The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-29

PARIS, Nov. 2S.-The minister of
war, M. De Freycinet, in the chamber
OF deputies today, refused to intervene
In the Picquart affair, and the house
approved the governments deelara-
ton regarding the separation Of mil
itary and civil powers, by a vote of
4S7 to rs.
A Radical deputy, NJ. Bos, opened
the discussion. He said that. while
there had been some honesty in the
Dreyfus prosecution, there had been
nothing but dishonesty in the Picuuart
AFFAIR. These remarks caused an 1T,
roar. Continuing, NJ. Bos detailed TSsn,a
history of the Picquart persecution. ]"
recalling Col. Picquart's exile to Tunis
and asked the minister Of war M De
Freycinet, why he had permitted a
court martial to be summoned for Dec
Il Ihe deputy also accused Gen.
Zurhnden, military governor of Paris.
VINO, ne said, had promised a reyis-
ION OF the case, of having broken his
word. This caused another uproar
M. Bos concluded by insisting that the
government ought to postpone tbe
trial of Picquart by court martial nm.
I'll the decision of the court of cassa-
ton in the revision of the Dreyfus
trial is made known. This brought
forth lively applause from the maiori-
ty of the deputies.
M. Millerand, Radical Socialist snol,a
In a similar strain. He said it was ab-
solutely necessary to postpone the
Plcquart court martial, in order tn
avoid the scandalous contradictions
which otherwise We're likely to arise
between the verdicts of the court mar
tial and of the court of cessation.
The president Of the chamber, at this
stage Of the proceedings, was fire.
quently obliged to intervene in order
TO quiet the uproar on all sides.
OTHER FoRGERs.
M. Poincare, Republican. made an
mpassioned speech, in the course of
which he said it was not necessary
TO confound the army with a few i'm
prudent men. While the members of
the court martial were above suspicion
the prosecution Of Picquart sayored
Of reprisal. (Applause.) Col. Picouart's
secret imprisonment, NJ. Poincare fur.
ther asserted. was beyond all prece-
dent, and there were guilty persons. he
claimed, who were enjoying scandaIous
immunity. (Applause)
There are other forgers besides Pic
quart who ought to be prosecuted" ex-
claimed the deputy. These injustices
viii end by exasperating the nation"
M. Poincare, who was minister Of
public instruction in S93-'95, created
sensation by adding:
I'VE were attacked for the Dreyfus
prosecution in 1894. but 1 learned of
the Dreyfus affair through the news
papers,
Tremendous applause and uproar
followed this assertion.
M. Barthou, who was minister Of
public works in 1894. here fnterjected:
81 am ready to indorse the words of
NJ. Poincare. which are true
This called forth more applause and
exclamations Of 1T is absurd "It is
inconceivable" Thereupon NJ. Poln-
care added:
The only proof Of Dreyfus' guilt In
1894 consisted of the bordereau. No
cabinet minister, nor even the presi-
dent of the council of ministers, heard
any mention Of the confessions Drey-
fus Is alleged to have made to Capt.
LIE Brun-Renault (Applause)
M. Cavaignac, the former minister Of
war, said:
Gen. Mercier was minister Of war
at the time of the Dreyfus trial"
NJ. Poincare continued capt. Le
Brun-Renault, when he was examined
by the president Of the council, did not
mention the Dreyfus confession"
This statement caused applause to
break forth from all parts of the
house. during which NJ. Cavaignac
tried to speak, but was howled down,
although one deputy shouted: Let US
hear the hero of the forgery"
M. Cavaignac reasserted that Capt.
LIE Brun-Renault's evidence was given
to Gen. Mercier. His report exists"
he exclaimed, amid uproar and cries Of
Date, date" But perhaps Capt. LIE
Brun-Renault has since retracted his
admissions" Shouts of surprise fol-
lowed this suggestion.
WAR MINISTER FIRM.
NJ. de Freycinet said: THE govern
ment, on assuming Office, found the
proceedings pending. We have only one
aim, and that is to ascertain the truth.
We do not object to furnishing the
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