The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-20

naming to be fulfilled before the pardon
was issued. The traitor will now be free
and be able to divulge in England and
America the secrets of the iron safe in
the etat major bureau"
Anther anti-Dreyfusard organ publishes
a long story, asserting that the president
signed the pardon decree q week ago,
after an interview with M. Reinach and
the p1enlir, NJ WaIdecK- Rousseau, the. re-
suit of which was that the latter insisted
upon the, president signing the decree,
which, the paper in question asserts, was
read. at the cabinet meeting on Sept. II.
The story is improbable, its object being,
undoubtedly, to bring distrust upon the
president and government, and make 1t
appear they are completely under the
thumb of the Jews. 1t can be stated def
nitely however, that the decree was orig
inally signed today, because it could not
be signed until the court had given it's
decision on the Dreyfus appeal. or Drey-
fus had withdrawn the appeal. This is
the view of M. Chambouin, clerk of the
revision, division, published today If
Dreyfus has withdrawn his appeal, he
only did. it today, hence President Loubet
could not have signed the decree last
week.
CURTAIN STILL UP.
The pardoning of Dreyfus does not drop
the curtain on the drama. The. Dreyfus-
ards are determined to pursue the cam
paign against the generals and other Of
ficers> oftthe general staff who have lied
and committed gross illegalities in order
to. keep the prison door closed: on their
victim.
The Aurore, the leading organ of the
sDreyfusard party, will tomorrow (Wed-
nesday) publish an article by Francis
Depsossens, the distinguished journalist
wis was the first leader in the revision
list movement. The article is headed
Pardon and what after" and was hand
ed. to the Associated Press this evening
The writer says
"If the president in pardoning Dreyfus
wished to spare France the ineffaceable
shame of a. judicial crime this so-called
mercy, so far from. stopping the work of
For we must speak straight out. If it
was imagined that immunity for {crirn-
inals could be purchased by pardoning an
innocent man; If it was thought that the
friends of law would barter amnesty to the
scoundrels who propitiated those crimes,
for the bruised body of the man from
whom they have torn out the soul. then
we throw from us this. degrading, deceit
sful. offer. Dreyfus would be the first to
reject. as an infamy such traffic with his
honor. No, the pardoning of Dreyfus can
only be the natural, legitimate and spon-
taneous action by which the representa-
tives of the civil power. refuse to associate
themselves with the obstinate iniquity
committed by the military Judges: /. is
the government of Republican France
repudiating with horror any part in this
denial of justice. As for us, we Shall
pursue with increased ardor to the last
the public salvation to which we have &C.
voted ourselves. Many crimes have been
committed in obscurity by a gang of
pretorian consiparotrs. with Mercier at
their head. We are going to pursue more
than ever the work of securing their
M. Depsossenz goes, on to declare that
when the generals have been punished
the Dreyfusards will continue the cam
paign until courts military have been
abolished and fire has been carried into
the sores Of the diplomatic correspon-
dence and society,"
The foregoing article clearly outlines
the defiant attitude of the Dreyfusards,
and shows that France will not be al
lowed to rest Quietly even though Drey-
fus be set at liberty The campaign for
his release has given the socialist party
a weapon of which they will avail them
selves to the utmost, and Dreyfusism
will be extended more and more into so
cialistic agitation. Moreover, the Zola
trial and Nine. Henry's prosecution of NJ.
Reinach for defaming the memory of her
husband will shortly come up both act
ing as levers to the excited public feel
ing.
The pardon of Dreyfus therefore, only
finishes one act of the drama and France
will again find herself in the throes of
party pa assion before the Paris exposition
opens its doors, next May.
RENNES EXCITED.
RENNES, Sept 19.-The news that the
council Of ministers has decided to par
don Dreyfus was received here with in
tense excitement. Dreyfus is still pris-
oner.