The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-22
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In His Crusade in Behalf of
Dreyfus.
HE SUMS UP EVIDENCE
Thereon Arraigning the French
as BarbarianS.


World from Paris says:
Since the French government refused to
permit Zola to go TO Devils Island to de-
scribe the Dreyfus situation precisely,
Bjornson, the Norwegian poet, novelist
and dramatist, has written from Rome as
| follows:
"Honored Master-How I envy you.
How wish 1 were in your place in order
to be able to render to country and to
| humanity a service like that rendered by
you.
II also have proved by experience that
| it is much more perilous to want TO Grad
icate hatred than love from the minds of
men. A host of things which have for
| long time been taking riot in the noblest
| as well as in the basest instincts OF the
| French people have brought on situa-
| ton so tragic that thousand years OF
| progress and civilization are swept away.
| All others tremble before the cries and
| fury of barbarians but they have not
| made you shrink. Alone with life and
sword 10 march against millions, is there
| a nobler spectacle to be seen in the
world? That was just what France need
| ed I am sure through it all Europe is
| gazing at France with astonishment and
pain. The first is the indictment against
Dreyfus is unworthy of mention with men
| of responsibility That indictment
charges Dreyfus with treason. 1t was al
| legged that he couldgo to Alsace more
easily than other French officers. That
was officially denied by the Alsace-Lor-
n IL, -,
year Dreyfus was prohibited from enter
ing Alsace. The third time he started he
was permitted to send a week there be-
cause his father was i'll. Has any one
ever seen man acting spy for any
country, refused access to that country?
1.-THE imperial government of Germany,
moreover, has declared officially that
Dreyfus never had any relations with its
interior This allegation of the indict
ment is, therefore absolutely false.
1.-THE second fact is that the official com
! munica tions made to the press affirm that
the Indictment contains only a part Of
Dreyfus' guilt. In other words, Dreyfus
was not condemned legally. He was de-
prived of rank, disgraced and transported
beyond the seas without a legal trial, up
on the unsupported opinion of few
| comrades.
"a government which in the face of
these confessed facts refuses to review
! the Dreyfus court-martial assuredly is
more devoid of conscience than any hith-
erto known among civilized men.
"That is the judgment of all Europe, be
assured Furthermore, Europe admires
what you have done. have always held
| the opinion that the work of a man bears
the same relationship to himself notes
to the bank which issues them, and which
should have on hand securities cores
| ponding TO the issue.
''We now see that if your works have
| circulated throughout the world to in
crease the courageous and earnest part of
humanity, it is because you yourself are
a man of courage and heart.
"BJORNsON."
DUEL OVER DREYFUS.
Paris, Jan. 21-M. Varvoort, editor of
lie Jour, and NJ. Adalbert, writer for
Les Droits De L'Homme, fought a duel
with swords on account of a dispute aris-
ing out of the Dreyfus case. NJ. Vervoort
sustained three flesh wounds and NJ. Ad-
albert was wounded in the forearm. The
SECONDS stopped the nght.
IN THE LATIN QUARTER.
Paris. Jan. 21.-The Latin Quarter was
quiet today. The police have arrested
about fifty persons on suspicion. Three
| exerts in handwriting, whom Emile Zoa
charged with making false reports at the
court martial of Count Esterhazey, will
it is announced, sue the novelist for 100 900
francs damages.
Paris. Jan. 21.-Taking advantage of the
fact that this was the day for the bal
loting of conscriDts in the Fifth district.
a mob of people wearing the conscripts'
tri-color cockades paraded the Latin
Latin Quarter uttering the usual cries,
but they were severely handled and dis
persed by strong detachment of police.
Forty Of the participants in the demon
stration were arrested.
Paris Jan. 22.-The Aurore publishes to-
day letter from N. Zola TO NJ BilIot, the
minister Of war. protesting against The
limitation of the indictment agitins. him.
and declaring that he will now know how
TO Prove his accusations when he ap-
pears before an independent jury.
The prosecution has adroitly chosen on
! " certain passages in NJ. Zola's letter on
which TO base the trial, the passages ac-
cusing the Esterhazy court martial of
having dared "in obedience TO orders re-
ecived.7 to acquit the comte with IAN
iniquitous verdict which will sully with
suspicion the decisions of all future court
martials."
The Indictment wholly ignores NJ. Zola' g
accusations against high personages in
the army, General Mercier. Gele-al Bill
lot. General Pellieux, and others whom he
specifically charged with illegality and
breach of trust. This indicates that NJ
/ ught is TO be let on the doings Of the gen
eral staff.
ANTI-DREYFUSIAN PLACARDS.
Havre. Jan. 2l-Red placards were post
cd here today denouncing the Dreyfusians
and inscribed with the usual cries agains'
the Hebrews and in favor OF the army
and the republic
DEPUTIES WARMLY DISCUSS
ClericaIism. Foreign spies and the
Dreyfus Confession.
Paris, Jan. 2l-DuTing the debate in the
= ( oF ,5-Dye-fas today ezrf-