FOREIGN SPIES.

Evening Star, Issue 11452, 21 January 1901, Page 7

FOREIGN SPIES.

ACTIOS tit THE UNITED STATES. As a result of the agitation following the obtaining of plans of hj. French field gun bv the United States, this Government (savs the Washington correspondent of the London 'Daily Chronicle') have determined to take vigorous means to prevent naval and military secrets leaking out. When France officially ignored the fact that artillery plans had Been surreptitiously obtained by ah American agent some surprise -was expressed at her laiJure trt make representations. Later investigations showed that France had been lorced to keep silence for [ear of disclosing the identity of her secret agents in tftil ■ ri ? e - U,,ited States Government hare obtained information shrine that has spies Iri.Wasßmgton, bem S c,erks in * e Navy and tonfiaent.ahnforrnation. Tlie Slate Department has addressed letters to the' various Emrtski "S thMl « other thah *™ r, !«? l Jhilitory and naval attaches fri*4 L^P^" ed by their Government in procuHnfe sh!T<$ h !T< i i ,fo /, matio "- ™* Statfe Debarthient has further added that o >ilV ■>*, vh~\;L i yards and military establishments minW »**!*» regulatidHs, a,id then S in the same fray as ,s permitted to American rl gresentahves accredited t.o Toi%iqn Govern rfifehts. Heretofore the United States )iave Been very lax m guarding military Secret. and the action of the State Department ha« been taken at the request of the War and

Navy Departments. If foreign Governments disclaim having in their employ agents other than Official military and naval attaches, it is said that several War and Navy Department clerks now under suspicion vill be summarilv dismissed.