French Treason Trial
Twenty-Two Persons Charged
Scandal in London
Prea* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright
PARIS, May 2. The trial has opened at Colmar of twenty-two Alsace-Lorraine autonomists and separatists, including one woman. They are charged with treason, in that they allegedly sought to undermine French authority by means of propaganda financed from Germany. They even attempted to equip a secret military .force. Only fifteen of the accused were present, the others, who escaped to Germany, being tried in their absence. The chief defendant, Dr Ricklin, was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on Sunday by a large majority. He was a member of the Reichstag before the war. Another of the defendants, Joseph Ross, represents Colmar in the Chamber of Deputies. Only these two speak French well, and the indictment, therefore, was translated into German. —Australian Press Association.
Alsace-Lorraine Separationists
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Evening Star, Issue 19856, 3 May 1928, Page 4
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