The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-03
PARIS IS IN AN UPROAR
BELIEVED WAR WILL BE PRECIPI-
TATED WITH GERMANY.
Army Officers Beginning to Demand a
Revision of the Dreyfus Case
-Zola stall Hiding.

PARIS, Sept. at is the common belief
that Great Britain and Russia are on the
eve Of war, ana that the consequences of the
Dreyfus scandal will involve France in war
with Germany. The Government is doing
its best to stem the rising tide of agita-
ton by a studied quiescence which scandal
ICES the Journal des Debat and other pa
pers but it may succeed in getting over
the crisis. NJ. Faure ignores tie reproaches
of the press and remains at Havre. NJ.
Bourgeois, minister of education, is in Switz-
erland. His address is not known here. NJ.
Peytral, minister of finance, is at Mar
settles, and NJ. Lockroy, minister of ma
rine. is at Cherbourg.
In the meantime NJ Cavaignac, minister
of war, and NJ. Sarrien, minister of justice,
are busy enough. M. Sarrien had two pro-
longed conferences with M. Brisson this af-
ternoon, and after M. Cavaignacs long in
terview with NJ. Sarrien, both ministers
looked rufIled These and other impromptu
ministerial conferences were devoted to
an endeavor to convince the minister for
war of the necessity. political grounds,
of revision of the Dreyfus case, which the
whole country, including the army, now
demands. Hirh officers confess that the dis
cussionsi that will follow revision will prob
ably entail war, but they say that would
be preferable to having the army remain
under a cloud, with the possibilities Of agita-
ton leading to civil strife.
The report put in circulation by a news
agency that revision of the Dreyfus case
had already been decided upon appears to
be premature. 1t is now pointed out that
revision must be sanctioned by a Cabinet
council under the presidency of M. Faure
No such council has been held as yet, but
NJ Cavaignac, the minister of war; con-
ferred at great length to-day with NJ. Sar-
rien, the minister of justice, and M. Brisson,
president of the council and minister of the
interior. The presumption is that these
conferences had to do with the proposal of
revision, but the results have not been
made public.
1t was announced this afternoon by the
Patria that several officers of the general
staff have decided to resign shortly and di-
vulge all they know of the entire Dreyfus
affair. One officer declares that war will
inevitably follow as result of the reve-
lations which will be made regarding the
Vaccinations of another government.
M. Lasies, a member of the Chamber of
Deputies, had an interview this morning
with the minister for war; M. Cavaignac
on the recent developments in the Dreyfus
case. The minister reiterated that he was
convinced of the guilt of the prisoner, but
added that, at the same time he was de-
termined to punish all who had been dere-
lict in their duties. The deputy afterwards
declared that so long as M. Cavaignac was
minister of war there would be no revision
of the Dreyfus case, adding that. as in the
event of a revision, the trial could not
again be held behind closed doors, and as it
-.
some of the documents, the acquittal of
Dreyfus must certainly result from a
reopening of the case
1t is now said that the Chamber of Depu-
ties will not assemble until October, by
which time it is hoped the storm will have
blown over. Almost all the minister's it is
believed, are now in favor of revision. M.
Cavaignac is alone obdurate, insisting that
he must first finish his departmental in
Guiries and that even then he will only act
under pressure of threat of publication
abroad of such disclosures as would leave
him no alternative to revision.
Several officers of the highest distinction,
it is alleged, threaten to resign their COM
missions and to publish the facts in order
to force the government to act. Among the
crowd of speculatons and alleged revela-
tions, however little that is actually new
has been disclosed. General Pellieux is
furious at having been deceived. He says
that during the lola trial he received a let
ter from a juryman begging him for proof
of the guilt of Dreyfus. He learned else
where that the jury wanted the report of
Captain Lebrun-Renaud, who is credited
with having received confession from
ALI Of General Pellieuxs demands upon
the government failed to get anything but
Lieut.. Col. Henry's forged letter, which he
(Pellieux) took trust. In his anger at
this base deception, General Pellieux has
now written to the governor of Paris, ask
ing, with brutal frankness, to be placed on
the retired list, as he does not wish to be
mixed up with men lacking all sense of
honor"
M. lola remains in hiding, but he has
written letter Of congratulations to
Madame Dreyfus.
Colonel Picquart implores Maitre Laborie,
who was counsel for lola in his recent trial,
to cease efforts to obtain his (Picquarts)
freedom, as he says he can wait until Sept.
Il, when he will be liberated and can face
his accusers.