The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-01
JEAN JAURES SHOT
AND KILLED IN
PARIS CAFE
French Socialist Leader Slain
BY Civil Court Clerk
WAS A BRILLIANT ORATOR
An Advocate Of World Peace and
Strong Opponent OF
Militarism
WAS A BRILLIANT ORATOR

Paris. Aug. Jean Leon Jaures,
the noted socialist leader. was as
sassinated last night while dining in
a small restaurant near the bourse,
The assassin was arrested, but refus.
ed TO disclose his identity. Later he
was identified as Raoul William, 20
years old. and said TO be the son of
a clerk OF the civil court at Rheims.
The minister of the interior. Louis
Malvy, on learning of the crime. left
the meeting of the council and orde.'-
ed precautions TO be taken TO pre-
prevent demonstrations.
NJ. Jaures was seated at a dinner
table near an open window. facing
the Rue Montmartre. chatting with
several socialist deputies and the edi.
tors of l.'llumanite. As though by
prearrangement the curtain covering
the window was lightly brushed
aside and a hand holding a revolver
was thrust through Before NJ.
Jaures could make a move he receiy-
ed two bulle in the back of the
head. Without uttering even an eX.
clamation he fell forward and expired
with his head on the table. The re
ports of the shots startled the diners
and passers-by and the assassin was
seized In his pocket was another
loaded reyolye- The police rescued
him from the crowd which shouted
Assassin Death to the assassin.
The body OF the noted deputy was
placed in a city conveyance, which.
surrounded by weeping comrades and
friends, proceeded through the
streets to his home, followed by a de
tachment of guards. There were
shouts of "vive Jaures." by some in
the crowd and similar shouts and a
demonstration in front OF the office Of
LHumanite and in the boulevards
when the news became generally
known 1t is reported that the assas.
sin first telephoned to the restau
rant which was favorite dnin.
place of NJ. Jaures, to ascertain il he
was there.
Jaures had been for years one OF
the most prominent socialist leaders
in Europe. He was always strong
opponent of militarism, as we'll az
capitalism. and a firm believer that In
ternational peace conld be maintain
ed only by the economic relations OF
the world. In 1905 sensation was
created in France and Germany by
the refusal of Emperor William to
permit Jaures to- deliver an addess
TO the socialists in Berlin. Jaures
was to have spoken on the task OF the
social democracy in the preservation
of the worlds peace and the solidari-
~ of the International proletaria.
The speech. published later in Jaures
newspaper. LHumanite was a power
full appeal to socialists To adopt
common program against militarism
and the capitalists. and to work to-
gethcr for the cause of peace II
pointed out that if France. Germany
or Great Britain went to war with
either of the other powers il would
prove a disaster to the world. eae
country being necessary To civiliza-
ton and each having a noble aim
Jaures viii be remembered as one
of the greatest French orators of his
time. lie was a man of profound
learning and this fact, combined with
his passionate love of Justice and
democracy and his powers of persua.
sive utterance, made him for many
years conspicuous figure on occa-
sions OF political stress in France.