The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-13
UPROAR IN THE DEPUTIES
SOCIALIST MEMBER PRECIPITATES A
SERIES OF FIST FIGHTS.
Nj. Dupuy Protests, and Is Asked to
Come on the Tribune-SenatOr Da-
Wis Makes Proposition.

| PARIS, Dec. I'm. Millevoye and the
| Comte de Ramel both men bers of the
! Chamber of Deputies, organized an anti
Dreyfus demonstration this afternoon. They
marched to the Cherche Midi Prison, where
J Colonel Picquart is confined but they were
! stopped by d Gordon of police and were
! begged to retire. Thereupon M. Millevoye
made a speech, during which he said they
| did not desire a conflict with these "brave
| fellows" pointing to the policemen, adding
| that they mad achieved their object of being
able to shout Spit upon Picquart!' who
could hear them from the window of his
prison. The crowd then marched to the
Hotel des Invalides, the official residence
of General ZurIinden the military Governor
of Paris, cheering for the army and chant
ing monotonously, Spit upon Picquart'
Meeting a lieutenant of cuirassiers on their
way there they gave him an enthusiastic
ovation, and the lieutenant replied, theatric-
ally, Il thank you in the of the
army" This brought forth renewed cheers
from the demonstrators
The doors of General Zurlinden's S residence
were closed, but the crowd gathered outside,
shouting for the army, and M. Millevoye
| harangued his followers, denouncing the
Infamous monster of the Court of Cassa-
! tion,' ending with calling for cheers for
the valiant General Zurlinden, who COM
mands the army" and for 1.-The tricolor
flying over the Hotel Invalides." The Comte
de Ramil made similar speech, concluding
with saying: 1.-THE Court OF Cessation is
perverting justice, but we will not tolerate
it, We are the majority. We are the power,
and we patriots, will rise against it, At
this the crowd cheered franticaly and
marched to the Chamber of Deputies, where
MN. Millevoye and Ramel announced that
they were going to apprise the Chamber of
their indignant protests" The crowd then
dispersed.
In the Chamber of Deputies M Grousset
Radical Socialist, interpellated the govern
ment on the indiscretfons of the general
staff in the Dreyfus affair. He read ex-
tracts from newspaper articles which are
alleged to have emanated from members of
the general staff, which caused a violent
uproar, during which the deputies arose
and rushed at one another and engaged in
a series of fist fights. NJ Grousset continued
his remarks in the middle of this tumult,
and recalled an article in the Intransigeant
referring to letters from Emperor William
and an interview between Count Won Nuns
ter, the German ambassador at Paris, and
Casinir Perier, the former President of the
republic.
Count De Nun, the Conservative leader
here interrupted the speaker and said he
desired that the house be consulted as to
whether the discussion should be allowed to
continue.
The premier, M. Dupuy said that as head
of the government, he protested with the
utmost energy against the language of the
speaker who, he added, had not measured
it's possible effect. Great applause)
I NJ. Deroulde, revisonist, shouted: Come
off the tribunei''
This caused a redoublement of the up
roar When semf-quiet had been restored
M. Grousset continued speaking. He said
the center of resistance to the revision of
the Dreyfus case was no longer the min
istry of war. 1t was elsewhere AS to the
secret documents in the case, he pointed out
that they had been ridiculed by Emperor
William himself. loud protests.)
NJ. Deschanel, Republican, invited the
speaker not to mix foreign sovereigns in the
debate any more than he would mix the
President of the republic in them.
UPROAR AND HOOTS.
NJ. Grousset, continuing, spoke of the ar
tcles in the newspapers in which it was
limited that Russia and the Gar were mixed
up in the Dreyfus affair, and he also al
luded to the recent semi-ofticial note relative
to the minister of foreign affairs M. Del
casse, being obliged to explain certain state
ments to the German ambassador (violent
interruptions) relative to the latter's daugh-
ter. CUproar and hoots.) Austria, M. Grous-
set said, was next mixed up in the affair.
The speaker said he pointed out these mat
ters in order to show that press campaign
had been inaugurated by certain intere 5ted
persons to prevent the discovery of the
truth. NJ. Grousset concluded with demand
ing if the government was disposed to per-
init the center of resistance to the law to
pass from the ministry of war to the general
staff of the military government of Paris,
if it would any longer tolerate the attitude
of the ring leaders, and if it would govern
for the republic or for the Jesuts. (Ap-
plause from Extreme Leftists and violent
protests elsewhere)
The minister of war, NJ. De Freycnet, re-
pudiated M. Grousset's allegations He said
that if there had been some indiscretions
it was unjust and imprudent to attack the
whole army, unjust because the army was
excellent devoted to its duty and incapable
of the acts charged: imprudent because it
was liable TO lead to a disorganization of the
military institutions. The minister of war
concluded with vigorously protesting against
the accusation brought against the general
staff and the military government of Paris
OF resisting the law.
M. Dupuy asked the chamber to close the
discussion and adopt the order of the day,
which was done by vote of 46s to rs. The
House then adjourned
AS one Of the results of the Insults ex-