The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-09-24
N. Faure Opposes the Revision ant
Is Backed by Almost the
Entire Army.
MINISTER OF JUSTICE IS FIRM
Believes a Revision Is Necessar,
and Proposes to See That
It Is Secured,
The VIEWS OF PRESIDENT FAuRE
Premier Brisson Calls the Presiden,
Down and Explains to Him
His Powers DIS Chief
Executive.

Paris, Sept. 20.-Le Soir says that
General Chanoine the newly appoint
ed war minister, told friends that he
regarded himself us a sentinel reliev-
ing another charged with watching
over the army's rights. He declared
that should he see any attempt, under
pretext of n revision of the Dreyfus
proceedings, to engage in maneuyers
against the army, he would immedi-
ately resign. The majority of the
Paris papers approve of the cabinets
decision, which is looked upon as the
first definite step taken toward revi-
sion. A few unimportant street dem-
o~nstrations occurred last night.
The difficulties attendant upon Sc
curing n revision of the Dreyfus pro-
ceedings may be gagged from the
newspaper accounts, which are un-
doubtedly fairly correct, that Premier
Brisson only got his way at Saturdays
cabinet council, though supported by
eight colleagues, after a tough fight
against General Zurlinden, war minis
ter, and M. Tillay, the minister of
public works, who were warmly sup
ported for three hours by President
Faure himself.
At the opening of the council M.
Sarrien, minister of justice, stated his
views of the case at considerable
length, expressing the conviction that
n revision was necessary for the peace
of the country and eNpedient on the
ground that many documents in the
dossier appeared to be of doubtful au-
thenticity, and, above all, that Col
onel Henry's admission of forgery
threw suspicion upon all his evidence.
NJ. Sarrien, however, only asked per-
mission to submit the matter to u
commission.
NJ. Faure opened the discussion. He
did not not openly oppose u revision,
but pointed out political and other OBJ
jections to reopening the case.
1t is said that NJ. Brisson went so far
as to remind NJ. Faure Of the constitu-
tional limitsto his AUCTIONS.
General Zurlinden admitted when he
took office that il he was not a Drey-
fusite he at least had an open mind
and felt great sympathy for the Drey-
fus family.
A deep study of the dossier, how
ever, had absolutely convinced him
that Dreyfus was guilty.
Finally a division occurred in whiSn
NJ. Faure did not take part. A semi
official note explains that General
Chanoine only had a conference with
President Faure after his appointment
to succeed General Zurlindcn had ac-
tually been signed.
The decision of the committee to
consider the matter of revision will
be in no way binding upon the cabi-
net, which will still have to decide the
actual question of revision. 1t is re-
ported, however, that a vessel has al
ready started for the Isle du Diable,
in readiness to bring Dreyfus to Paris,
and NJ. Brisson and General Chanoine
are determined that nobody, however
high his position, will be sheltered.
Stirring events are regarded as i'm
pending. General Zurlinder is cred
tied with TIE belief that there is a
Piqunrt mystery and it is believed that
he fully intended Picquart should be
prosecuted. According to Colonel
Piquart's written statement to the
minister of justice, four secret docu-
ments were submitted to the court
martial held in 1894 behind the backs
of Drcyfus and his counsel.
1t is reported that the government
has selected Beaubais, capital of the
department Of Disc, as the most suit
able town in which to hold a rehear-
ing of the case.