The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

ments which were not submitted for the
inspection of Dreyfus or his counsel at the
time of his trial by court-marual were
communicate to the officers com posing
the court There seems o be no doubt
that this was done, and lawyers who have
been questioned on the subject say II IN
vaIidates the court martial.
The preliminary inquiry into the case OF
the EsrerhaZy affair will be made by the
military prosecutor attached TO the court
martial, accord ing to the French custom,
with the view of determining whether the
charges warrant Court-martiaI. Feopie
are now eagerly discussing whether the
court martial, II ordered, Will be secret or
public. The preliminaries are always prl-
yate but there is great public opposition
to the court martial taking place III pri-
vale. and the French officials are also be-
licyed to be in fear of a repe ltIon OF the
unpopular phases of the Dreyfus trial.
The case OF Dreyfus was discuss in
the Cham Der OF Deputies to-day, and oc-
casi0nally gave rise 10 heateo utterahces'
A good majority of the Deputies, how
ever, sustained the stand IN the matter
taken by the Government.
NJ Andre Castelin, representing the sec
ond district of Laon, ed tor OF Cocarde,
and formerly one OF the warm supp rte s
Of the la General BOuianger. brought the
matter ND by asking The Premie r, NJ. Me-
|
The army, on the subject, 10 which the
Premier replied, There is no Dreyfus al
fair and it can be done"
Continuing, the Premier explained that
the investigation into the EsterhazY al
fair had resulted in plac ng him In the
hands OF n military court, a step, he
added. which in no way prejudiCed the
fina ity of the verdict in the Dreyfus case,
which was neither for the Government
nor for the Cham Der TO deal with. In the
meantime, Nj. Meine further remarked,
good citizens should respect the au horlty
of a judgment given. he deplored the
desire 20 make the incident poltlCal
question and EXPIRE SEQ the hope that his
statement would end poIemlc which had
already lasted 100 long.
Seven resolutions were proposed. That
OF NJ. Henry kumel (Republican}, re-
presenting the Second D vision OF Monte
| de Marsan, "that the Cham Der declaring
| il has no business to- intervene IN a
/ CUES ion of q judicial character passes &c
| the order of the day" was rejected by 8
yo OF 147 to 102.
! The Comte de Nuns motion, "that the
/ Cham Der is confide Mt the Government will
| take steps to end the odious camraigr
! against the army" was defeated by 262 &c
! pa
The next motion was of Henri de Law
! ertujon. re pres enting the district OF SAINT
Cha Der, respecting a Judgment passed
and pathlzIng with the homage rem
dered to the army by the Minister of War
| passes to the order of the day.
NJ. Meline, he Premier, supported this
resolution, and it was accorded priority
by vote of 373 to 126.
The first section was adopted with the
vote standing 400 to Is aud the seconC
section was adopted by 523 10 Is votes. Al
amend approving oil the declaration
OF the Minister of War was adopted by
325 ayes 10 153 noes and another proposed
by NJ. Pierre Richard, former Boulangist
| condemning those who are CONDUCTING
an odious campaign" was adopted. 154 o
the Deputies voting for the motion anC
II voting against it.
AS result of some hot words exchanges
during the Dreyfus debate in the Cham
Der of DEPUTIES to-day Joseph Reiach
Republican member representing tn
District o. Digne, a well-knowa news
paper man and author and editor OF Re
publique Franchise, sent his seconds TO NJ
Miller ami the eIl-known Sociali~t-Re
publican and editor of the Petite Repub
lique Franchise. A duel with pistols ha
been arranged 10 take place between lib
men. NJ. Reilach has already Tough
duels with NJ. Magnier and Paul Del
| oulede.