THE CAILLAUX TRIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1920, Page 5

THE CAILLAUX TRIAL.

DISLOYALTY TO FRANCE AMJBGEg, SCENE IN COUKT. '; By Telegraph.—Preu Asia.—flopjrlaat, Paris, March 4. Tlie first witness in the Caillaux trial, J William Martin, French. Minister at . 1 Lisbon, stated that when returning to Franca iu 11111 he was summoned to Madrid by King Alphonso*, who said that he hud received an emissary from M. Caillaux who had threatened him with death. King Alphonso told him that lie had written down the emissary's threats textually, in order, if anything happened, M. Poincare would knov who was responsible. He told M. Mar- i tin that he put the document in a sealed envelope into a safe with instructions to open the same if his death occurred. M. Martin added that he acquainted M. Poincare with the Wholt story.

M. Paleologue, ex-Minijter and; formerly Ambassador at Petrograd, gave evidence accusing M. Caillaux witfc tbe undermining of the Franco-Russian Alliance. The Russian Government was constantly at a loss to understand th» French policy during the Caillaux n*. gime. "

In addressing M- Caillaux he «a* alaimedl, "You are the JStunner of France." M. Caillaux rushed forward, attempting to reach M. Paleologue, but the bystanders intervened.

VISIT OF GERMAN SPY. ' ■ BEARER OP PEACE PROPOSALS.. ' Received March 9, 5,5 p,mj Pariß, March 4. During the Ca'illaux trial the Chiel Prosecutor chargecf Capaux with receiving a secret visit from a 'German spy ia February, 1915, beariag peitt' proposals.

Caillaux admitted receiving ti» ma*, but he aaid lie turned him out as soon as lie ascertained the real object of< his visited.—United Service.