The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-10
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR MAY PRECIPITATE
ANOTHER FRANCO GERMAN WAR.
France in the Midst of a Mighty UpAeaval---
The Revision of the Famous Case MAY
Entail II Serious Condition of Interna.
tional Affairs---Zola in Hiding.

PARIs.-The movement in favor of a
revision of the Dreyfus case is grow
ing stronger in the papers, which IN
til now, have been hostile to the pris-
oner of Devils island.
The most pessimistic feelings exist.
It is the common belief that Great
Britain and 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 O
studied quiescence which scandalizes
the Journal DIES de Bats, and other
newspapers but it may succeed in get
ting over the crisis. NJ. Faure ignores
the reproaches of the press and re-
mains at Havre.
Many impromptu ministerial confer
ences are devoted to an endeavor to
convince the minister of war of the
necessity on political grounds of re-
vision of the Dreyfus case, which the
whole country, including the army,
now demands.
High officers confess that the discus
sions that will follow revision will
probably entail war, but they say that
would be preferable to having the
army remain under cloud with the
possibilities of agitation leading to
civil strife.
It is now said that the chamber of
deputies will not assemble until o.
tober, by which time it is hoped the
storm will have blown over. Almost
all the ministers, it is believed, are
now for a revision. NJ. Cavignac is
alone obdurate, insisting that he must
first finish his departmental inquiries,
and that even then he will only act
under pressure of a threat of publica-
ton abroad of such disclosures as
would leave him no alternative to re-
vision.
Several officers of the highest dis
tinction, It'll alleged, threaten to pub
lish the facts, in order to force the
government to act. Among the crowd
of speculations and alleged revela-
tions, however, little that is actually
new has been disclosed. Gen. Pei
lieux is furious at having been de-
ceived. He says that during the lola
trial he received letters from a jury
man, begging him for proof of the
guilt of Dreyfus. He learned else
where that the jury wanted the re-
port of Capt. LIE Brun Renaud,
who is credited with having re-
ceived q confession from Drey-
fus. All of Gen. Pellieux's de-
mands upon the government failed
to get anything but Lieut.. Col.
Henry's forged letter, which he (Pel-
lleux) took on trust. In his anger at
this base deception Gen. Pellieux
has now written to the governor of
Paris, asking with brutal frankness to
be placed on the retired list. because
he does not wish to mixup with "men
lacking all sense of honor"
The governor has begged him to re-
his decision.
M. Depreselse, member of the cham
Der of deputies and foreign editor of
he Temps, is organizing meetings
throughout the country in favor of re-
vision. NJ. lola remains in hiding,
out has written letter of copgratula-
ion to Nine. Dreyfus. Col. Piquart
mplores Maltre la Dorie, who was
counsel for lola in his recent trial, to
ease efforts to obtain his (Piquart's)
reedom, as he says he can wait until
september 81, when he will be liber
ted and can face his accusers.
Nine. Dreyfus, so far, has taken no
ction.