The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-03

lIndustrie. The clerical party renewed Its
efforts to have the Maid canonized, while
little NJ BRUNETIERE and NJ. DE VOGUE,
with the new mysticism of the Rerue des
Dsur MoRdes, strove to create an atmos-
phcre that would readily receive a religious
savior for France. Everything was ready
when the Dreyfus trouble broke out save a
JOAN. She should have been u woman,
but the duchess, who might have asplred
to tho part, was, unfortunately, a grand
mother, and SO out of the race. Some man,
therefore, had to sacrifice himself, and
plenty showed they were ready, NJ. BRuNE-
THERE, NJ. JULES LEMAfTRE Of the Academy,
later NJ QUEsNAY DE BEAUREPAIRE and
others galore The ground was cut under
their feet, however, by NJ. MARCEL HABERT,
who proclaimed in public that his friend
PAUL DERouIEDE was the JOAN Of Arc
called for.
The announcement, instead OF stirring
France, or at least Paris, to revolution.
provoked an outburst Of laughter through
out the country, one Of the first signs that
men were coming to their senses again in
the Drcyfus matter. This was discomfort
ing, but did not do away with the
cded that II he could not emulate the
Maid OF Oreanss victorious career, he
could ut least initiate her martyrdom.
His opportunity came on the occasion
OF NJ. FAURE's funeral, after another I'M
spealtable bourgeois, NJ. LoUBET, had been
selected as the head of the French Govern
mcnt. AS tho troops were returning to
their barracks from the cemetery, M. DE-
RoULEDE. N. HABERT and afew other mem
bers Of the League OF Patriots" placed
themselves in front OF one detachment,
marching with other younger citizens just
before the band. They shouted "Vive
l'armee!" and soon believed that they
were the procession. When the barracks
were reached the patriots cried ITO the
ElysGe!" but to their dismay the soldiers
marched instead into their quarters. NJ.
DERoULEDE and NJ. HABERT followed to
demonstrate and said something to the
General in command to which he replied
Pas de plague" that is, "No poppycock, "
and asked them to leave. On their refusing
to go he put them under arrest and turned
them over to the police
NJ. DERoULEDE ever since has tried TO
prove that he was dangerous consprator
who should be punished severely, but he can
find no one to believe him. He asserts that
he exhorted the officers in the barracks to
mutiny; to this Gen. ROGET and the off,
GERS, on oath, have given categorical
denial. The League OF Patriots" easily
showed that, save for the purpose OF
talk, it was harmless association and
that it was concerned in no conspiracy.
The only testimony that could be brought
against DERoULEDE and HABERT at the
trial was their own, and that the jury re-
fused to believe. What is worse, Paris
would not have believed it II the jury had.
Their hysterical sputterings against Presi-
dent LoUBET were disregarded, though
they called in the discredited QUEsNAY DE
BEAUREPAIRE to aid them.
1t looks as though an end had been put to
PAUL DERoULEDE for some time. He will
not DO as JOAN OF Arc, and new legend
for the salvation Of France cannot be put
into working order in a day. Ridiculo can
kill for a time at least. and though on the
boulevards he has beer young man for
thirty years, NJ. PAUL DERoULEDE is now
over fifty years OF age. When he RECEIVERS
from his rage at tho refusal to him Of
martyrdom he will hardly care to again at
tack the bourgeois republic single handed.