| Show EDITOR HARDENS VICTORY Dispatches from Berlin Indicate that another case of or criminal libel Is to be trumped up against Maximilian Har Harden Harden Harden den the fearless s editor who scathingly exposed the performance of a little court circle known as the Knights of the Round Table Harden H was as re recently recently tried on a Ii similar charge and acquitted He was w acquitted because he made out an absolutely convincing defense He showed that everything he ho had haa said was true trw and it was hoped that the result would be a court circle house cleaning The were shown to be DC leprous degenerates who should be kicked beyond the pale of decent society Emperor William was re reported reported reported ported as being highly Indignant nant over the result of the trial And be It said to nis credit his indignation was not caused ca by the acquittal of Harden but by the frightful scandals the thc trial brought to light It must be said too that the th sympathy th of at r the German peo people people pie was with the editor They agreed that his exposures had had a bene bone beneficial tidal effect upon the nation To go through the form of ot another trial with Harden TV will doubtless be to expose more scandals and It Is la sur surprising su I that the procedure Is permit permitted ted In the tho light of the former fonner hear hearing hearIng ing lug it Is hardly possible POS ible to Imagine any an result other than the triumphant acquittal of the editor The Herald hopes ho hop s he will m be bea acquitted quitted again and it itis ItIs itis is glad he was acquitted in the first Instance Events showed that he was vas sure of his facts but even cen so it takes moral courage of the st order to present facts that are certain to be most distasteful to tu authorities authorities ties The report goes thAt thit In the begin beginning i ning nin the th most determined efforts were I Imade made to shut Harden off The em emperor emI I who was under und r the sway of the knights at least to some oni extent was appealed to It was vas said sald to be his original intention to crush Harden but buthe buthe buthe he was dissuaded from front his course by bythe b bythe the crown prince For 13 r the crown prince believed that the sh Harden print printed ed were verc true and lind lie ire believed b further f that their publication w have h vo a beneficial effect The judgment of the crown prince was sound and the German nation is entitled to congratulations The world has teen Len shown that the German press has at least one editor who does oes not hesitate to attack evil wherever he lie finds it and a a that the courts of Ger Germany German Germany many man are so free tree from bias bas that they will sustain righteous attacks regard regardless regardless regardless less of or the Individuals upon whom they are made i |
