, 1898-12-28
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PAblL c'O Opinion Aroused,
The fact is Q,,at General 2lls!inden's de-
teymination~t to send P:cquart Leprg a court
. martial has eau1ed an indasSribahle cN.mmo-
lion in all those circl%s of the sotla' orr
igunism whisbt constitute public e%piui6n.' 3lfe
!. Senafs is taking The lead in the movsmGhF
-in favour of having. GelieHl Turlihde9's !
decision rescinded by. the Government, Or 1t
least its execution postponed until the Court
of Oassatioli'SllalL have promulgated its se''-
tence on the Dgeyfu5 affair: Oh Saturday
Senators VplGmd ard AfouiS gave notice OF
interpretations (which they Intended to bllng
forward and 4ater~on U fAe day the four
gro' ps q the Left 'emp0Nefed. their reApe9
tive Presidents and Messiears. Yolland and {.
MOnis to call on tfe Premier, the Minister OF
Justice, and the War Minister, and to convey
to them the misgiving Of the Senate, ana
the fears entertained by that body.of there .
suits that would ensue if two. contradictory
judgments were passed by military and civil
tribunals on one aud the same series of facts.
At first the Ministers in question we're
= communicated with - ~e, and res
qd IeaARarape fogs ier to lecel1s~ g depu'..
tatiOn&T0m rae senate. At halt ~ tour
yostesday the Senators were"duly lIelveQ
at lie Ministry OF the Interior by thyPrcA
mitr and his twOoC colleagues and lnVkheN
course Of the conference ST. or Monis s :
gested that the Minister Of 'stice shqu4
write q letter to the War Min. e. pointing
out the drawbacks with which tho ''ary
trial of Picquart would be attended now 1t
80 "aur de Cessation is engaG3. in exa
lining re which virtually ticludts /
and asking IL. ',"snerd the xecution ot
General Zurlinden's ueo,vo. The Minis :
of Justice having replied tbNt it would t st
be necessary to examine WI, her the law
1l-.-I 49, - ! - H. ,tt;oR1~o -, thu mot.
ter. ultimately cQncurIed with his colleagues
in undertaking to give the suggestion made .
by the Senators their careful consideration
! to communicate their ieply with as lit
delay "S possible
ana his two ". oagues discussed tbs
subject at great length and they held o
second conference this morning. Various .
bills more or less closely connected with
this burning topic will be laid before the
Senate or the Chamber by private members.
One of these projects Of law PROPOSES tie
withdraw all trials from military tribunals III
times of peace. In the Chamber a Deputy
will bring up IL Interpolation .to-nsorrow,
and things are generally moving apqoe-
A Victim of Conscience. e,
I how" ha' y yeries Of conversations with
ColoGv4 PioquGrt's friends, and lhe'folDwing
are the points lpom which they base their
sing attitude. Picquart's ante
cedents we're | client. His, career was ex.
ceptiOnaIIy rapN d brilliant. tie T enjoyed,
Catholic. and what is more, al mt-Senit6.
But his sense Of duty being far superior T"
all other considerations, he Leroically s. IL
feed everything else, to that. He night
nave become the youngest general in France
j nd he sta > - ~oice Of his conscience, but
be ,o,,ywed its dlct. in order to save one
II the people whom he d'eIik"d because the
IAN was ipaocent. He lost IN, %
4 hi 4opes blasted by 50 10
mo TART is not of 9eu1f