The evening times., 1898-12-12
officials Who DeplOre Feyerish
Press Expressions.
DESIRE FOR MORECALMNESS
PeOpIe Should Unite i'm the Face Of
Possible War.
Editors Who Insist That Internal
Harmony Only Can Produce M
tionaI Security.

Paris. Dec. l2-The European edition
of the Herald publishes the following:
Now nothing can hinder the work Of the
court OF cassion.
The conservatives are demanding the
pacifcation Of public opinion, and it can
not be denied that these demands are
warranted.
Only the other day couple of revolver
shots were fired after one meeting. Upon
another occasion clubs were freely used
and upon yet another NJ. Rerole, a Roy
ahst deputy, received blow from load
ed walking stick upon the back Of his
neck that convinced him of the danger
OF arguing with the Dreyfusites, even if
il has not shaken his belief that Dreyfus
is guilty.
Last night N. Deroulie tried TO address
a meeting Of rcvisionsts. He was simply
bowied over like Hinepin.
All this gives weight TO articles which
appeared I'm the Matin and the .Autorite
this morning NJ Cornely in the former
and NJ. Paul de Cassagnac in the latter
both protest against the folly Of discuss
ing the matter with loaded canes and re-
volvers. Their arguments are all the
weightier, owing to the fact that both
writers were former combatants now So
bered down.
NJ Conely says:
Above all, / am a partisan Of the dis
armament Of the newspapers. This would
be sufficient to appease the public. the
press having been the guilty party in the
Dreyfus affair.
If the journals would only put little
water in the wine Of their invectiye pub
lie opinion would not get drunk Oh it,"
NJ Cornely's appeal is based on the
belief that every body concerned in the
affair has acted for the best. Ii this is
true. il il only another Confederation Of
the saying, Half the harm done in this
world is by people who have acted for
the best
NJ CassaGuac's argument in favor Of
peace is that nobody takes part in these
noisy demonstrations for and against
D.eyfus. Picquarl the law or the army
except from the dreSs Of the nation.
Culnely beseeches tie press and the
public 10 calm down: CasSa Cnac calls
upon The police To insist on tEeir doing
it, In a country where The press and
platform enjoy liberty exaggerated TO the
point Of license Il Is not necessary. he
SAYS. TO tUrn the street into circus. nor
is ii Indispensable. with enemies on ev-
cry side. that Fronchmen should arouse
themselves 10y flying at each others :
throats.
Correly bees the public 10 remember
that internal harmony Is necessary for
the national security That people is
bound 10 disappear who. in case Of for
eign war. would be divided into halves,
each tINing To cut the other half ;
throats before attending to the defense
Of the country.
Ia his dry way NJ CaPus points the
same moral in Sunday mornings Figaro.
He shows two citizens nourishing re-
YoIyers and indulging i'm the following
dialogue:
First Citizen-Ah the rascals,
second -Scoundrc,s, Traitors,
First Citizen-This can only end in
civil war
Second Citizen-Very we'll let it, since
you want civil war
First Citizen-It's not ] who want it.
it's you.
Second Cltizen-Not at al: its you
First Citizen-YoH'ye got a revolver
Second Citizen-But it's not loaded.
First Citizen-Mine il not loaded any
more than yours H. 50 ] don't want civil
war.
Second Cftzen-Neither do l.
First CitiZen-Who does then?
Second Citizen-Perhaps nobody.
This gives a good idea Of the state ot
affairs Each half OF the nation is ac-
cusing the other half Of being sold 10 The
enemy. or else of being a would-be Caesar
while at the bottom all desire peace.
1t is indisputable that Frances situation
is precarious. sulllnR at Germany. hating
England and torn by intenCc.ne strife.
The Mathis London correspondent calls
her attention to the danger Of this atti-
tude. as well as the CIeverness OF the Eng
lsh who. instead OF wasting time trying
to secure a definite alliance ia the Unit
ed States for certain specific objects have
simply held out a friendly hand, and tacit-
~ agreed that where the interest Of the
two countries is identical they viii pull to-
gether.
Ia addition England is seeking TO arrive
at a good understanding with European
powers. In Germany several questions
have been satisfactorily settled. While
France has been making deal OF noise
threatening first one country and theT
another. the English diplomatists have
been working quietly but euergetiCally Il
strengthen England's position.
This activity even takes in Russia, wit
whom negotiations I'm regard to China