The San Francisco call., 1898-12-13
STATESMEN OF
 FRANCE ENGAGE
 IN F|ST|cUFFS Uproar in Chamber of
 Deputies. SERIES OF FIST FIGHTS GENERAL STAFF AsSAILED BY
 GRoUsETT. Army Leaders Bitterly Denounced for Their Course in Connection
 With the Dreyfus
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS, Dec. 12-In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Grousett, Radical Socialist, interpellated the Government on the indiscretion of the general staff in the Dreyfus affair. He read extracts from newspaper articles which are alleged to have emanated from members of the general staff, which caused a violent uproar, during which the Deputies rose and rushed at one another and engaged in a series of fist fights
 M. Grousett continued lis remarks in the middle of this tumult and recalled an article in the Intransigeant refer ring to letters from Emperor William and an interview between Count von Munster, German Ambassador at Paris, and Casimir- Perier, the former Presi- dent of the republic. Count de Nun, the Conservative leader, here interrupt ed the speaker and said be desired that the House be consulted as to whether the discussion should be allowed to continue.
 The Premier, M. Dupuy, said that as the head of the Government he pro- tested with the utmost energy against the language of the speaker who, he
 
 effect. (Applause.)
 M. de Roulde. Revisionist, shouted: Come off the tribune' This caused a redoublement of the uproar.
 When semiquiet was restored M. Grousett continued speaking. He said the center of resistance to the revision of the Dreyfus case was not from the Ministry of War. It was elsewhere. As to the secret documents in the case, he pointed out that they had been rid iculed by Emperor William himself. Loud protests).
 M. de Schanel, Republican, invited the speaker not to mix foreign sover- eigns in the debate any more than he would mix the President of the republic in 1t.
 M Grousett, continuing, spoke of the articles in the newspapers, in Alich it was hinted that Russia and the Czar were mixed up in the Dreyfus affair, and he also alluded to the recent semi official note relative to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Delcasse, being obliged to explain certain statements to the German Ambassador relative to the latter's daughter. (Uproar and hoots) Austria M Grousett said was next mixed up in the affair.
 The speaker said he pointed out these matters in order to show that a press campaign had been inaugurated by cer- tain interested persons to prevent the discovery of the truth.
 M. Grousett concluded with demand ing if the Government was disposed to permit the center of resistance to the law to pass from the Ministry of War to the general staff of the military government of Paris, if it would any longer tolerate this attitude of the ring leaders and if it would govern for the republic or for the Jesuits. Applause from the extreme left and violent pro- tests elSewhere.)
 The Minister of War, M. de Frey cinet, repudiated M. Grousett's allega- tions. He said that if there had been some indiscretionS 1t was unjust and imprudent to attack the whole army; unjust because the army was excellent devoted to its duty and incapable of the acts charged; imprudent because it was liable to lead to disorganization of the military institutions. The Min ister of War concluded with vigorously protesting against the accusation brought against the general staff and the military government of Paris of resisting the law
 M. Dupuy asked the Chamber to close the discussion and adopt the order of the day, which was done by vote of 463 to 7S. The House then adjourned.
 AS one of the results of the insults exchanged during the debate in the Chamber to-day Antide Boyer. Radical Socialist. has sent his seconds to M de Roulede, Revisionist and to M. Gauthier (de Clagay), Revisionist. who characterized M. Boyer as a white washed Panamaist."
 The city is greatly excited tonight and the troops are under arms. Colonel Pisquart's release is still delayed owing to the judicial bubbles between the civil and military authorities. Max Pegis, the Mayor of Algiers. who was suspended by the prefect for month on account of the rabid anti-Semite speech he made attacking the Governor General, has resigned. Count Esterhazy has written to M. Mazeau, president of the Court of Cessation, declaring his readiness, If granted a safe conduct, to appear before the court to be confront ed with all the witnesses and to defend his own "honor" and that of the late 11o 1l