It seems to me that regardless of whether Pound was or was not legally guilty
of treason, a conviction would have been almost certain: legal niceties don't
usually hold much water in the aftermath of a war. Does anyone know of
individuals who faced similar charges and were acquited?
 
Bill Freind
 
"Jonathan P. Gill" wrote:
 
> Re Pound's Treason Charge:
>
> Robert Spoo is quite correct in arguing that a treason conviction would
> not have been a given--this is why I quite careful to say that Pound was
> guilty of treason as it was understood by the legal community at the time.
>
> The distinction has just enough moral significance in my mind to consider
> Pound's imprisonment unjust.
>
> The burden of proof in the literary courts is, I guess, lower.
>
> Jonathan Gill
> Columbia University