One may presume from this that the suicide was an
officer. But though we cannot but admire the courage of the spy, and though we are far from thinking that a spy may not be a true patriot, it would be very foolish in a rush of senti- ment to miss the obvious lesson of this letter. The German spy, like the German soldier, is inspired by an intense patriotism, and this makes him dangerous in a high degree. We must expect that the German spies hero will run every risk and stick at nothing in carrying out their orders or in doing deeds on their own initiative which they may think would be advantageous to their country and injurious to ours. There must, of course, be no spy panic, but it does behove all good citizens to be on the watch and to inform the police authorities in regard to any action of a suspicious character which cornea under their observation. Further, it behoves all persons, whether in factories or public office., who have information that might be useful to the enemy to show the greatest reluctance to communicate such information to strangers.
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