The Washington times., 1936-10-23
BY DAVID P. SENTNER
Copyright, 1885. by International
News ServicS)

by DAVID L. SENINEh
Copyright, 1885. by International
News Servics)
LONDON, Oct. 23.-"The great
spies Of history have never been
written about" said the general.
THAT is why they were great
spies"
The most important human cog
in the modern mechaniStic war
machine is the spy-a soldier
without the honor Of being one.
AS far as espionage is concerned
the war is already on.
Within the last IL months more
than 500 European spies have
been arrested in various nations.
Many Executed
I have been told that many
have been executed an unprece-
dented measure in times Of peace.
A government must repudiate
it's secret agents. Diplomatic repre-
sensations are most awkward for
No. 1Ol when he is in difficulty.
More money has been spent on
the intelligence departments Of
various European nations in 1885
than ever before in peace history.
The frantic competition in
espionage is due mainly to the
fear of a surprise aerial thrust be-
fore a formal declaration of war.
The nation with the most eff
cient spy system in the next war
will have the best antiaircraft de-
Tense.
A second fear entertained by
every nation is that a potential
enemy may discover a new lethal
gas which may truly revolutionize
modern warfare.
Speed Great Need
The need for speed has changed
the technique of espionage work
even as it has Streamlined the
army in the field.
When the planes of the enemy
have hoped off for a raid, the
news will be flashed by radio,
televiSion or infra-red lamps to
friendly planes lowering nearby.
Codes will be spoken in the next
war-not written.
Spies in the future war will take
a greater part in actual combat.
They may even form small anony-
nous combat units. To plant high
explosives in vital sites; to asSaSsi-
nate enemy leaders; perhaps to
carry on archaeological warfare.
Their ticket will be a parachute
jump in enemy country from mil
itary plane.
National Arms Plants
The trend towards nationali-
cation of armament production
has further heightened the i'm
portance of espionage.
Before the World War, private
armament firms, for commercial
reasons, disclosed new inventions
of weapons widely. Any nation
could buy the latest development
in warfare.
But in 1896, each European
nation has a secret research de-
partment in which technical prog.
ress in modern weapons
ularly in the chemical and me
chanical branches guarded
zealouSly.
Where can you find a foreign
spy?
In arsenals, laboratories, mill
tary and naval bases; in armies
and navieS; in foreign offices and
official bureaus; embassies; Off.
GERS clubs; factories; airdromeS-
anywhere and everywhere that It'd
bits of information may be gar
nered, procured by courtship,
bribery or blackmail.
Women Successful
aughterS of officers-and
sometimes wives-unwittingly sup
ply information to foreign agents
on occasion.
Women Spies-beautiful but not
dumb-are particularly efficient
agents in peace time as we'll as in
war.
The predominant type being
trained by European governments
for espionage work appears to be
the young man, of fanatical
patriotism, with a sound technical
knowledge-one trained to be an
engineer or chemist.
Actors and actresses also make
excellent spies, for disguise is still
a useful, even though melodra-
matte, technique in the espionage
business.
People of the theater are good
mixers" and their profession allayS
suspicion.
For the same reasons, news
papermen Il blush to say it, are
also used frequently for espionage
work
The next and concluding
article will discuss the economic
factors influencing the modern
war machine.)
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