Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-21
LAB0RI rs ANXIOUS
TO CRUSH MERCER,
The Latter says That Dreyfus Is Sure of
Condemnation, Which Will Please
Most Frenchmen.

The Latter says That Dreyfus Is Sure o
Most Frenchmen.
RENNEs, France. Aug. 21.-Genera
Mercler, who was minister of war whel
Captain Dreyfus was condemned an,
who Ill the present trial is the virtua
prosecutor, was called upon by u CORE
spondent, who invited him to make 6
statement of the position of the anti
Dreyfusards.
Although unable to receive the CORE
spondent Ill person, General MERCER
sent his oldest son to convey the follow
ing expression of his views:
"General Mercier considers it useless
to attempt to convert foreign opinion
regarding the Dreyfus question, in
winch, moreover, foreigners have nO
right to intervene. Foreign peoples
have been misled by their press, which
Is violently Dreyfusard, for the very
good reason that majority of the for.
eIgn newspapers have been bribed by
the Jewish syndicate. General Mercler
considers anything he might say ex.
planning his position, which is that of a
majority of tine French people, would be
useless. The best reply to Dreyfusard
statements abroad will be the condemn.
alton of Dreyfus.
"Ihls condemnation is only matter
OF ten days or a fortnight, for con-
demned Dreyfus certainly will be.
Foreigners will then see that their
Journals have deceived them, for they
Will recognize that the mass of the
French nation, who will receive the
news Of the conviction of Dreyfus as
joyful tidings, is not composed OF fools,
and tnat If the majority of the French
applaud the condemnation, it will be
because it is just and merited''
The correspondent then called upon
Maitre Labor.
Al. Labor was taking the air in the
garden. He had been suffering severely
excited, The wound itself had not
made the progress the doctors hoped
tor, although there has been no relapse.
In view of his general condition, his
medical advisers opposed his going to
ionrt today as he had desired.
Tomorrow or Wednesday, therefore,
Will more probably see his reappearance
i'll court
NJ. Labori Is intensely anxious to re-
turn 10 court, even If he has to be car
rleu there III an ambulance. He is dis
satisfied with NJ. Demange's conduct of
the case TINS far, and on his return he
intends to have General Mercier and
the other generals back upon the wit
ness stand. After reading their evidence
he Is confident of his ability to crush
Mercier, and he expects to use the
Schneider and Panizzardi telegram also
to confound Mercier.
The stage was occupied Saturday sue
cesslyely by three enemies of Dreyfus-
Major Cuignet, General De Boisdeffrs
and General Gonse-who devoted them
selves to reiterating what they had pre-
viously said in evidence against the pris-
oner, who followed them with charae-
teristic composure: but when the mo-
ment came for HIM to reply the prisoner
delivered one of those brief utterances
of indignation which have had such
powerful effect upon his hearers.
The telegram of denial as to the
authenticity of certain letter sent by
Colonel Schneider, the Austrian mill
tary attache, to The Figaro, was intro.
duced by Major Cuignet.
Major Cuignet evidently, however,
committed an indiscretion in dragging
in Colonel Schneider's name, which
caused q sensation in court. The Judges
began to lean their heads together and
look serious. Then Major Carriere, the
government commissary, rose and,
with a praiseworthy absence Of his
usual transforming gestures and care