During this period I was under the direct orders of Captain Robinson, who, you will recall, had been the go-between for Downing Street in closing the bargain for my release from Barlinney Prison. Robinson, an ex-captain of the Hussars, was well up in subterranean7 affairs and to him Sir Edward Grey was no stranger.
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GENERALS VON HEERINGEN AND VON MOLTKE
Two famous military men who figured largely in Germany's war plans during Dr. Graves' service.
Along in January there came to the ear of Downing Street rumors9 of a possible meeting between German and Japanese envoys10. Moreover, the meeting ground was to be the United States. It may surprise Americans to learn that of late years their country has become a favorite meeting place for European diplomats12, secret and otherwise. These men invariably sail from Europe, remarking something about taking a trip to the Rockies or visiting some noted13 fishing streams. They may be going into Canada or the Western States for the shooting; and when these gentlemen leave Europe on these little "vacations" they are generally shadowed, or attempts are made to shadow them. In the course of a few days after the English foreign office learned of the supposed meeting of German and Japanese agents to be held in America, I received official instructions. They were sharp and very much to the point. I was to find out what the meeting in the United States was about, and, if possible, to learn the nature of the diplomatic proposals likely to be considered by Japan and Germany. England herself having an alliance pending14 with Germany, was decidedly wary16 of this new diplomatic conversation with the yellow empire of the Pacific. What was in the wind? Why was Germany conniving17 secretly with Japan? What effect would it have on the English-Austrian-German alliance secretly discussed in the Taunus Hills only the autumn before. Obviously the mission was an important one.
The first step was to locate one of the German envoys. To do this I had to cross to the Continent, a dangerous proceeding18, at best, for there were abundant possibilities of recognition. Especially was it sticking one's head in the mouth of danger to be seen in Germany. Nevertheless to Germany I had to go to locate my man. It must be understood that the big missions of Secret Service are accomplished19 by many co?perating agencies. True, Great Britain had been rather slow in perfecting a continental20 system of espionage21, but by 1913 the machinery22 was operating well. Downing Street had special lines of intelligence from all the European capitals. I lost no time in making use of the resources of these lesser23 agents, in fact a system of spying on spies, and soon had information at my disposal that led me to go to Berlin.
It was in Berlin that I learned that a man known as Carl Schmidt would be the messenger for the Wilhelmstrasse, bearing the instructions too important to be trusted to transatlantic cable cipher24. Exercising infinite care and tremendous patience--for should I be recognized in Berlin, the German Foreign Office would have been thrown into consternation25: "What's this? A man we believed safely looking through the bars of an English prison is at large in our own capital. Hm"--completely effacing26 myself so far as possible, I managed to keep track of the whereabouts of Carl Schmidt.
It was drawing near to February 4, the sailing day of the Kaiser Wilhelm II, and I kept the quarry27 in sight night and day. It was with the most satisfied of smiles therefore that I ascertained28 the purchase of railroad accommodations by Carl Schmidt for Bremen, the sailing port of the big North German Lloyd liner. Taking care to secure a seat in the same compartment29 with Herr Schmidt, I watched him all the way from Berlin to Bremen. Now, whenever I have carried a document of any description while traveling for any length of time, I have always let my hand wander toward its hiding place to assure myself that it was still there. Sometimes I fished in my pockets for a match, or used any pretext30 to locate the paper without betraying myself. There is not a human being who will not give some little sign of concern, perhaps only once an hour, but often enough to betray himself to the trained observer. Accordingly I set myself to watch Carl Schmidt's hands. Not for a minute did I relax my vigilance, yet not once on the way to Bremen did the German envoy11 betray himself by an apparent motion. Whereupon I became positive that Herr Schmidt had not the document upon his person. Where then was it?
It was an easy matter at the steamship31 offices to find out the number of Schmidt's stateroom. He had engaged room 48 on the first promenade32 deck. I immediately asked for the rooms on the other side, and by a judicious34 use of my favorite "palm oil" I secured them. It was imperative35 now to board the steamer and keeping out of sight until she left port. I had made up my mind to try and obtain the document between Bremen and Cherbourg. This being successful I should be able to leave the ship at the latter port and return at once to London.
