Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-07
IN THE BALANCE.
Dreyfus' Fate Now Depends on
Emperor William.
Testimony Of Schwartzkoppen and
Panizzardi Can Alone Save Him.
N. Labori Threatens to Abandon Case Owinq
to Judges Opposition.

Rennes, Sept. 6.-The salvation Of
capt Dreyfus hangs on a word from
Emperor William. This is the general
| OPINION here, tonight. If the Kaiser
consents to allow Col. Schwartzkop-
Ken, the German military attache in
Paris, in 1894, to testify before the
| courtmartial or to send deposition,
or, what is considered still more prob
| able, to allow his deposition to be ac-
| companed by the actual documents
| mentioned in the bordereau, then
Dreyfus is saved. If the Emperor,
however, decides that it is not in the
interests Of Germany for Col.
| Schwartzkoppen to intervene, then
Dreyfus' case IS hopeless and his con-
demnation certain.
Tonight the eyes of France are look
ing across the frontier to Stuttgart,
where the Kaiser is staying, and anxi-
ously awaiting his decision. He in
the position Of the spectators of
Sladiatorial combat in the Coliseum in
ancient Rome, with Dreyfus lying at
the feet Of his antagonist and watch
ing whether the Emperor points his
thumb up or down. At a late hour
this evening. he had given no sign
either way. and Frenchmen are await
ing with breathless interest the first
indication Of his will.
To all intents and purposes Emperor
William stands, today, 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. Empe-
ror William has gone to Wurtemberg
from Alsace Lorraine and King Hum
bert is at Turin. Communication be-
tween the two mOnarchS is, therefore,
somewhat complicated; and, as they
viii undoubtedly agree upon identical
measures in replying to NJ. Labori's
appeal. it is possible that several lays
viii elapSe before their decision is
known. The general opinion held here
is that Emperor William and King
Humbert will allow Col. Schwartzkop-
pen and Col. Panizzardi to be examin-
cd by rogatory commission and their
dispositions to be sent to Rennes with
supplementary evidence from the orig
inals of Esterhazy's treasonab BILE COM
munications.
The Anti-Dreyfusards are extremely
exasperated at what they characterize
as NJ. Labori's trick" He had long
been seeking an excuse to invoke the
Intervention Of the German and Italian
sovereigns and seized the appearance Of
Cernuschi as his opportunity, declar-
ing that the admission of the evidence
of this foreigner justified his applica-
ton regarding Schwartzkoppen and
Panizzardi.
NJ. Labor insisted that the appear
ance Of Curnuschi on the witness stand
was quite without precedent; but the
nti-Dreyfusards point out and with
certain amount of reason, that the
counsel for the defense was really the
first to introduce foreign testimony as
they summoned the English journalist,
Mr.. Rowland Strong. on the question
Of ESterhaZyS 4 confession to having
written the bordereau. Anyway it can
safely be asserted that the admission
of Cernuschi as witness for the
prosecution came as a veritabe God
send to the defence, giving them al
most at the last moment more or less
legitimate basis for Maitre Laboris ap-
plication to summon the German and
Italian attaches.
The anti-Dreyfusards assert that the
members of the court martial will ig-
more the affirmations of Coils. Schwartz
koppen and PaniZzardi because they
recognize that the testimony of these
officers viii be given by order, with a
view to save their own ship; but in less
prejudiced circles it is believed that
the court cannot disregard the solemn
declarations of the two attaches with
out giving rise to a still graver situa
ton in an international sense than now
prevails.
Today's public proceedings were
marked by three important episodes.
The first was General Zurlinden's adj
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
NJ. Paleologue that the secret dossier
a document which showed
hat Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted
his relations with EsterhaZy, and that
in the opinion of
Palelogue sent to EsterhaZy the identi-
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