The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
M|L|TARIsM THEME
At PARIS TRIALS
Anti Military Group, Before the
Bar of Justice, Starts
Discussion.
New York Herald Special Gable Service. Copy
right, 1905, by the New York Herald.
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BY J. corneIy.
Paris, Dec. 30.-While men are des-
perately fighting in Moscow, and the
czar is obliged to choose in his army
between loyal and doubtful regiments,
our own strikes are quoting and dwind-
ling for lack Of material. The grocers'
employees in Paris have resumed work
after having obtained one day Of rest
each week, which is only just. The en-
ployees of the Dufayel department. store
also returned to work, but they OBJ
tanned nothing. It is true that their
claims were ill-founded, as they de-
manded the discharge of the two in
spectors who have been with the firm
thirty-fve years. The manager re-
NAMED firm in his refusal and he was
right.
The interest Of the week has been cen
tered on the Palais de Justice on ac-
count of the trial Of the anti-military
group before the assize court. The case
is as follows:
A certain coterie signed red poster
exhorting the soldiers to strike and even
to fire on their officers if the latter
ordered them to attack the strikers.
The most of the accused men have been
confined in Jail. All are charged with
| melting to murder and violation Of the
law. They are thirty in number All
are turbulent and difficult to handle.
Politicians on Stand.
Their counsel cited as witness for the
defense several politicians, among them
being NJ. Anatole France, also Maitre
fLabori and Nine. Severine. Their sys-
tenn consists in questioning those wit
nesses as to the accused men, what they
think Of the case and finally what are
their ideas of the poster relating to anti
militarism. ...-z-z
The witnesses replies have been
somewhat different in tone. The major
ity declared that they had much COM
passion for the defendants; that the ac-
tion was purely political, also that it
was contrary to the law proclaiming lib
erty of the press and Of speech. AS for
their anti-military theories, nearly all
the witnesses refused to identify them
selves with them, declaring that the
prisoners exaggerated or Incorrectly re-
ported their real thoughts.
In reality those who maintain that
this action is impolitical and ill-liberal
| dIc I1SuG. A1hC oil oUAOi OAAhSS W.
earth, liberty has its inconvenience, but
It has it's advantages, which are even
greater, therefore one must submit to
Inconvenience in order to benefit by
the advantages.
.. t. The Two Formulas.
Anti-militarism, moreover, is only the
consequence of the excess Of militarism
with which we are afflicted. It is born
: from the formula, " Everybody must be
a soldier, - which recalls the other for
mula, Nobody must be soldier. I"
The wisest among the peoples Of the
earth have to take stand between the
! two formulas and organize armies OF
men who like the military profession,
and whom the entire nation supports in
) case Of war.
There is warning from abroad. We
; are served with the speech Of Kaiser
Wilhelm, declaring that his duty before
God and his people is to maintain peace.
Not yet knowing where the Morocco
l conference is to be held, altho Algeciras
l seems to be clearly designated, one must
hope that this conference will result In
general fond embrace. .-a.