From the moment the big North German Lloyd liner steamed out of port, I kept a close watch on Schmidt, still to no purpose. There was only one moment day or night, when the messenger left his dispatch box unguarded and when I finally got at it, I found no document. Obviously the dispatch box was a blind. Herr Schmidt was not guilty of a single piece of carelessness that would betray the hiding place of the dossier. All this had to be done between Bremen and Cherbourg, and when the liner pulled into the French harbor nothing had been accomplished. It was a question of remaining on board and solving the problem before reaching New York.
Now it was risky36 business to attempt anything for the next few days for I was traveling on a ship of a line that was subsidized by the German government. Once Herr Schmidt realized that there was anything in the wind, it would mean a check to my activities. Schmidt could send a wireless37 message to the Wilhelmstrasse, and back would be flashed a message to the captain of the Kaiser Wilhelm II authorizing38 any action Schmidt deemed advisable. Thus could he easily put me under custody39 on some trumped-up charge. Still, there was no risk involved in watching Schmidt to locate a possible confederate who was carrying the dossier. I watched him unceasingly but confederates there were none. Only one play remained and to make it I must wait patiently until the ship was almost at its dock in New York. Then Herr Schmidt could use the wireless and command the captain's assistance to his heart's content. It would be too late.
During the few days immediately following, I kept my activities well concealed40. In fact, I made it my business to avoid Schmidt. My method of handling the situation did not necessitate41 my striking up an acquaintance with the man. On the contrary to disarm42 him of all possible suspicions I shunned43 him. I even contrived44 not to sit at Herr Schmidt's table in the dining salon45. Meanwhile, Robinson, back in Downing Street, kept his hands on the situation, sending me two wireless messages on board the steamer.
All dispatches sent to "Buzzing" London, find their way to Downing Street. It was very probable that being in the diplomatic service, Herr Schmidt would know this term "Buzzing." I thought it unwise to risk a reply. So I kept in the dark waiting for my chance. During the voyage nothing had occurred to arouse the suspicions of Herr Schmidt and he began to relax his vigilance after the ship was four days out. But I was careful not to take the slightest advantage of his ease at this point. I would wait until the ship was almost in port; then make my play.
To prepare for this I had days ago begun to cultivate the acquaintance of one of the baggage men. This man at once attracted me by his shifty eyes and unhealthy red complexion47. It hag often been a Secret Service precept48 with me: "Give me a hard drinker or a man who is fast and I'll land him nine times out of ten." Well, the baggage master was no exception. I decided15 to ply46 him with liquor to make his tongue run away. I made it my business to see that this particular baggage man was in an incompetent49 state afternoon and night. One night as he was chin-chucking a stewardess50 with whom he was infatuated, this red-faced gentleman said:
"Well, Doctor, we're going to get married, the little lady and I. We're going to set up in business. Do you know of any small hotel that we could bug51 cheap?"
At this I was all attention; I had been waiting for some lead of this sort.
"Ho, friend," I said; "ready to buy a hotel eh? There must be plenty of gold in your job."
The lout52 winked53 heavily.
"Sure," he said. "Just as we are about to reach port we ask everybody on board to prepare for us a statement of the things they have to declare. We give it to the customs officers when they come on board in the Lower Bay of New York. Well, some of those fancy rich people always want to do a bit of smuggling54 and don't declare lots of things. I have known that for years. What do I do?" Becoming boastful, he patted the stewardess on the shoulder, at which she glanced at me a little frightened. She seemed to realize that her future spouse55 was talking too much. She tried to remonstrate56 with him but he was too full of his theme and good spirits.
"Nonsense, my girl; I will tell my friend. Aren't we all drinking together?"
Turning once more to me he said:
"What do I do, Doctor. Well, first I look over the lot of declarations. Then I pick out two or three that look pretty good. I make a list of the things they claim to have in their trunks. Then I get at their baggage and give it a smash, accidentally of course--things are apt to be broken in the hold you know, the boat pitching, carelessness by the porters and all that. So the luggage of my fancy folks is broken open. We look it over. If my lady has held out anything from her declaration, out of the trunk that comes and into my private quarters."
I winked knowingly as if to praise his cleverness.
"We reach the bay; the customs officers come on board. We give them all the declarations. The fancy folks are standing57 round their baggage waiting for the customs man to get through. Suddenly one of them cries:
"'Oh, my sealskin coat is gone!'
