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