The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26

Dreyfus-DerOuleds's violent speech to
A,oOO Anti-RevlsionIsts-Ths Meeting Re-
forms the League of Patriots which tho
Government Had Dissolved = To De-
eide the Question of Revision To-day.
Special Gable DthpatoA 10 THE sUH.
PARIS. Sept, pa meeting to protest
against the revision OF the Dreyfus case was
held here to-day. NJ. Paul Deroulede pre-
sided. Admission to the hall could only be
obtained by those holding tickets Of invita-
ton, but there was q great crowd outside the
building. Hawkers passed here and there
among the crowd selling q paper called the
Anti-JuJ. while others sold a paper that
favored revision, A large force OF police.
mounted and on foot. was present to maintain
order. Project Blanc personally directed the
movements Of the police.
M. Deroulede delivered a furious TRADE
against Prime Minister Brisson. No states
man. he said, had ever done more to injure the
country. In the same category were the
Reinachs. Jaures. Trarleuxs, Clemenceaus,
Yves Guyots and Laborls. all OF whom
had had dealings with foreigners. The
Prime Minister. in not cutting the Dreyfus
affair short. had committed q public crime, for
which one day he would have to render an
account. II a revolution occurred and the
scafIold were erected In Paris. the first head
that ought to fall was that OF N. C~l6menceau.
nj. Deroulede announced that he intended,
whether legally or illegally, to reconstitute the
League OF Patriots which the Government dis
solved some years ago. He added. that II ORGY
fuS ever returned to France he and his parti-
SIMS would be lynched,
The following resolution. moved by Marcel
Habert. was carried by reclamation:
In the presence OF the anti French, anti
Militia nv 7 An o,ta ballad kha 7 m a. ~ A.. nt-LA.
OF Man and the Citizen. and in reply TO inter-
national manifestations. 1000 Frenchmen as
sembled in Paris this day. declare their adhe-
sion to the League of Patriots. which IL recon-
stituted this day under the Presidency OF Paul
D6roulede."
After the meeting Deroulede sought to ha-
ranGue the people outside the hall, but the
police dispersed the crowd amid cries of
"ConspueS Brisson." AS those who attended the
meeting were leaving they encountered a band
OF revislonists who were shouting "Vive lola"
"A has rArm9e." The ant -Dreyfusites imme-
diately shouted countercries OF Wv rArmee."
and this was followed by an active collision be-
tween the partisans. The police speedily
quelled the disturbance and drove the crowds
into the side streets. Two men who were
shouting Down with the Army were ar
rested.
AS the Revision Committee is equally divided
on the question Of giving Dreyfus a new trial,
the responsibility of deciding tho matter is
thrown on the Government. This has I'M
nerved several of the Ministers who are loath
to assume the responsibility.
The Temps says that tho Revision Committee
adopted the practice Of Parliament. which.
when Its vote is equally divided. holds that the
vote is in the negative. 1t is the opinion that
no further step can now be taken until
the Cabinet meets. and the Ministers
refuse to act until they are all present. Tele-
grams were sent on Saturday to NJ. Viger.
Minister Of Agriculture. who Is near Orleans,
indisposed. and NJ. Peytral. Minister of Fi-
nance. who is at Marseilles. They will return
Tomorrow. when the final decision will be
given.
1t Is ominous that NJ. Sarrien. Minister OF
Justice. who hitherto has been favorable to q
revision. is now inclined to resist the granting
of a new trial, but the strongest members OF
the Cabinet-MM. Brisson. Bourgeois and Dell
casse, Prime Minister. Minister OF Education
and Minister Of Foreign Affairs. respectively
are now united in favor of reopening the case.