"I step up and politely say:
"'But you must be mistaken. Madame said nothing about a sealskin coat on her declaration so she could not have had one.'
"Ha! Ha! The customs man hears this so she can say nothing. Finish! Ah yes, your old friend baggage man knows a thing or two."
Needless to say this was all grist to my mill. It was just what I wanted. When the ship was a day from New York, I said to the rascal58:
"My friend, I want to look at the luggage of Carl Schmidt for ten minutes. It is check number 31694 and is a kiste."
The baggage man was very sorry but that could not be done. If it were found out he would lose his position.
"Either I get at that kiste," I said, "or up you go."
The baggage man attempted to bluster59.
"No heroics now, my friend," I smiled. "I know enough about you and your little ingenious piece of graft60 to tell a pretty story at the North German Lloyd offices in New York. Now do I get a look at Herr Schmidt's kiste?"
With a growl61 the baggage man yielded, whereupon I gave him $75 to bind62 the bargain and handed the stewardess $25 so as to assure her support. Still, it would not do to meddle63 with the chest until the liner was steaming into port, for were Schmidt to discover that his luggage had been tampered64 with and the dispatch abstracted, since by the process of elimination65 I concluded it must be there, the alarm would go throughout the ship and every passenger would be searched. Remember this was a German reserve ship.
The chance came after the Kaiser Wilhelm II had steamed past Sandy Hook and was moving up the Lower Bay of New York. With his destination in sight, with no signs in any way suspicious during the trip over, Herr Schmidt had become very easy in mind. With many of the other passengers be went forward and from the deck watched the looming66 horizon of New York's skyscrapers67. A most interesting sight the skyline, something to engross68 your attention. I was interested in something else.
I was interested in the luggage that was being prepared for the customs officers. On a lower deck the kiste of Carl Schmidt had been conveniently set apart from the other trunks and boxes and the German agent himself was waiting for the customs man to pass upon it. This done, Schmidt was guilty of an unwarrantable piece of carelessness. He tipped the baggage master and left him to lock up the kiste while he went up on the promenade deck to enjoy the view. This did not surprise me, for I had been expecting some such blunder to make my way easier. I had conjectured69 as nothing had occurred during the entire voyage to excite Schmidt's suspicions that he would be careless as his destination was neared.
Accordingly, when I saw him leave his luggage to the mercies of the baggage man, I stepped forward. Quite unconcernedly in view of the other passengers who were still standing waiting their turn, acting5 entirely70 as if it were my own, I opened the unlocked kiste and rummaging71 among its contents soon brought to light a plain, large envelope sealed with wax. Breaking the seal I took out the only paper it contained, glanced at it, smiled to myself and went to work--swift work, for at any moment Schmidt might return.
If I had not made my plans long ahead, the simple taking of the document would only have added to the problem. Understand, I did not want to steal the document, merely its contents. Now, in the brief minutes that I had beside the luggage, it was impossible to memorize all the contents of the document. So I judged would be the case and I had come prepared.
Under my arm was a popular novel and between the pages of this lay a sheet of special lotion72 paper, chemically treated in a way known only to the German Secret Service and capable of taking a quick clean print of anything written in pencil or ink. As I lifted the dossier from the kiste I noticed that it was embossed on a greenish white paper, not unlike a bank of England note in color. It was written in German and signed with a foreign office cipher, the letters W and R intertwined. Following this was the numeral 24, the Wilhelmstrasse serial73 number of the document.
Taking a chance that Herr Schmidt would be fascinated just a minute longer by the magic skyline of New York, I slipped the dossier against the special lotion paper and took an accurate print by sitting on it for two minutes. I then replaced the document in the dispatch envelope and being sure to leave everything appearing as it was, even to fixing the broken seal as best I could, lest by chance Herr Schmidt should return and glance at his kiste.
It was a case now of getting safely off the ship and reaching the nearest cable office for had Schmidt suspected anything, the boat would never have docked until everybody on board had been searched. There was small danger of this, however, for nothing had occurred to alarm Herr Schmidt. The lotion paper used by the German Secret Service has been perfected to such an extent that when taking the print it does not leave any signs on the original. Accordingly, there would likely not have been a clew--only on close scrutiny74 would it be seen that the seal had been tampered with--even had Schmidt examined his kiste again before landing.
