Title: Telegramm! Reichspräsident Ebert des Landesverrats überwiesen, Magdeburg, den 24. Dezember 1924 ...
Description: Poster announces the judgement in the libel case brought by Friedrich Ebert against the editor Erwin Rothart of Stassfurt who accused Ebert of treason. Rothart was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for the libel but Ebert was declared technically guilty of treason for participating in a general strike in Berlin although no historical or moral judgement on Ebert's conduct was given by the court. Verdict was pronounced in Magdeburg, Germany on December 24, 1924.
Subjects: Trials, litigation, Trials (Treason), Socialism, Sources, History, Broadsides
Places: Germany, Magdeburg, German
People: Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925)
Time periods: 1920-1930