Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-24
DREYFUS CASE
AN UPHILL FIGHT
NJ. Faure Opposes the Revision ano
Is Backed by Almost the
Entire Army.
MINISTER OF JUSTICE IS FIRM
Believes a Revision Is Necessary
and Proposes to See That
1t Is Secured,
THE VIEWS OF PRESIDENT FAURE
Premier Brisson Calls the President
Down aud Explains to Him
His Powers as Chief
Executive.
THE VIEWS or PRESIDENT FAURl

Paris, Sept. 2O.--Le Soir says that
General Clianoine the newly appoint
ed wa minister, told friends that he
regarded himself as a sentinel reliev-
ing another charged with watching
over the arny's rights. He declared
that should he see any attempt, under
preteXt of n revision Of the Dreytus
proceedings, to engage in mancuvcrS
against the army, he would immedl-
ately resign. The majority OF the
Paris papers approve of the cabinets
decision, which is looked upon as the
first definite step taken toward reNi-
sion. A few unimportant street DEM
onstrations occurred last night.
The difficulties attendant upon Sc
curing a revision of the Dreyfus pro-
ceedings may be gagged from the,
newspaper accounts. which are UNI
doubleday fairly correct, that Premier
Brisson only got his way at Saturday s.
cabinet council, though supported byi
eight colleagues, after "A tough night
against General Zurlinden, war minis
ter, and NJ. Tillay, the minister OF
public works, who were warmly sup
ported for three hours by President
Eaure himself.
At the opening of the council Nj.
Sarrien, minister of justice, stated his
views of the Ease 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 n revision,
but pointed out political and other OBJ
~iections to reopening the case.
IL is said that NJ. Brisson went so far
as to remind NJ. Faure of the conStitu-
tional limits to his AUCTIONS.
General Xurlinden admitted when he
took Office that if he was not Il Drey-
fusite he at least had an open mind
and felt great sympathy for the ORGY
fus family.
A deep study of the dossier, how
ever, had absolutely convinced him
that Dreyfus was guilty.
Finally a division occurred in which
NJ. Faure did not take part. a semi
official note explains that General
Chanoinc only had n conference with
President Faure after his appointment
to succeed General Iurlinden had ac-
tualIy been signed.
The decision of the committee to
consider the matter of revision Will
he 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,
i'm 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 XurlindCr is cred
tied with the belief that there is "a
Piquart 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-
mcntS were submitted to the court
martial held in 1894 behind the backs
Of Drcyfus and his counsel.
IT 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 rehcar-
ing Of the case.