The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27

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room. but you need not go home on hat &C;
on. the decision viii be announced to you In
Al hall. past o the doors vere opened and we
yery ample. The spectators, OF whom there
were not more than twenty. we're shut Of with
witness bench. AZ the opposite, end Of the room,
broad green rune around IL Here sat the ave
Judges in their black gowns and .barretazhks
caps; and at one END d me eo ySs LION 5or me sit IoV !.
! special entrance from the hall. was what looked
Ike a primitive 9peEa.6ox, oHt Wa IN reality
Just outside the box his lawyer at a small
table. The secretaries occupied the other side
Alter briefly declaring the court in session
the presiding Judge by a few queetions Ldenti-
ped the Defendant as Maximllian Harden. who
lbel, generally against newspaper men. Har.
den seems to regard with especial contempt
ht9 f bfess eoefIs 81 !h SR REiSsS name ns' apples is5R .G ehIsSg.
! believe, 20 that class Of journalists referred to
e Il bFs sL at Spi 70 sas q aiP tRefH own Hh 8r ht5a saIS %
CYSTIC articles 70 order for a paltEy Eemunera-
ton. As DO rose e answer the Judgs's 9nes.
short, rather thick-set, very young In appear
ance. has black hair aud blgs eyes, and looks
feature bears out this Impression. he seemed
thoroughly at home In his position, and owned
to the previous charges against himself With
ton toward Blsmarck's dismissal and to the
GOVERNMENT since that time he said
misfortune for the nation. because 1 believed
thst such 2 ss9[e Of eLpertsnss' prestige ana
oouiS no; ,o sIhioglt his Se mi9bt1 person.lisy in all ali
matters. myself could not agree with him at
all points. especially In his plans for the treat.
opposed, openly. H9henlohe I at first vel
e9trsase al age ~ I t6 2iaIE4 aHnts him Tor his re-
eponsible. position. Other members Of the
Ministry have admired. and haye openly ex-
be said: T never said that the policy 81 the
measures | supported. especially the Navy biil,
To assert that have referred all the political
s5r9Ers aPS tolltSs Which |. I have denounced ID 6e ass
contrary. / have maintained that 1t was wrong
TO ascribe 70 him such q prominent part In the
After thiss statement Of Harden's position the
public vas ordered TO leave the r9om. as the
ors be excluded. Remembering the Herr
Direktor,s advice l waited outside. and In about
fifteen minutes the doors were opened and after
We might remain TO. listen to the reading and
discussion q Che articles in question, with the
would be read Immediately. being the nrst Of
the series. We were then again asked To. retire.
5 Tn; F bas ,n ii Ts Ssrs Sf 9s.d SSi "a i s69 Re fsiI e.. e
SS'e'iha had al s seadisd these s'f 6siq 5Ss0 COM !:
M i W. began saS S9 to ioo2 forward 1aa dpi g : tSe pdh isseS:
sion. By We were doomed 70 Disappointment
Poodle Majesty" again came aIss: and We bad
out the trial Both Harden and his counsel.
Jpstiz.ath Iuneke! are noted for their
anticipated, but the Judges, perhaps for this
reason. deemed It wise % limit their audience.
PUBLISHED. six month"; in a iortress. Every one
expected thai Harden would bS conytcted. the
evidence was toe strong against him for ae-
prisinE that he should getfortress confinement
instead OF imprisonment.
The gT0Tnd fer this decist o seemed f. me
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In Poodle Majesty" al
though g the title was In PAD taste. because the
the Emperor could not be satisfactorily proved:
the Letter TO the Emperor" however. was an
malicious people are won't 70 say Of his Majesty
H. 6f.,b had be- been IsstEpnsnsai In disSss SEMI
Distinctly a violation Of the law. inasmuch as
i aaEGsp C. sdR 4aS4sss that R shs youP e.. hG ARD yA him "a;
permitted himself such observations regarding
him as could not be construed Otherwise than
guilty OF :w3 Breaches Of this Kind, but his
prisonmeqt. as the opinions he had expressed
could not be called dishonorable." HIS punish-
ment. which Is that administered TO Officers
who have d%isobsyed the law In lighting duels.
is,therefore, not dishonoring.
Herr Harden's public utteranses coincide
gith his statement OF his attitude toward the
Government and the Emperor at the opening
Of his trial. he does not hold him Responsible
for the present state Of affairs, believes indeed
that be Is not aware OF the evils which exist;
his aim has been TO bring them to his notice.
assured that he only permits the existing con-
ditions because he Is not really acquainted
with them, These motives assuredly are not
dishonSrable-thI.. the court admits, but says.
been guilty Of disloyalty TO tho sovereign.
His punishment. however. IL not dishonoring.
bis conduct was therefore not dishonorabIe.
In other words there is nothing inherently
wrong In, pronouncing q criticism on the En-
peror. and yet any one who takes such a liberty
must and viii be punished. A conclusion Of
this kind leads ono to believe that Harden Is
right and that the. men who, convict such
offenders as himself do 80 under ~compulsion
rather than because they believe 1t to be just.