most
reluctant to make friends-the Tib
etians.
And suddenly he Is again in Ber
lin, to the utter and whOle-hearteG
delight Of all lovers of adventure
He wears the little black round car
of the Tibet priests, his black sill
coat comes up high under his chin
his feet are clad in sandals. lie I;
recognized by all those in the poiit
icaI and social swim. And he il
not lOathe to be recognized Bu
he will not shake hands. His higl
dignity as n priest OF Buddah for
bids him to touch ordinary human
beings.
He is not here to devote himself t.
political intrigue, or to mere finan
cial undertakings. 1t is his pres
ent ambition. his only ambition. ac
cording to his own words. to built
I'm southern Germany a Buddhis
temple and a monastery for devO
tees. He does not yet have tn
devOtees. But he is certain tina
there are many who will prefer tn
peace and mental harmony Of tn
Buddhist faith to the turmoil 0
present-day life. He admits he ha
no money, but he IS certain faitl
will move some one to endow the oI
ganiZation he is planning.
Iast of the LaWlers