Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-09
10 REOPEN DREyFUS CASE.
AGITATION In FRANCE MAY YET
LEAD TO WAR.
GREAT CLAMoR FOR REVISION
French Govsrnment Using strong Efforts
20 stem the Growing Tide Of Popu-
tar Indignation.

A special cable dispatch from Paris
states that the report put In circula.
tion by news agency. that revision
Of the Dreyfus case had been decided
upon, appears to be premature.
1t is now pointed out that revis-
ion may be sanctioned by the cabinet
under the presidency of NJ. Faure.
No such council has as yet sat; but NJ
Cavaignac, minister of war, conferred
at great length Friday with M. Sava-
ron, minister Of justice, and NJ. Bris-
son, president OF the council and inte-
rior.
The presumption is That these con-
ferences had to do with the pro-
poposal Of revision, but the results
have not been made public,
The most pessimistic feelings ex-
list. 1T Is the common belief that
Great Britain aud Russia are ON the
eve OF war, and 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 agitation by a
studied quiescence' which scandalizes
The Journal des Debats and other pa
pers, and il may succeed in getting
over the crisis. M. Faure ignores the
reproaches Of the press and remains
at Hayre.
M. Bourgeois, minister Of education,
Z Is in Switzerland. His address is not
known here. M. Petriel, minister of
finance, is at Marseilles, and M. Lock
roy. minister Of marine, is at Cher
bourg.
In the meantime M. Cavaignac,
minister of war, and M. Savaron, min
B lister Of Justice, are busy enough. M.
Savaron, as has been said, had pro-
longed conferences with M. Brisson
( Friday afternoon, and after NJ. Cav.
aignac's long interview with M. Sava-
ron, both ministers looked ruffled.
These and other impromptu ministerial
conferences were devoted to an en-
deavor to convince the minister for
war OF the necessity ON political
grounds Of revision of the Dreyfus
case, which the whole country, includ.
ing the army, now demands.
High officers confess that the revis-
ion will probably entail war, but they
say that would be preferable to hav-
ing the army remain under cloud
with the possibilities Of agitation lead.
ing to civil strife.
Almost all the ministers, 1t is be-
lie we'd, are now in favor of revision.
Several officers Of the highest dis
tinction, 1t is alleged, threatened TO
/, resign their commissions in order to
force the government to act. Among
the crowds OF speculations and alleged
revelations, however, none that is &C.
tually new has been disclosed. Gen.
eral Pelliuex is furious at having been
deceived. He has written to the gov.
,lsrnor Of Paris, asking 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" The governor has begged
him to reconsider his decision. NJ. do
y Pressense, member of the chamber OF
deputies and foreign editor of The
Temps is organizing meetings through.
out the country in favor OF revision.
The deputy afterwards declared that
so long as NJ. Cavaignac was minister
for war there would be no revision OF
the Dreyfus case, adding that in the
event OF revision the trial could not
again be held behind closed doors, and
as It would be impossible to produce
publicly some Of the documents, the
acquittal Of Dreyfus would certainly
result from a reopening of the case
NJ. lola remains In hiding; but he
has written o letter Of congratulations
to Nine. Dreyfus. Colonel Picquart
implores Matri La Borie, who was
counsel for lola in his recent trial, to
cease efforts to obtain his (Picquart's)
freedom, as he says he can wait until
September 21st, when he will be lib
Grated and can face his accusers.
Madame Dreyfus, SO far, has taken no
action.