Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

showed WEAKNESS He asked for to-,
minutes rest and during the recess tool
his wfc's hand and kissed it fervently
NJ. Calllaux now entered upon the pure.
ly political phase of his deposition. I'll,
excitement of the listeners reached few,
heat. Some OF his statements were gree.
ed with boots and cheers. despite tn
orders of the presiding judge to ARE
any dlsturber.
The campaign carried on by the FigArr
he asserted, was meant to strike hiv
down at any cost because he stood f.,
the income tax and the interests behin
the Figaro hated that measure Of nsca
reform.
THE Times" he said, was condemnc
for publishing things about Parne
which were not true. II we had Englisf
laws in France there would have been n
Figaro campaign"
He had been accused of criminal pre-.
varication in the Rochelle affair and OF
treason In connection with the Franco
German treaty. To this he replied
I'VE are simple Bourgeois; we have no
coronet but we will defend our honor and
honesty. The postponoment of the Roch-
cite case was step for which | would
not hesitate to take the responsibility
even to-day
'I will now show the court and the
jury" he continued. "the absolute
falsity of the charges leveled against
my conduct in the Franco German
crisis Of 1911. During seven months
of my premiership l went through a
violent and terrible experience. In
my conduct of the affairs I was guild
ed by the principle that the great
Moroccan empire was the indspens e.
able complement of Frances African
colonies. I did not wish that under
the cover of previous conventions a
sort of Franco German consortium
should be established in Morocco. I
desired peace for our democracy, but
peace with honor"
NJ. Caillaux said he knew that the
Figaro had diplomatic papers in it's
possession which it intended to pub
lish, although that would have a
grave peril for the country
Il am obliged to speak now of Cal
mette" said NJ. Caillaux, but with
the greatest moderation and the deep-
est emotion If by allowing him to
cover me with mud | could recall him
TO life, | would do so at once but I
am bound to defend my honor"
NJ CaillauX declared that when Cal
mette took the direction of the FL T.
caro- he obtained funds from a group
of German financiers
My parents" he said, left mo I 200 =
"c francs. | have now one million. !.
defy the attorney for the Calmette family.
n tho, h,,,
nothing has left a fortune of thirteen
millions"
NJ. Caillaux then asked to be confronted
"ith l|atzurus. one of the members of
the Figaro staff, who had previously tes-
tined that Calmette had told him he had
olplomatic documents important enough
absolutely to crush Callaux
The two men were wildly excited as
they stood beside the bar and appeared
about to spring at each other.
l-atzarus refused to specify the cor
tents of the documents Unless forced .u
do so, as their divulgence would consti.
tute grave danger to France. He wa :
then heard to say something about 9Th.
chief whom l loved and whom Caillaux
ASA ssinated."
The court room broke into a violent
uproar; the scene recalled the famous
lola trial. Caillaux shouted above the
din; Il cannot tolerate such language
| respect the sentiment and devotion
which prompts it. but I insist that Won
substantiate the charges I defy Won to
produce authentic documents which show
me to have been wanting In patriotism
and in patriotic foresight at that time. q"
Maurice Chenu, counsel for the Cal
mette family, here interposed and de-
clared that the documents had heen
handed to President Poncarc by Cal
mette's brother after the editors death
The president had given them to the
foreign office. He asked Mr.. CailauX to
let the matter drop under the circum-
stances.
At this NJ Labor, chief counsel for
the defense, sprang to this feet nd com
pletely dominated the situation. In tones
of thunder he declared: II will have no
equivocation. I demand a full statement
from the government"
The procurator- general, NJ. Herbaux,
explained that some doubt existed as to
the authenticity of the documents and
an inquiry was necessary
Have You authority to express such
doubt" retorted Labor. Receiving an
evasive answer, he shouted at the top
of his voice: 81 refuse to plead under
such circumstances. I will not permit
equivocation which might be tolerated in
parliament.
Wild cheers greeted NJ Labori's out
burst and the tumult looked as II it
might degenerate into a serious disturb
ance. The judge here announced that it
was too late to go into such an impor-
tant matter and adjourned court
Immediately the lawyers and others
rushed inside the bar, giving rousing
cheers for Labori and shaking his hand.
AS NJ Caillaux left the palace of jus
tce, the crowd hooted or cheered, ac-
cording to their political opinions