WAR ECHOES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 20 November 1924, Page 7

WAR ECHOES.

ECHO OF OFFEATIST ACTIVITIES. AMNESTY TO NOTABLE FRENCHMEN. By Cable—Brens A siorlation—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association PARIS, November 18. The Senate passed the • resolution granting an amnesty to the ex-Picmiet 51. Caillaux, and the cx-Minister, M. Malvv, whom the High Court banished for alleged defeatist activities in wartime. Several Senators opposed an amnesty to M. Caillaux on the ground that his offence was too grave to pardon. General Stuhl (on behalf of oxService men) declared that M. Caillaux was not repentant, and would commit the same offence again if occasion offered. M. Horvey said M. Caillaux would reappear on the scene with more ambitions than ever. His one desire was to resume control of France. M. Her riot, in reply, pointed ont that' M. Caillaux was condemned not for intelligence with the enemy, but for correspondence with enemy subjects. He urged Senators to consign to oblivion political quarrels which were dangerous in war time. Replying to a question bv a Senator, whether ho thought M Malvv guilty, M Poincare recalled that M. Malvv was tried at his own request No act, bv M. Malvv denoting luck of patriotism had ever come to M. Poincare’s knowledge. The motion for an amnesty; to M. Malvv was opposed only by the Royalist,, M. De La Have. The resolution granting amnesty to M CaiUaux was carried by Lu to 101. The resolution granting amnesty to M. Malvv was earned bv 19., to 0-.