The sun., 1912-08-04

tle same PtOUptOU az GlOnuC, ne au-
riscd the young recruits to avail them
selves of all the intellectual and physical
training the state would offer them
during their term of service but to re-
fuse obedience to their commanding Off
Ger should they ever he sent to repress
strike riots.
once more Aristidc BRAND displayed
his Oraturical abilities in his behalf be-
fore the jury and Herve and hiss asro-
clates. Monnerct. Lorris and I'rbain
Gohier were acquitted.
Encouraged by this acquittal lIerve
addressed few more proclamations to
the recruits In october. 1905. the In
tcrnational Antimilitary Association
posted on tho blllboards n document
signed by Hcrve and its other twenty
seven members. In II IIcrvc no longer
confined himself To preaching disregard
of military discipline and scorn Of the
flag.
'If they order you" the poster read.
ito discharge your guns against your
brothers In misery. you shall not hesl-
tate, you must obey. You must fire.
Not on your comrades. however: you
must fire at the adventurers clad in
gold braid who will give you the order"
/ The twenty-eight signers Of this dec
laration were arrested and received SEN
tences aggregating about thirty-six
years imprisonment. The lions share
went to Herve, who was sentenced to
four years, probably on account of his
attitude OF defiance TO the jury.
He only served Il year and "A half Of
this term, as a general amnesty was
granted on Jaly il, 1906. TO political
prisoners.
In 1907. when the French Government
began the systematic conquest Of
Morocco Herve's paper. La Gucrre So
cioic. conducted n violent anti-imperlal
list campaign and on several occasions at
tempted to arouse the Socialist work
ing men to antimilitarist manifestations.
lie didn't succeed very well. and there
fore wasn't molested On December 10,
however, he congratulated the Moroc-
cans upon victory they had won over
the French soldiers. ending his article
with:
Brave Moroccans Hit them hard
those bandits who are invading your
land. They will get you in the end. for
they are the stronger. but make them
at least ',ay dearly for their hypocrisy
and their ignominious behavior. Allah
Is with you and so am l."
This earned Herve another prison
sentence for year. which he served
out. Besides Herve was disbarred from
practising law in France. At that time
Aristide BRAND his former attorney.
who had become Minister Of Justice. re-
fused to grant KIM pardon.
In July. 1905. while he was serving
his sentence. clash took place at Vile
neuve between members of the General
Confederation of Labor and detRch-
ments OF cuirasslcrs and dragons. Sev
eral men and women were killed as the
result OF n cavalry charge. From his
cell in the prison OF La Sante the ir-
repressIblc Herve expressed his regret
that the French proletariat didn't pos
sess an organization similar 10 that
OF the Russian terrorists and capable oi
avcneing the strikers death upon the
Minister OF the Interior. the Prefect OF
Police and the General who ordered the
charge.
Another five year sentence was i'm
posed, but fortunately for Hcrvc al
political prisoners We're subsequently the
object of a general amnesty.
After year out Of Jail Hcrve must
have felt homesick for his old editoria
coll. for in January. 1870 he once more
shocked the public by defending in his
paper the act of an apache who, afte,
serving prison term. had murdered
the policeman responsible for his arrest
This meant another four years SEN
tencc for Iierve. the sentence he wa,
serving when his pardon was granted
II few days ago.
on May /, 1911, two police officer.
We're killed in the course of May da,
riot. Hervc came out with an article II
praise Of the assassins. Cost two years
In prison.
a few days later another article en-
titled "Attila in Morocco" added thre,
months to his sentences.