The general tone in the French press concerning the verdict in the Schwartzbard trial is to the effect that the acquittal was unavoidable. The Liberal press draws attention to the parts of Torres’ address concerning France’s duty to condemn the pogroms. The jury acted accordingly, the papers declare.
The Right press expresses dissatisfaction with the verdict and voices the tear of a repetition of political murders in Paris. The Russian press in Paris stresses the opinion that the verdict means a condemnation of the pogroms and is therefore acceptable even to the opponents of political murders.
The anti-Semitic “Action Francaise” reproaches the jury, observing that Paris juries are true to their tradition of acquiting murderers.
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