New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-03
FRANCE NEARS A CRISIS.
DPEYFTS SCANDAL MA
CAUSE WAR WITH
GERMANY
,ux,sTERS HOLD CONFERENCE.-THE
COUNTRY NOW DEMANDS RE
VISION OF THE CASE.


paris. Sept 2.-The most pessimlstic feelings
IL, 7, Is the common belief that Great Brit
=, and Russia are on the eve Of war and that
-. oo,seouences Of the Dreyfus scandal will In
,c,ve France in war with Germany.
r,s Government is doing its best to stem the
.,.,oo tide Of agitation by a studied ouiescence
which scandalizes the journal des Debats and
o,,ar papers. but II may succeed in preventing
or,s,s NJ Faure ignores the reproaches OF the
.,ss and remains at Havre. NJ. Bourgeois.
minister Of Education. is in Switzerland. His
address Is not known here. NJ Peytral. Minis
,or =, Finance. is at Marselles. and NJ Lock
NV Minister Of Marine. is at Cherbourg.
u tho mean time NJ Cavaignac. Minister Of
var and NJ sarrien. Minister Of Justice. are
,,,sv enough NJ Sarrien haw two prolonged con-
,srences with NJ. Brisson this afternoon. and
after NJ. Cavalgnacs long interview with NJ
sarr,4n both Ministers looked ruffled
Those and other ,mpromptu Ministerial confer
ences were devoted 10 an endeavor TO convince
The Minister for War Of the necessity, on po-
ltical grounds. Of a revision Of the Dreyfus
cos. which the whole country. including the
army, now demands
DISCUSSION MAY ENTAIL WAR.
High officers confess that the discussions that
will follow revision will probably entail war,
hut they say that would be preferable 20 hav
ing the army remain under a cloud. with the
possibilities Of agitation leading TO civil strife
II is now pointed out that revision must be
saatoned by Cabinet Council. under the presi-
dency Of NJ. Faure.
No such council has been held as yet but NJ.
Cavaignac. the Minister for War. held long
conference to-day with NJ. Sarrien. the Minister
OF Justice and NJ. Brisson. President OF the
Council and Minister Of the Interior. The pre-
sumption is that this conference had TO do with
the question Of revision, but the results have not
been made public.
It was announced this afternoon by the
'Patrie" that several officers Of the General staff
had decided to resign shortly and divulge all
they know OF the Dreyfus scandal One officer
declares that war Will inevitably follow a
suit Of the revelations which will be made
gardlng the Vaccinations OF another Govern
Inent
The movement in favor Of revision Of the
Drs,sus IS growing stronger in the news
papers which until now have been hostile the
prisoner Of Devils Islani. The "Matn" to-day
SAYS:
The absence Of NJ. Bourgeois (Minister Of
Education). prevented the Ministers from COM
ing TO decision yesterday. and another meet
ing Of the Councr will be held to-day"
MINISTER'S FAVOR REVISION.
II IS said that the Chamber Of Deputies
will not assemble until October. by which time
II is hoped the storm will have blown over. AL
most all the Ministers, 1t is believed. now IN
favor Of revision. NJ Cavaignac is alone OBJ
durate. insisting that he must first finish his de-
partmental inquiries. and that even then he will
only act under pressure Of threat Of publica-
ton abroad Of such disclosures would leave
him no alternative TO revision.
General PeMieux is furious at having been de-
ceived. He says that during the zola trial he
received letter from juryman begging him
for proof Of the guilt of Dreyfus He learned
elsewhere that the jury wanted the report OF
Captain Lebrun-Renaud, who is credited with
having received confession from Dreyfus
All Of General Peleux's demands upon the
Government failed to bring OUT anything but
Lieutenant Colonel Hen,ys forged letter. which
he Pellieux) took on trust
In his anger at this base deception General
Pellieux has now written to the Governor Of
Paris. asking with brutal frankness 10 be
placed upon the retired list. as he does not wish
TO be mixed up with "Inen lacking all sense OF
honor" The Governor begged him to reconsider
his decision
NJ De Pressense. member OF the Chamber Of
Deputies and foreign editor Of the TEMPS"
is organizing meetings throughout the country
IN favor of revision
NJ. Zola remains in hiding. but he has Writ
ten a letter Of generalization to Nine Dreyfus
Colonel Picquort implores Maitre Labori who
was counsel for Zol, in his recent trial to cease
Efforts 10 obtain his Picquarts) freedom as he
says he can wait unul September 81. when he
viii be liberated and can face his aecusers
Nine Dreyfus, far. has taken no action.
GERMANY NIGHT CLEAR DREYFUS.