translate English to French: The widely ramified German system in North America was controlled from New York; the channel of communication with local agents was either through the consular service, or business houses, or direct; and, as in Europe, the identity of agents was carefully concealed each from the other.
Ce nombre cependant, comprenait plusieurs milliers de Galiciens, de Tchèques, de Serbes, de Croates, de Slovènes, de Slaves, d’Ukrainiens et de Ruthènes, dont il n’y avait rien à craindre, car ils étaient hostiles à l’élément allemand-magyar qui dominait alors l’empire polyglotte austro-hongrois.