New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-25
FRENCH DEPUTIES EXCITED
nREYFUsS CASE AROUSES A BITTER
DEBATE, WHICH MAY END IN
BLOODSHED

TIE GOVERNMENT MINISTER BAH-
THOU CALLS HIM A LIAH. AND
DUEL is ARRANGED.
paris. Dec 24-General MERCER. Minister of
Uer. introduced to-day in the Chamber Of Depu-
,ss oil providing the death penalty for such
military traitors Captain Dreyfus.
D.puty Jaures Socialist delegated by his
,,r,y 70 demand the abolition Of the death pen
s,v in the Army. In the course Of his attack
,,on the Government. he said that Dreyfus es-
,,,ed the death sentence because the Govern
men, feared the consequences OF executing him.
Premier Dupuy reproached NJ Jaures for voic-
Ing the theories of international Socialism on a
.,biect which should appeal to every French
mans loyalty
.eyou are the Internationasts." shouted Jaures
On his reply pointing to the Ministers. You
,o,.or the internationalism Of Hebrew capitalists
u,nom YOU screen and protect Yet these Hebrew
canitallsts. whom YOU adopt your wards, are
svindlers and scamps.'
The Chamber was brought TO high pitch of eX-
element by this harangue. The Socialists
o,oe,ei approvingly The Ministers interrupted
~. sneaker frequently with their protests. As
,auras reached the climax Of his charges. NJ.
pa,,hou Minister of Public Works. sprang 10 his
feet and shouted:
you lie and you know you ie'
NJ Jauress reply drowned in a tumut'
o,hich was stllled after five minutes by the
Presidents bell There were many calls for the
eensuring of Jaures. and eventually NJ. Bflssoh'
tho President; requested him 10 retract MS accu-
cations. Jaures refused fatty. He was censured
nv the President. and expelled Temporarily from
the Chamber The slttlng was auJouiie" III
confusion. . -,
I'M Jarres promptly sent his seconds TO NJ
harthou According to the arrangements nlaue
X the seconds the duel will be fought with pis-
r.. az twenty-five PAGES. The duel was the
Eain tonic of discussion during the iniermission,
snd the Deputies were still talking OF the prooa-
Die conditions when the sitting was reSu'tru nv
The previous question was demanded pE the
covarn,nent as soon the Chamber came 10
order ard was carried against NJ. Jaures pro
nosal Alexandra Millerand. Radical, arguea IN d
raacb ON General Mercier's bill that existing
laws would enable the Government 10 Puilsh
Drevfus with DEATH NJ Leveille. Repuplicdil'
denied this Eventually urgency was No'eo o"
the MERCER Dill.
The recent shooting at Constantine. Algeria ai'cr
vain appeal to Presidential clemency' OF fre"ch
oasr euiltv of a slight insult toward his oficers
Rad excited public opinion already embttered d! 'e
DELAYS in the Dreyfus affair and the rumor 'hd'
tbe captain would not be shot NJ. JauieS' a
former professor Of philosophy and leaoer OF
the more moderate faction Of the Socialistc Depu-
ties in the Chamber. made himself the representa-
,va ~ those in France who thought that the
6sath nenalty should be abolished in the army
since II was applied to undisciplined privates ana
M, TO Marshals of France or ofhcers' ike 'ne
Il traitors Bazaine Dreyfus etc. Moreover NJ
I.pras in pronouncing against the death penai!'
v.s consequent with the theories OF his party
xsicb was ever opposed to II. for common ia"
aYsnces as well as for political crimes. But ne
VAS anxious especially TO improve the occasion
for attacking more the totterins Cabinet Da
NJ Dupuy. which could secure iateiy ho "'N
vote a q
The French Premier is really responsho resph re Taurs.
sor vocinp the theories Of international Socialism
The is on the contrary neg IN p1,
nv the revolutionary faction OF the SoclalSt ePu-
rs on account Of his national ideas and his be,
iiei in parliamentary methods lie had eHpiesse1f f
he sdvanced Republican school. and referred 10
the possibility of war with Ieridhy, WIZ ~
ing that Dreyfus escaped the death sentence pc
cause the Government feared the consequences OF
executing him. 1t was known that the docuileaIss
proving the captains treachery mao pee hriHino
from the German Embassy through me o ciiD,he ,h
Of one Of its employees. and that, AT any Iate % ne
Berlin Government was anxious not 10 appear 10 a
the receiver of those documents, inasmuch a. ~
German spies had been arrested at about the
same time as the French captain on the other
hand the retort, made by Jaures, VINO eAciaIineu
that the Dupuy Ministry was favoring the lnteT
natonalism Of Hebrew capitalists. must not De
| taken as an attack against Hebrews in general.
Te is TOO much of a liberal 10 make such sweep
ing and unjust charge: but he cOuld not help re-
minding the Premier that the men most pronlnent
| IN the Panama scan0als-the Reinacks, AlohS'
Cornelius Herr. etc.-were Hebrews. as wei as
Camille Dreyfus. journalist, who had Just Deen
army contracts and other criminal operations IT
TO be hoped that even II the violent nciueht II
the Chamber should precipitate the overthroW % %,
the present Cabinet. II will not cause the deah OF
the Minister Of Public Works or that OF Jaures'
and that their duel will be bloodess. as s gener-
ally the ca SO in such affairs Of honor In France.
since the deadly encounters Of many years ago.
when Emile dc Girardin killed Armand Carrel and
SSranier de Cassagnac shot dead the unfortunate