Un Succes Fou

FRANCE

Un Succes Fou

Charles Maurras, famed Royalist leader, distinguished classical scholar and author, co-editor of L'Action Francaise, was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment by the Paris Court of Appeals for having incited young Royalists to administer castor oil to Socialist Deputies Maurice Viollette, Marc Sagnier and Marius Moutet. Last June M. Maurras was sentenced together with three members of the Camelots du Roi (King's Hawkers--a Royalist organization) to four months' imprisonment. Although he was not implicated in the original charge he came forward and took the blame for the assaults. In the Appeal trial he again assumed the fullest responsibility for everything that had happened, and told the Court that it "ought really to pass a vote of thanks and congratulations." Instead, the judge doubled M. Maurras' sentence. The Camelots du Roi assembled outside the Court, made a hostile demonstration against the Judge, cheered M. Maurras.