Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
IN FERMENT
OVER FERRER DEATH
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chamber of deputies. had predicted that
II Ferrer was shot a conflagration would
be started which would not be ex-
tinguished until Spanish political lie
has been purged of clerical influences
which are paralyzing that nations prog
ress and shocking the conscience of Eu-
rope
Jaures led and with him was Valiant.
another socialist deputy. Another dem
| onstration of anarchists took place at
Clichy, in the outskirts of Paris, but
here the manifestants were quickly dis
| persed.
There were numerous demonstrations
throughout the provinces, and the de-
partmental council of Bouches du
Rhone adjourned as a token of mourn
| ing.
Much Feeling in Paris.
The execution of Ferrer has had a
| tremendous effect here in other circles
than among the socialists and revolution
airy classes.
The news of the execution of Ferrer at
Barcelona created tremendous sensa-
ton when printed here. The newspapers
issued extra editions with glazing head
lines. some of them expressing the belief
| that King Alfonso had compromised his
future by failing to intervene.
Interviews printed show that many per-
sons prominent in the scientific and p0-
litical world are both indignant and
panied at the days events In Spain. A
member of the Institute said he was STU
pefied at the execution, which he char
acteriZed as an act of political cannlbal-
ism.
| NJ Reinach said he had thought it in
credible that the king would decline to
intervene. He added:
/ "Ferrer was the victim of the monks.
who are all powerful in Spain now that
they have been reinforced by their col
| leagues who were expelled from France.
1t was impossible of belief that Spain
would dare thus to defy the universal
conscience
M Picavet, secretary of the College of
France. who said he had read all OF Fer
rer's books, declared that the modern
school," which the author advocated, was
simply neutral instruction, such as pre-
vailed in France.
A special dispatch to the Temps from
Madrid says the Spanish minister OF the
interior. announced that he intended to
publish the threats received by him since
Ferrer was incarcerated. The press OF
Madrid is permitted to print only the
official communications regarding the case
| of Ferrer.
The dispatch adds that hundreds of
persons assembled on the hillsides sur
rounding Montjuich fortress and remain
ed through the night. They were pre-
vented by the troops from approaching
the prison.
Ferrer's Three Daughters.
Prof. Ferrer had three daughters-Trin-
idad, Paz and Carmen.
The last named lives in Russia at
present.
Paz, when three years old, was taken
by her mother to Australia. where she
was brought up under different ideas
from those held by her father. He, how
ever never opposed her practicing her re-
Hoio Duties receiving continuation.
Upon her return to Paris she became an
actress.
| Trinidad Ferrer has lived in Paris for
the mast seven wears, where she earns ~
francs a day packing biscuits In fac
tory supporting herself and her two chill
dren. She denies that her father left her
destitute.
Reports had been to the effect that
| Prof Ferrer, although once well-to-do.
| had employed all his wealth in helping
| the spread of the anarchistic propaganda.
Trinidad Ferrer Defends Father.
Trinidad Ferrer said today:
mo matter what people may insinuate.
| father has never abandoned us. And
| particularly he has never forgotten me.
II have never been left resourceless.
although my lot has been unhappy
when my children were i'll father al
ways saw that our needs were fulfilled.
FROM OCtOOeT 4, WITCH ITO " 40 ioChSu
| up in prison, 1 had no news from him
until this morning. when I received an
envelope. It was dated Monday, but
! contained nothing but newspaper clip
pings regarding the trial. The envelope
! had been unsealed."
| In a letter written to the Steele by Fer
rer october the Spanish revolutiOnist
| saws that the evidence against him at the
couYt-martial consisted of dispositions
| made by 1900 persons confined In the
prisons in Catalonia and the hearsay tes-
| timony of others. There was not a single
| witness who gave a scintilla of direct
evidence duplicating him in the insurrec-
! ton