New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
PARIS.
4 GREAT REvULSION OF FEELING OVER
THE DREYFUS CASE.
THE COURT OF CASSATIONS ANALYSIS
PEACEFUL OUTLOOK AS TO FAsHoDA

THE COURT OF CASSATIONS ANALYSIS
PEACEFUL OUTLOOK AS TO FAsHoDA
NOTES OF SOCIETY.
Paris Oct 29-The exhaustive and absolutely
convincing analysis of the Dreyfus case made
by the Court of Cessation causes profound
impression even after the disclosure Of Henry's
forgery The masses OF the people. blinded by
the furies Of polemcal Journalism. which ex.
tended to the most insignificant villages and
communes felt that the Dreyfus agitation left
no choice except that between those bent upon
saughtering the Jews and those determined to
destroy the army To-day not only the educat-
cd classes but the people themselves. begin for
the first time to realize the truth as presented
10 them nv the highest tribunal Of the land.
The revulslon Of popular feeling. especially in
the country districts is complete. and as sign
Of the times II is announced that the municipal
council of tn. little town Of Ledignan. in the
Department Of the Gard. has named It's main
street Rue Emile lola, and ts principal square
Place Colonel Pcquart
Even in Paris there indications that the
tide is at last turning. The Figaro" always
in touch with the Partisan pulse. says: Inc
question Of revision has now definitely entered
the purely judicial phase. and the food OK light
conveyed by the report Of Councillor Bard mas
disarmed partisan luminosity and replaced blind
passion by patience and reflection
Moderate papers like the Temps" the
Journal des T, bats" the "Liberte.' the roy
alist "Soier" and the opportunist "Matin. all
express implicit confidence in the Court OF cas-
sation and announce their willingness 10 90"
70 it's decision. no matter what that decision
may be. 81 Paul de Cassagnac. VINO mas hi'h-
erto opposed revision. now admits tnat re
trial could TO more be torogatory to the army
as represented by members Of the court martiai
than the reversal Of the judgment OK lower
court by court OF appeal could impair the IN
tegrty Of the French judiciary NJ Jean
Jauras in the Socialist Petite Republiaue
predicts that real conflict between the civil
and military authorities will arise when the
Court 81 Cessation comes to demand OF the
Minister Of War ell the documents connected
with the Dreyfus NJ. Viviani. In the
"Ianterne." takes the same ground. NJ. Des-
mouths. In the reactionary "Gaulois." COM
plains that the Court OF Cessation lays too
much stress upon the evidence OF Colonel Pic
quar-, and trusts that a future Ministry will
no able to reassure public opinion by keeping
rho ouestjon strictly within judicial limits and
M, allowing II 70 become the stalking horse
,or the violent hatred OF Free Masons and free
thinkers against the Church and the Army NJ
Rochefort in the "fntransigeant." pronounces
tho PROCEEDINGS before the Court OF Cessation
"a judicial comedy" and rdicules the judges
end everything connected with them. NJ Ed
GUARD Drumort In OF his most incendiary
leaders in the "Libre Parole" declares Coun-
cillor Bards report 10 be a tissue OF lies. and
says Paris has every chance OF seeing
speedy revival OF the sanguinary days OF the
AIMEE Terrible
n Ernest Judct fills half page Of the Petit
Journal" with bitter denunciations OF Councillor
Bard. and comes to the conclusion that there
are Two French nations one personined by
Marchand the peoples hero. who planted the rri-