The sun., 1898-02-20

-, ,sce Of the situauou-AAsob's NS'A
~ v.,. IN. Truth MADE Knowh-
..,,,,w,u Go TO Jsii at Q p. n. To-Day
sO.eto, cas,. De.patoA TO The suS.
p,,rs Feb. ls.--Tho crime Of stranEhng gus.
fAnio' ,. nor very throne In France 10 almost
u,.snd ueo Next week II will be completed. MOI
hn,," csday. however, for the authorities
uni, unai confess that It would never do for yer
OPEN. y. ,ondcred on or before Tuesday, lest
MI fall into the hands OF moo oreeniAeo
.as.- Tho euise Of Madri Gras fetes.
unay. .,,,t,, confession sufices In itself. lt
-, .n,s /, .sd light upon the present rulers OF
..s s,o. and mon tho depths Of error and passion
,.,o ,yh,oh tho French people are stih p'unaea.
mn rS..,o 4. no longer doubt in any ones MIND
,,.t zo,a win be condemned; moreover MS con-
s...n.t,op will be made In the full knowiease
s,,h. t.ot that his accusations against tne eu-
.asr,,,s. Of tho French army arc aounoahtiy
.a.,,sod In other words, tho secret outrage
.,,or ,ustlce Is to be followed BY pnnho one
..h,ch A majority Of the French people approve
ria truly the most appalling spectacle OF thIs
-.,,r.tion. lido not desire to do the emanoet
,nin,tico to tho French nation In this crisis. In
.,S.r therefore, to bo perfectly fair. make the
folloving summary % representative oi 'ho
French idea Of the situahon:
ait IA true, no doubt, that Dreyfus was con-
a,mnsd upon . secret document submitted
N NJ, JUDGES without his knowledge. srant
"A n was illegal, but II tho measure was
neo,,,ary In order 70 avoid plunging the ma.
t,ou into war, 10 wss justined. memoirs on
the Cabinet the chiofs of tho army. and even
tho President Of the Court OF Asei.es' al enrIn
~. var was threatened, II not inevitable,
AfnN10aA6- ThAY
.,,itI,a IA belief. Erenehmen almost unant-
,uously do believe them.
sannpo,s the fact to bo 90 many close to the
n.hr.. ,f,rm. that tho German Emperor der
s.,nded the return Of tho original oor-
S~.,o, which was stolen from the Gar.
nan Emb,ssy, and threatened to with
dr.v his Ambassador n the demand wera 70
e,,,di guppo,e, therefore, the bordereau 10 now
s,tu,ily In Bsrlini II such facts were ofadially
,,.ds nublo Il would bo impossible 10 RESTRAIN
N, nnrry French nation from plunGin6 into
"a, Win Germany. We must ohooso then BE-
tween this awful contingency and suDpFossineI
this meddler Zola.
"Dreyfus Ia guilty beyond question. What
matters now the manner Of his condemnation
Re assured that this agitation win poon be
stopped By the removal Of the cause. DreJfus
vtll be disposed Of before long"
That n tho deliberate. oold.hlooded opinion.
not Of one man, but Of the average mid.
dc and lower class Parisian today
/, a immoral, cruel, and % based upon
false premises. but 10 10 simpiy useless
to combat 10 at present II 10 ompha-
slred By the paralysis Of business during tho
fortnight tho trial has lasted. small tradesmen
and eam proprietors especially recent the
serious interference with their prosperity.
The Government has oleverly proftsd by
this feature Of public opinion during
the past two days, when. In The oon-
duct Of tho ease In the Court of Assises. NO even
4 slithesssd tAs astounding spectacle Of the prcs
siding Judge dspriving the defiance OF its ordt-
nary rights Of cross-examination upon the plea
Of "tho security of tho national defence In the
paramount confederation"
Ebecame evident earlier In the week that the
defence was making strong impression by the
partial revelations which IL succeeded In draw.
lug from the witnesses. It was necessary to
Offset this, and Gen. Pellieux's apparently
spontanoous disclosure Of an extract from tho
secret document which, 10 10 alleged, proved
Dreyfus'S guilt. was undoubtedly preer-
ranged and made with tho consent Of
the Cabinet At the came moment the
attitude Of the President Of the court became
more than ever arbitrary. and every effort since
byM. Labor TO draw OUT tho facts has been
ruthlsssly suppressed. He wisely Rave up tho
struggle ct the close OF to-day'S session.
The taking Of testimony in the Zola case was
completed in lively two hours session to-day.
The President announced that Gen. POllieux
had submitted tho question Of producing the
secret paper about which he had testified to the
discretion Of the court, and that tho maaistrates,
In accordance with their previous rulings, re-
FUSED to allow It 10 be produced.
Ool. Picquart was recalled TO tho stand, and
testified upon some Of the latest points raised
Ia the case.
N. LAbor asked tho witness IL Gen. Pellisux
mad intervened when he CPioquartb was testify
Ing before the oourtmartial.
coL Pioquart-Gen. Pellisux can speak for
himself.
zen. Pelieux lrising from his aeat greatly
1ntatsd(-I will not reply to any further ques-
uohS BY the defence. 1t is strange thing for q
man TO come hero In uniform to accuse three
Generals Of error.
coL PioQuart-The General intsrprets my
"otds wrongly. ! do not wish in any way to
,sheot upon the good faitn of my chiefs, who
nave osen themselves misled by false evidence.
N. Observation-Disclosures the now atti-
'uae OF Gen. Psllieux. reserve ehe right 10
Su,auon him about the secret paper Of which
~ nAs spoken. am convinced Of his good faith.
AVS mat which astoniShss me.
M. Labor. despite the opposition of tho court
user and amid great uproar on tho part of the
Suuience. demanded that Gems. Pellioux and
e0nae should disclose the date OF tho secret
guilty. '''u'
notn Generals refused to answer, and M. In.
voi' IN the most strenuous manner insisted that
they should. '-~'
things. '''~A VI ''''ou'
N! Al. Labori-You abuse your powor. Monsieur
In this manner. 'N'' anu
.na no PRESIDENT deprived NJ. Labori of tho floor.
tbr.'.n "neh the lawyer insisted upoa his rights
"'rnea co1 n 10 apply disciplinary measures.
irquart' resumng his testimony. said
hr "oula DC easy to clear up the whole matter
2elhpie examination of the documents I
W.. unable to say more, but II tho Minister OF
oe," would only remove the restrictions OF
v,h secrecy l could enllRhten the country
sa 'no least injury to the national defence"
tiaoa ti"i n1 members OF the French Institute tes.
~. oh oehali OF Hola. and the court od iournsd
n, Nv was mo usual uproar outside the Palace
avis aviHe1 after the adjournment, This CRY q,
'Ne Ia RcDublinuoH a., - =,