The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-08
DREYFUS' SALVATION.
II Hangs on Word From Emperor
William Of Germany.
EYES OF THE WORLD ON THE KAISER
If He Declines to Allow Colonel
Schwartzkoppen to Intervene
Then All Hope For Ac-
quittal Is Gone.

Rennes, Sept. 1.-THE salvation of
Captain Dreyfus hangs on word from
Emperor William. This is the general
opinion here.
II the kaiser consents to allow Colo
mel Schwartzkoppen, the German mill
tary attache at Paris in 1894, to testify
before the courtmartial, or to send
deposition, or, what Is considered still
more possible, to allow his deposition
to be accompanied by the actual docu-
ments mentioned in the bordereau, then
Dreyfus is saved.
II the emperor, however, decides
that it Is not in the interests of Ger
many for Colonel Sohwartzkoppen to
hopeless and his condemnation certain.
The eyes of France are looking across
the frontier to Stuttgart, where the
kaiser Is staying, and anxiously await
ing his decision. To all intents and
purposes Emperor William stands the
arbiter of the internal peace of France,
for every one anticipates that King
Humbert will follow his lead. This is
probably the explanation of the delay.
Emperor William has gone to Wur-
tembeurg from Lorraine. and
King Humbert Is at Turin. Communi-
cation between the two monarchs is,
therefore, somewhat complicated, and,
as they will undoubtedly agree upon
Identical measures In replying to M.
Labori's appeal, it is possible that sew
eral days will elapse before their de-
cision is known.
The opinion generally held here Is
that Emperor William and King Hum
bert will allow Colonels Schwartzkop-
pen and Panizzardi to be examined by
a rogatory commission and their depo-
sitions to be sent to Rennes, with sup
Elementary evidence from the originals
of Esterhazy's reasonable communi-
cations.
The anti-Dreyfusards assert that the
members of the courtmartial will ig-
more the affirmations of Colonels
Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi, be-
| cause they recognize that the testimo-
ny of these officers will be given by Or
der with view to save their own spy.
In less prejudiced circles it is believed
] the court can not disregard the SOL
| emn declarations of the two attaches
without giving rise to a still graver
situation, in an international sense,
| than now prevails.
| Public proceedings in the trial were
marked by three important episodes.
/ The first was General Zurlinden's ad-
| mission that the erasure and restitu-
ton of Esterhazy's name in the petit
bleu could not have been perpetrated
| by Colonel Picquart, and consequently
must be attributed to some one inside
the general staff.
The second was the declaration by
| contained a document which showed
chat Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted
his relations with Esterhazy, and tha,
Schwartzkoppen, in the opinion of Pal
eologue, sent to Esterhazy the identica
petit bleu for which Colonel Picquart
Of forgery.
The third was General Billot's insin-
uation that Esterhazy and Captain
Dreyfus were accomplices, which led tt
} an impassioned protestation ON the
part of the accused and to a thrilling
scene between M Labori and Colone
Jouaust, resulting in the advocates ex
! cited denunciation of Colonel Jouaust'l
treatment of him, denunciation tan
tamount to an accusation of open par
TALLY.
General Zurlinden's admission tha
Colonel Picquart could not have per
petrated the erasure in the petit blel
was a startling incident, because, al
though he declared that the matte
formed only small point in the pros
ecution of Picquart, and that, so far a
he was concerned, the proceedings wer
! only instituted in order not to allow
> French officer to lie beneath the blow
of the charges brought against him b.
Q Major Lauth, yet the fact that Colone
Picquart languished ten months il
prison under these unproven accusa
tions can not be regared otherwise thai
as blot upon the reputation of Gen
eral Zurlinden, and still more of tn
general staff.
Captain Dreyfus too, in his vehemen
protest against General Billot's insin
9 uation of his completely with Ester
a hazy, recalled his anguished outbrea
: early in the trial. 1t was a strang
contrast to hear him little latel
when he had apparently mastered hi
feelings, deliver an argumentative re
ply to Major Gallopin Of the artiller
in a calm, moderate tone. Indeed, on
was almost tempted to imagine tha
}, his emotional outcry in reply to Ger
/ eral Billot was piece of theatricalit.
!, Major Gallopin's evidence left dt
V cidedly rableimpression, despit
IS the plausibility of the explanatio
| given by Dreyfus.