The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-29

Renault has since retracsed his admss-
a3ons."
4 Shouts Of surprise followed this suggex-
aion. 81. De Freycinet said:
The government, on assuming office,
found the proceedings pending. We have
only one anxiety, ard that Is to ascertain
the truth. We do not object TO furnish
4ng the court Of eassation with all evil
dence available. excepting evidence iEroiv-
ing the national defense. Both the civil
and military courts are fully equipped 10
1eai With the respective Cases. and. as
III desire 70 arrive al the truth, 1t wiz
he reached. The government asks the
chamber TO respect the independence OF
NV"
After an appeal from N Milerand for
postponement Of the Pscquart conrt-mar-
tial, n. Dupuy. the premier, declared that
the Dreyfus affair must remain purely
judicial, an the only means OF reaching the
fruth. which may now be attained
Referring to the statements OF n. Pom
care, n. Dupuy asked why that deputy
had waited 50 long before astonishing
the chamber with his revelations
I'VE decline to ordey postponement OF
give such an order, even IL We had the
night. would be 10 strike blow at the
principle OF separation of the public
powers.
.It is not within the province Of parlia-
uent or the government 10 adjust the con-
l.ection which may exist between the
sDreyfus and PicQsxart cases Our inter
venfion would be calculated To hamper the
work of the court of cessation We VIII
respect tia decision Of the Iaw. We are q
govesnment Of law and refuse TO be a gov
ernment OF arbitrary measures. prolonged
scheerro
The order OF the day, approving the
statements OF the government respecting
the principle OF the separation OF the judi
cSal and executive powers was then adopt
ed by q vote Of Az to "a. In the Hobbies
of the chamber NJ Dupuy's speech cas-
interpreted as an invitation TO the court
of cessation to ask for the production Of
the petit bleu and other documents in the
Picquart case. which the government would
Immediately produce. thus indirectly lead
ing to a postponement OF the court martial
which the government has refused TO grant
under di,ress- II WAS also held that the
premier had admitted the right OF the gov
eminent to intgvene regarding Gen. Eur
lindef's action. but had only RETAINED
from fear that Intervention would be mis-
interpreted.
DemOnstFatiOns Favor PicQuart
!. An.immense mass meeting was held this
evening In favor OF Picquart. Thousands
az pcopie. shouting ''Conspuez Rochefort"'
and .'Conspuez Drument'" marched TO the
Cherche Midi prison, where Piequart is
confined, and cheered and demonstrated
~, I'D a,tl.a
rallied and there were several conflicts be-
tween the two bands
The vote in the chamber enables the
fntI-Dreyfusites to sing a song Of victory.
since the Dreyfusite demand was for the
government 10 order the Picauart court
martial postponed
Nevertheless the whoIs debate served to
advance the cause Of Dreyfus. NJ. Dupuys
speech Is admitted on all hands TO have
been a masterpiece of statesnanship.
Perhaps the most significant feature OF
the debate In the changing attitude Of the
chamber toward NJ. cavaignac. The lat
ter.s speech before the period OF the Henry
suicide was accepted and placarded
throughout the country as proof Of the
guilt OF Dreyfus Now he is received with
tho hcwls of the deputies when he at
teiuptS 10 JUSTLY - attiAuis- 1Hc SsdStdI
belief II that the court OF cessation will
now demand the Piequart dossier. thus de-
laying che court martial.
Among The rumofs current this evening
il one that Gen. Zlrllnden, military gov
ernor OF PARISH has resigned. There IL
report that Col. Pitquart VIII be released
on ball.
Emperor wiliinm Make. Statement.
BERLIN. Nov. sit Is learned from
an authoritative source that Col. Schwartz
kopen. the former German military attache
at Paris, while suPping with Emperor
William at Potsdam on Sunday detailed
the whole OF the inside history of the
Dreyfis. Esterhazy and Picquart cases to
his majesty. who contempiates taking some
action IN the matter. The imperial chan
celior. Prince Won Hoheniohe; the minis
ter OF foreign affairs. Baron von Buelow
and Gen. Hanke. the chief of the EN-
peror's military cabinet viii he summoned
To Potsdam. this week 20 discuss the adj
Visibility OF an official German pronounce
nient on the subject II IL said that the
emperor during his recent tour, converscd
with several persons about the Dreyf,is
case and II IS added that the new points
which he has heard have prompted him
20 his present action