My luggage passed, I made my way to the nearest cable office outside the zone of the steamship offices. At Fourteenth Street and Broadway I entered a Western union office and wrote out this message to "Buzzing" London. A copy of this being herewith reproduced:
February 12, 1913.
Buzzing, London.
Obtained sample. Letter most important. Not safe writing. Will take to-morrow night's steamer Queenstown. Not sufficient fare. Wire twenty-five pounds W. union, Broadway 14th.
TRENTON SNELL.
It may be of interest to note that at the time of my announcing my presence in this country through the medium of the New York American that a copy of this dispatch was secured from the cable company; also that Hearst reporters identified me at the cable office as "Trenton Snell."
When I presented myself at the Fourteenth Street office the next day I received this message:
London, Eng., February 13, 1913.
Trenton Snell,
W. U. 14 Bway.
Cable some details if possible, come London, can't meet you Queenstown.
ROBINSON.
(The above message accompanies Cable remittance75 this date.)
The British Foreign Office replying to my request for further funds had cabled the twenty-five pounds which less exchange came to $121.75. At the Western union office at Fourteenth Street I was paid cheek number 962 to the order of Trenton Snell from "Rob Robinson" London. Now being on alien territory, I refrained from sending a copy of the stolen dispatch by cable. There would be no aid of secrecy76 from the cable company. I had planned to enclose the copy by registered mail; sending it to Box 356, G. P. O., London, which was the address of the department of the Foreign Office for which I worked, but Robinson demanded immediate33 details. Accordingly I sent back this wire:
Buzzing, London.
Right. Will wire from Canada. British Territory.
TRENTON SNELL
That was imperative, for only in Canada could I secure a guarantee of secrecy for so important a message as that which I would send. Before cabling the details and mailing the original, I made a copy of the document. It was not worded in the official diplomatic form. Rather it appeared to be a note of memoranda77 and instruction that was to guide the German envoys in their meeting with the Japanese--which meeting was subsequently held at the Hotel Astor, in New York City, and to which meeting went the German envoys, instructed by the document which Herr Schmidt thought he delivered so secretly and trustworthily. This is it; word for word, as it was copied from the print taken in the Herr Schmidt's stateroom:
Germany sanctions and will not obstruct78 Japan in any colonization79 intention Japan entertained as regards the Far East, and would not obstruct the acquiring of coaling stations in the South Seas other than New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Germany would not prevent the acquisition of Germany vessels80 by Japan providing such vessels were not auxiliary81 cruisers of the Imperial German Navy.
Germany wishes it understood that in the event of a conflict between Japan and another nation, Germany will maintain a strict neutrality in any event not affecting Germany itself. Germany expresses a higher regard for the Japanese nation and desires closer contact with Japan.
This document, as has been stated, was initialed with the letters W and R, which is sometimes the way the Kaiser O. K.'s any diplomatic document. In any event it had a regular serial number; in this instance number twenty-four of the German Foreign Office.
Of course the acquisition of this document by Great Britain relieved the minds of the English statesman. There was not as they had feared a possible menace in understanding between Germany and Japan. It was simply an agreement by Germany not to intervene in any colonization scheme of the Japanese in the islands of the Pacific. In return for this it was understood that Japan was to do even more thoroughly82 what she has done in the past. In other words, she must go on playing the r?le of bogieman for the United States. A word about this may not be out of place.
Germany, that is official Germany, is rather friendly toward the United States. Japan, the "yellow peril83" is a great war dirigible that is inflated84 with war scares and hysteria. This aims to keep the United States preoccupied85 on their Western coastline, so they will not have any desire to meddle with certain plans that may eventuate in Europe within the next few years. The Japanese question is fostered by Europe to keep America's hands full in the event of the coming European war. It is all bluff86 and occasionally Japan must be rewarded for keeping up the bluff. In this instance Germany permitted Japan to colonize87 and permitted her to buy all the German ships she wanted with the exception of those big transatlantic liners that are auxiliary cruisers of the German navy, ships which in time of war may be transformed at short notice into good fighting machines. Let me emphasize with all due knowledge of the alarmist's fears that United States need never fear the "Yellow Peril" as long as she does not antagonize the dominant88 powers of Europe.
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