Show i 44 I I I s I 4 I I 1 s. ss I I I I M I s M MA l. l A FOREIGN SPY r t 4 LUJ A. A MH U I I 4 I 4 I I I 4 4 I I 4 I 0 f I M M We seem to be on the eve of another inter inter- nal spy scandal It is reported that the naval i O t at Y Washington of a with which we wee 11 1 e on oil the most amicable terms has been detected I f m p making secret soundings of the sea approaches Ta Tampa pa and the inference is that h he has b been them with ith a view to charting the channels rt jacent to the harbor with a view to the convenio of boats whose commanders deto de de- i o torpedo might l. l fo to take a quiet sneak to within firing distance It e shipping in port at the time f course that kind of espionage is entirely n ious lS to the theory upon which we permit forar for- for r a aval l and anci military experts to reside in the they I J. J y officially It is downright vulgar ar spying 1 ji not tolerable on any ground But probably g as we send like representatives abroad and andi i yie le the practice of accepting corresponding s here we may maj exp expect ct to have the secrets of f defences rde bought or stolen to the end of time j- j that the who has offended at tija a will be dismissed from the country but butwill t will wilI not cure the tile vice of the system under 1 he be has acted and doubtless s with tl the e im im- 11 l consent and wish of superiors in his service ervice H Would be better perhaps to do away with naval d military attaches on our part and then we tc ld 1 decline to rece receive e those sent by others We e fefe re not very err likely to learn much of f value from ours J could exist quite comfortably without the exI ex- ex I n. n t spies of foreign nations |