Charles Maurras, " brains of the French Royalist Party," was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for having ordered an attack on the Socialist Deputies Marius Moutet and Marc Sangnier and former Minister Viollette. (TIME, June 11.)
Three young members of the Camelots du Roi (King's Hawkers) were sentenced with Maurras to terms of imprisonment. It was when they were arrested that Maurras came forward and said that he must be tried with them as he had given the order for and organized the attacks.
During the trial Maurras defended the recent actions of the...