The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
The Nilitar, trial ~ Frrrrr.

TOXIC MARIA MAY not iind tn. ghost of
FERKEE more formidable. than the liv-
Iug man could ever have been senior
MATE, was Prime Minister when the
founder al he Modern school at Rarrr-
Iona MAS shot IN th. trench of Mont IiiCh
after military trial on the Charge ef
being III" In-tigator and leader OF the
Rev olutlon OF July" last wear The
Maura Ministry fell u few DAYS after the.
execution. winch WAS one Of the factors
IN lts undo'ng by an alert Opposition
The tragedy at Mont juich will fire.
quentlv be- invoked TO harass other
ministries IN Spain, and for that reason
Nr. ARCHER examination of the Fcrrrr
case he visited Spain for TIA. prlrpos.
J has NOR" than IA passing interest
! fhRRfR was martyr, or "A sinister
! enemy Of society. according to the point
OF view but IN. question MIR ARCHER
had Ia deal with was whether IN. man
was fairly tried and deserved death for
participating IN IN" appalling outbreak
at Barcelona. Some spine Is devoted
la the past and character of FEERER.
he was born at Alella. a village near
Barcelona. on January 10 1859: was for
tim. IA shop boy then ticket INSPECTOR
on a railway running tn the French
frontier. was early a Republican and
, antl-Clerlc. engaged in at least one rev
dictionary movement under RUIZ To-
RILLA. contracted an unfortunate mar
rage and later entered into two free
unions. taught advanced ideas" IN
Paris during several wears Of political
! exile, and became through her -ympa-
tines with his propaganda TN. legare-e
of half the fortune of Mile ERNESTINE
MErNIER. which portion provided HIM
with an income Of about s. an a wear
When this fortune fell 10 him he had
become an advocate Of education for
IN. masses in SPAN. with the oblcc, Of
overthrow the monarchy and renr-
ganizlng society. MIR ARCHER SAYS:
allie. MyrSITRs legacy he regarded as \
trust TO BE- applied to this Vrrs purpose and only
NlA months after her death h~ started th- now
famous EfcusI Mod,-na 'Moirrn school NJ
Barcelona Though now a rich man NJ In no
Nay changed the simple >tylc ~ hl- living ~.
farmhouse a. Monga' would In a colder rlIrat.
BE- r-rkon-d little better than - hoycI In Paris
NJ stayed at the most modest hotels in London
AZ = middle class boarding houS- Nothing can
b- further from the Truth than the legend wnirn
pictures him living IN rN4~y on the ,polIS ~
hs hypocrisy
The English Investigator pronounc.s
FFRRER q fanatic, and defends HIM
against the implication of hyprocrisv.
His teaching Was anti-religious. anti
monarchial, anti-patriotic. anti-milirant.
anti-capitalistic. Mr. ARCHER observes
that there are very few countries i'm
which teaching so openly hostile 70 The.
existing form Of Government and 10 the
whole social order would ba endured
He doubts whether II would be- per
United IN America or England In
Tins country Spain so long "a every
thing il quiet. an acratist on. op-
posed 10 power sad u MIR ARCHER.
" y" ar" fre"r than vou ar. IN Eng
land. hut tho moment public order
- disturbed "" are IN the grip Of
tyranny There was no interference"
with lERRFR and as Modern school
until bomb was thrown AZ the. wedding
procession Of the King Both FERRER
aud I h. "N librarian of his school M.Tto
MORAL. the bomb thrower. were. then
arrested. and the school was closed.
before civil tribunal and acquitted
| pom his release he began to publish
the Liberia d.. la tscuela Nod.rna Z
and without ls or hindrance by the
Government he continued In inrrlratr ,
nis advanced ideas nv selling ms Z
books. Then cam" IN. lInpomilar
Nielllla campaign; and the sequel to !
DEMONSTRATIONS against II. including
strike. was IN" bloody week a,
Barcelona In Bare ciona sad Don
ANUEL DssORIO. Civil Governor no
pn" prepares a revolution. for tn" sim
pie reason that II Is always prepared
and h" admitted that of conspiracy. of
plan. of concerted action Of casting OF
Iarts OF recruiting of issuing OF orders.
10 h. had not heard single word.
Nir ARCHER saws 'hsr" was no ~ rat.gy ,
II IN" fighting, no met bod in the convent
and that II was all desllliorv.
painless. purpoSel"ss an uncomfortable
'bullitlon OF rage and mischief
Warned that ia" authorities were bent
Ip"n experimenting him ~ a leader Of
N" revolt FERRER went into hiding.
II" had no sooner disappeared than the
I'ohc" descended upon las suburban
house. MAJ, GermInal and ransac k.I
Il for discriminating evidence At the .
sam" tim" the new Governor. Don !
EEsPO AIORIN. bani-hcd FEEKER's ..
common law" wife. his brother LOST
aud family. and fh" whole staff Of tn"
house. To- n distanc" Of more
han - kIlomcf"r- 3o2 mII.--I under
b" lHw "f public order IN" decree
lad rh" object aimed AZ, FERRER CAV"
himself up. and after two months IN f
,rIs"n Inc"mmunIcadr. IN a cell "v"rrrm -,
with rat- and other v"rrnln h. was p,t
~ trial before IN" military tribunal hi, 81