The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

Paris. Sept. A dangerous crisis
was precipitated last night by the res
ignation of NJ. Cavaignac, minister of
war.
Several conferences took place this
afternoon between the minister OF war
and NM. Bourgeois and Sarrien, re-
spectively ministers of education and
justice, with the result that NJ. Cav
nignac found it impossible to harmon
ize his views regarding the army scan
dal with those of Premier Brisson. He
accordingly submitted his resignation.
This action almost certainly forces
thC retirement of the Brisson cabinet
and precipitates a dangerous political
crisis.
II means that the question of revis-
ION of the Dreyfus case will be thrown
into the chamber of deputies and be-
come again the subject of popular pas
sion and prejudice and perhaps vio-
lence
Here in Paris the Muravieff circular
Is still secondary subject in public
attention. The Dreyfus scandal, or
what is now the army scandal, is the
supreme topic.
Today's developments were few un-
til night. Lieutenant Colonel Henry's
body was taken quietly from the rail-
road station attended by a single rep
reSSntative of the general staff, and
thence conveyed to his native town and
Fured without military honors. Sew
eral ministers were obliged to be out
OF town, and the cabinet council will
probably not decide upon it's policy till
Wednesday.
CavagnaC's opposition to the pres
ent revision of the Dreyfus case was
so strong that it was said he would re-
sign if the majority of the cabinet in
sisted. The attitude of the army Off
GERS is now said to he opposed to re-
vision, but this is not likely to continue
long in view of the influence of public
opinion. In fact, the army's opposition
TO complete the exposure of the scandal
will now probably increase the public
demand that nothing be left uncov-
cred.
THREATS OF WAR.
A resort is once more being had to
vague threats that war would be the
inevitable result of the publication OF
the whole truth in the Dreyfus case
1t is solemnly urged that the country
is unpreDared for war, and it is even
admitted that injustice to Dreyfus
should not be corrected at the expense
of bloody conflict wherein 1870 might
repeat itself
1t is difficult to treat this bugaboC
with patience, and it is somewhat en-.
couraging to note that it fails tC
frighten the French people as much as
1t did few months ago.
Moreover, there are hints that Rus.
sian friendship will be sacrificed if the
truth be revealed, but this no longer
creates alarm. for the disgust over the
Muravieff circular has much weakened
the popularity of the Russian alliance
Two scandalous facts now command
public attention, and are a crying re.
proach to the French government. Pic.
quart, an honest officer who told the
truth and denounced falsehood, is il
Jail for his virtues. Papy du Clam ant
Esterhazy, who are guilty of abomin.
able crimes, still walk al liberty
The mayors throughout France have
been ordered to remove IVY copies OF
NJ. Cavaignac's recent h in the
Chamber of Deputies II: -" still be
posted on the walls in alca. .ance Will
the order to placard it issued shortly
after the speech was delivered
London, Sept. S.-The correspondent
of the weekly Sun in Paris says in &
dispatch to his paper that never dur
ing the many years that he has LIVED
in Paris has he seen such a complete
revolution in so short period
Public opinion has Veered cleaI
around, so that leading newspaper.
which a week ago wouldn't hear of {
revision of the Dreyfus case are nOu
not merely advising revision, but in
sisting upon ii.
Only Rochefort, Drumont, and one OF
two other editors hold out as a sacri
flee to decency.