The evening times., 1899-09-09

A diplomat who is attached to the lega-
tion of one of the European governments
at Paris has written a letter TO q relative
in Washington in which he. discusses the
present situation in France. He claims 10
have positive knowledge that the whole
case against Dreyfus was plot of the
Royalists and the Bonapartists TO overthrow
the Republic and then enter upon the strug-
gle for supremacy OF their respective par
ties. He even charges an attempt to i'm
plicate De Gallifet in the scheme. In his
letter he predicts what the results of the
trial will be if the plans of the conspiracy
carry, no matter whether the Jewish cap
tain is convicted or not. He also gives some
information which is of startling nature.
He says:
Revolution or foreign war is inevitable
in France within the next few months un-
less The government has some strong card in
reserve, which does not seem possible. This
is the way the situation is viewed by the
ministers and attaches of nearly every
country represented at Paris. a war with
out or within is what the conspirators
against the government are struggling 10
bring about. They care but little which ii
may be, so that strife may be inaugurated
which would give them an opportunity dur
ing the time of tumult 10 seize the reins OF
government and TO entrench themselves.
These enemies of the government are. of
course, the Royalists and the Bonapartists.
rhoi,- a
tives that the Dreyfus plot was concocted
five years ago.
Not an Anti-Jew Crusade.
Many people who do not know the re-
cent history of France have formed er-
roneous ideas of the Dreyfus case. They
have imagined that it is Dreyfus who is
being prosecuted. principally because he Is
Jew The fact that he is of Hebrew
birth is, in the opinion OF those best in
formed upon the present situation, only a
secondary matter. The Royalists have
year by year seen republican form OF
government becoming more strongly in
trenched in the hearts of the people an
their own power and numbers gradually
diminishing They saw that desperate
effort must be undertaken to bring their
cause again to the front In casting about
for a lever with which to attempt the
overthrow of the present government they
planned the charges which were entered
against the unfortunate Dreyfus. These
are facts well known to those who, from q
disinterested standpoint. have sought to
get at the truth OF the matter which is
now attracting the attention of the entire
civilized world.
The Dreyfus plot had for its sole OBJ
ject the real establishment of monarchy
whether such government would have
at its head a Bonapartist or an 0rleanist
is merely a question of supremacy, if the
present government can be overthrow,
/ for Bonapartists and Royalists are one and
! the same, working together like members
of one party when there is an opportun- -ty
! 10 embarrass or disturb the Republic. Nc
one can appreciate the enormity OF the
situation at present who is not in POSES
sion OF all the facts. Even the vast ma
| jority OF Frenchmen do not realize its COM
! plete significance. No doubt the govern
ment does, but ii seems powerless to meet
il successfully. AS / stated before, it may
yet be relying upon some hidden power
but the most enlightened profess not t
have an idea OF what il is. It would seem
that the government is only trying TO drift
along until it discovers what is the easiest
course and then take il with an idea o
self preservation.
Plot of the R0yalists.