The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30
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HE TWO things most agreeable TO
11fS think about the Dreyfas case are
the devotion OF the wife OF the ac-
IL cused man art the courage u 'Ie
novelist Emile Zola- As long ago a.
1884 a messenger was sent 20 anc
German embassy On some erraad- las
man picked up a portion OF ie1.Is
which said that the writer would '"rhls
plans OF French fortihcatioas IN the event
Of a war between Germany ana ffAnce.
This letter was addressed 70 a German
military attache and referred 20 iniofH'a
ton which had already been given. anu
which would again be given by the writer
The discoyerer Of this most remarkably
found document flew with his treasure
trove to the war department. l can fairly
see the picture before NE OF the black eyes
flashing as these French officers Try 20
force the b.ame on the man most easy
10 attack. the man most sure 10 De an
initiated. TIE letter speaks OF foruesses
ergo the writer Is an artillery man. ne
letter Of informa iion S written ior soi.-
ergo money is the object. The war de-
partntent then casts It's all-seeing eyes
over the list Of artillery ofticers VINO migAt
most desire that metal which nas' been lns
cause Of so much trouble among men. ana
they quickly named Capt. DreytuS as the
, miscreant.
The writing of Capt. Dreyfus was COM
pared with that of the faia. document.
said No" as to the simil!tude OF the
writing. Most Of the experts were eager to
declare The last letter clumsy forgery.
But the prejudice against the Jew being
very great in France, Capt. Dreyfus was
tried and condemned to a life impr.son-
r1ent. although he declared that he knew
had never written one line, or had one
thought that was disloyal TO France The
German attache denied ever having re-
ceiyed any .etter. and disavowed any
knowledge of Can't. Dreyfus or his senti-
ments. After Capt. Dreyfus had been con-
demned for treason the French govern
ment save him every opportunity to com
NIT suicide. but the faith of his fathers
forbade the deed and SO he quietly went
to Devils Island to serve a life sentence.
x Xxx
For three years a devoted wife worked
day and night to collect evidence to free
an unjust decree Emile Zola, that great
thinker Of modern times, then advanced
to help the Almost exhausted woman, and
he put before the French people an argu-
exiied Hebrew. The Col. Henry letter was
again discussed, and the proof Of Henry's
forgery was evidenced when he committed
suicide, after confessing to the. forgery
Major Esterhazy, who 50 cruelty perse-
cuted Capt. Dreyfus. has FASTENED from
France to England to get away before he
could be covered with ignom.ny.
Xxx
Capt. Dreyfus' father was born in Al
SAGE, hut loving France more than he did
| Germany he moved TO France TO bring up
his boys TO fight for that nation 10 him so
dear He desired his sons to be French
| subjects and brought them up,until he was
taken from them to believe that to die for
| France were better than to Eve for any
| other country. The elder Dreyfus. too. like
most thrifty and proviGent Hebrews. left
/ his son a fortune. There was no incentive
| for Capt, Dreyfus to sell his honor for
money. Wen placed. with a fortune, and
| many friends. there seems to have been
| no earthly reason to. attach crime 70 the
| artillery captain. After the suicide OF Col
| Henry i was Openly said that he had
| forged the document known the Drey
| aided by the French government, because
| this seemed to be the best avenue of es
| cape.
| Still Dreyfus was kept guarded at
| Devils Island 'Civic courage as a rule
| is not easy to discover as military cour-
| age, especially In questions connected with
| Ing Of modern na-ions." Although France
| seemed mad in regard 10 the Dreyfus
| scandal the men Of letters and the men OF
| education took time from their literary
| labors and Their college work to unite with
and blgotry n Gabriel Monod, the
Ecole de Hautes Etudes. and belonging TO
| one Of the greatest French Protestant
| families: NJ Duclaux head Of the pas
| teur Institute: NJ Grimaux professor az
|
| fessor Of the Sarhonne; Richet professor
| of the University Of Medicine: Lealles
professor Of philosophy of the Faculte de
| I@ttres; NJ. Raoul Alter, professor at the
| Protestant Facuite de Theologe. and NJ
| Gde. professor al the University of Mont
| pell!er. al, Of these ren high in The regard
| OF the nation. wrote letters protesting their
| faith In Capt Dreyfus and their belief in
| his innocence The "intellectuals" Of
| France almost entirety al one time or
| other have proclaimed their faith In Drey-
| fuS, and their shame that France should
| permit a man because of his religious birth
| to be made a scapegoat Of to please par
| Gel Of maicontents and ili.beral politicians
| When Capt Dreyfus was convicted OF
| treason; when. before that Always ready
| Paris mob OF sans c0iottes. his sword was
| broken and the insignia OF his rank torn
| from his breast. when even the military
| buttons were torn from his coat and he
was offered iv.ng death at Devils ISL
| and. the bowling mob shouted, There Is
| the jew who sold France
XXX
| The world grows. we have new inven-
! tons all the tine, We have the telegraph
| ana the telephone TO connect the who's
| civilized earth our great inventors 10 all
| arts and sciences give us proofs OF their
knoWiedge every day. and st.l though We
| pride ourselves on our increasing int0Ema-
| ton. the prejudice against the Hebrew
stands like q x i'm old hydra closing the
/ avenue to universal brotherhood Have
| the Jews done anything but make money
| Look In TIE picture galleries ana In the
rooms NnefS sclsbNNFSu grace ot4sSHt> iHt
eye read the names. ancient and modern,
ard you viii find leading in numbers. the
| Jew. Go TO the opera houses and the con-
cart halls. what names greet you as the
most celebrated COMPOSERS of all times
lhe Jews. Look among the physicians and
the turists. whom VIII yea find among the
foremost In these professions Jew.
Queen Victoria owes tie stability II Ter
throne today u the counssis az EeaconS-
fe;3. and what Elite prosperity that por-
ton ~ he iRioa which called Itself for
flUT years the Southern CouiedeTacy''
enjoyed WAS due the wise and a ways
conservative counsel OF judah + BsDta-
n.ri- In the civil war there we're sixteen
Jew sA stan officers In the Un-on army.
and to eGty-four in the Confederate, and
So priFats jewish soldiers IN the united
armies.
H,d these az 80 n 70 make money!
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