The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-15
OUTCRY AGAINST cola.
Paris Students Parade with Insulting Placards
Tremendous Observation-Disclosures Again.
c,.of,I Cobt. Drroafch In Tue StTy

Tremendous again.
Special Cable Despatch to THE sun.
PARIS, Jan. 14.-M. Zola's letter to President
Faure and the action of the Government there
on, resulting in its decision to prosecute him.
have produced an amazing and alarming effect
upon the public mind. The scandal has de-
veloped into a national crisis, with public ex-
element at q degree Of intensity that is diff
cult to understand. 1t is no longer n Dreyfus
scandal, but a great jewish and anti-Jewish
agitation. with an incredible intensity of passion.
To-day's newspapers display frenzied predju-
dices. which. although they are genuinely
French, are also dangerous. NJ. Drumont, in
La Libre Parole, leads the attack against lola
and the defenders of Dreyfus. He makes O bit.
ter onslaught upon the Jews, and alleges that
they are engaged In a conspiracy against the
State.
Other journals call for a great popular demon
stration against any further agitation of the
Dreyfus case. and this movement is only too
likely to succeed.
demonstration was made by a crowd of 500
students in front of the offices of the Mtransi0-
cant this morning. The hats of the students
were placarded with insults to lola. and the
crowd indulged in cries of Conspues Zola!'
tho prosecution q N. Zola viii. be taken imHme-
diately. NJ. Milliard. Minister Of Justice, having
instructed the Public Prosecutor to institute
PP foSeso OF Gen. 4 BiIiot, Minister Of war, on behalf
Of all the military officers attacked by M. Iols.
published M. hola's letter, ~rejoices at the pros.
poet of prosecution, because the trial will take
place In tho broad daylight OF the Assize Court.
I'VE shall go to court less to defend ourselves
then 4SPt to s accuse n o@5 sSeSSe sn ,mnortsnt letter.
signed ",Judex.' in which the writer declares
that he is able 70, produce evidence that the
court-martial which convicted Dreyfus acteu on
Oner or bis counsel. This was Illegal;
started a petition for a revision OF the trial.
The signers include MN. lola. Anatole France.
Another debate on the. subject is threatened
in the Chamber Of Deputies tomorrow, Count
du Breil de Pontbriand intends to ask the Gov
Dreyfus campaign. He will declare that II the
existing law does not Q enable Gi the G ,.ye nmst
s AZ srt The f isW in q h ssHp an ai hour n4"H''' wiz sAD
PsGD1Iar sI .asS r., I tbG is p ssid th besb. ths
p SS1lS H1 may ss'Y 6 t as.:ssriiSsed as I Sscrsdss'
fSnqs Na Gem. sBhiiiiiloat Is a a stsnch, reliable
Republican. II he had any ambition in the d..
rection OF a dictatorship this would DO his gold
n. Ar i% aiSsIIasd an nbd Win fe ProSssjH sst is
yvately this evening to arrange the pro.
grSmme. They declare that the movement
OF the Dreyfus syndicate" but no one fails 10
understand that 1t really embodies an anti.
Semitic demonstration on an Important scale.
The chief movers declare that they are receiv-
ing thousands OF letters OF adhesion to the
scheme.
II is contemplated TO have two monster pro.
cessions. starting from Mont Parnasse and
Montmar;e respectively, and joining In the cen
tire OF the city.
Demonstrations will be made before the offices
OF tho newspapers which advocate a revision al
the Dreyfus case. Thereafter the crowd will
visit this offices of the anti.Dreyfus journals and
congratulate their directors.