New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
THE DREYFUS CASE.
BY GIVING A LITTLE HE EXPECTED
GET MUCH FROM RUSSIA.

A PLAN TO OVERCOME HER LACK OF REcrpam
1rY TO FRANcE-rHE WAR OFFICES
DIFFICULT POSITION \
From The London Times.
The new trial Of NJ. Zola for his attitude rees,s
ing the Dreyfus case affords an appropriate Ilus
which says too much and yet not enough. It 4
indeed. not remarkable that what is almost css.
tainly the true account OF that lamentable aSss
should not have been hitherto laid before the nuS
lie. for few people are able TO explain i! That <
what propose e do in The present article, when
War ONCE has sd landed Franc 0c,oo .,,on, -
en- officer Of the headquarters stan. IL Paris hS
been guilty Of treachery and It plainly implied tAS
be taken for grarted that had Dreyfus been ~ -
alleged accomPlice OF Italy. Austria or EnsiaI
affair He would have been dealt with s.crsis
and the military agent concerned would have ~
only Germany and Russia. II the. former wsSS
guilty OF having corrupted the unfortunate m1
dicious. and, indeed. dangerous It was bound 's
excite the Galhc temperament to boiling penI
and that 1t did not boi! over was due much more
good luck than to good management on thh part =
the French authorities; When the Franco-Russ,ss
Clearly to understsn nd that she not rely asS
any help should she de est force on eohaS
with her conqueror Of 1870 Russia. In such crc,mS
stances was not prepared to assist In pulling ~
friends chestnuts out of the FIRE. but would avail
even her Western neishbor No acts Of .
agents give sufficient grounds for war nor did Ii
On the other hand, Germany believes that N 4
single-handed struggle she can defeat France, an
as sne made agas hT about pyfas
untrue. she knew that Russia would not rs
on war. In fact. the sooner IT ensued In such e
cumstsnces the better IT would be for her IN IL
long run Therefore not until some time ~
eIapsed did she declare that the convict had new
had any dealings whatever. direct or indirect w6
hs aid fo Eer d oo what oSec, could
French Minister Of War have had in Implying whs
n1 the really guilty party bgi Why have ns
toned the matter in public? There was rot ~9
Paris was entirely opposed to al precedent; Then
fore some other solution must DO sought Tor; Al
Il can he easily found.
RUSSIA FAILED TO RECrPROCATE
Notwithstanding the alliance between autocrse
and republlcanism the servants ~ the forr1P
maintained toward their new friends the attituA
Of official secrecy which Is inherent IN their nasN
and which they habitually practise toward one q.
other. The French authorities had. one may D.
most say. overwn elmcd the Russian War oen
with military information OF tho creates, valN
But the latter had shown hitherto ttle reciprr
ity; so ntt.e indeed that IN order 70 ac1uire b
officer had endeavored 10 obtain IL IN an Illicit msh
ner. and this procedure had entoi,ed MS .epartrs
from Russia a short time before u" Dreyfus sca1-
daL II was certain. Therefore; That me seryaNs
81 the Gar would not Willingly hand over me-
itary inventions tactics and such IKE matters ~
important enough in themselves Dut iheir yaH
is slight in comparison with a know edge OF he
plan of campaign Of a foreign country.
All Governments know the system o. which u
army of another State Is to be monliIed IN ~
Of war and the probabilities IN FAVOR 81 IT'S beihf
carried out without hitch. But a. these thlag
/ edge OF the plan of campaign. To learn betM
how the newly mobizei bodies are to he sroupA
/ on the outbreak OF war, what the objective o. 10
armies SO formed is to be- and whether It Is Likely
be attained or not are all matters OF trans ..
crets are generally guarded with the utmost close
ness When TWO or more Powers, however, are
real alliance II il essential that the possible pans
o, campaign should be discussed befors1and, 70
tina, the combined scheme may nay me os' yer
France to become acquainted VIII ned me nIssm n
pan In the event Of joint war ana t'us,.a ~eu.e
rendered Il more important for her 70 Know ~
Russian plan than II was for RUSSIA 70 stsn sns
French one. Russia cannot be orusheD' "neSA'
Having ali this in mind Dreyfus. who wac
clever and an ambitious man. and wh" uniot0.
eddy had very good idea respecting ,ne ,hs, N
between the two Offices. conceived lnat
s aT T tS 9l roS Of his supero
ing little he proposed TO gain much, p9' ne ~
ted to take one f2 ssn int" H msTSs owa -
was ineradicably planted in the breasts OF ON
his brother 9'eT ss cone cnev % with the w
aud said that Israelites are all very well u 49,
proper places. but to employ ,hsm IN sra -
mink otherwise
DREYFUs DOOMED
Tina. Dreyfus was known by his superiors
rpp"II aYsb lin is certain and therefore ~
must have trusted him in the beginning But ~
a doomed man They determined 70 take that q
portunity OF telling Russia she must treat FrssS
as ass. an c sSse N Sf sni the latent dsse
accused probably accentuated this decision nW
Inc agreement lately arrived at TO the mutual eese
AZ OF the two countries. France was 'pl w
pared 70 remain junior partner IN ne n INA ~
give up the name Of Dreyfuss accom- li'' yet ~
side was necessary II the new business "'e 70 we
coed. .-,...,
ters STAFF decided 70 make pupl' ,A1Ni =" -,
wretcred officer He was q man ~ means, VIZ VIZ
lived in an Inexpensive manner and on mn, ia'y , ~
fecionaie terms with his wife AMI nothing gsss ~
DO brought up against him - show that no. had So
cret eXtravagances. or thai NJ hld t','N ~ ,rss
20 receive. penny IN return for ms ~ .s,x
Yet traitor never gives mp anything o.. any
without being assured Of suostariia. r,"a, NO. ~
Is certain that the information handed over,
Drcvfus was such as was bound 20 leak ONT ne'or
pecial value bur he hoped to obtain something !.
- ain. HE n, return T-niou1feily De- acted
an improper manner. Foolishr secreiN' pr sts =,
/ many yavs some war Offices. IL was not for MIN
take upon himself To give up any conn 81 ,ta' ~
formation without having first obtained 7,n e
surrense o. his chiefs IN s@ o rnnssi ba II
sentence would probably have been i'ss fins
had not an opopriumiWy n' ne,So Gcu,- de Bob
| deffre the French chief Of the star. is senkh
man upon whose word c@mElete ems "a
Unity ~ crime although he was unable 10 sta"
| his offence.
IF THE TRUTH WERE KNOW. -
Should the truth OF the matter now o. o"nS's IN
aoknoW lodged. the French ch1ract,r ml~"l -" ~
undergo A strong rCvulsion Of tecl!ns as - ~
Russia while the military authorizes. laS ~ss
present would certainly suffer. had re -
been treated from the outset in the usuhl man ~,
the general public might never have been "ls III
wiser The actual treatment Of Drey fu- vas r' ~
a declaration OF military policy, ana. sn.r II 80
too much and yet not enough. very uh"lSs ~
p II announced 4
IL would have been better 10 have iHdeu n
Russia was concerned IN II, In the o'dlhaS ""
business II IL too late for this ,-,s
Ngitotion FOR and against the conylct hssI
ragged for so long probably the French war LA LA
would he best pleased II he were 10 n ~ 80 80
with himself This would relieve the French - w.
ernment Of a great embarrassment. ana, perhAV
allow the case to fade into oblivion -. ~
= have made no mention rs yet ~ the famous,
I rather Infamous. Major E-teThazy. Inc F'OSe-S