The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
ARBITER OF DREYFUS' FATE.
CAN BE SAVED If THE EMPEROR
WILL SAY THE WORD.

PrOOt OF the Treason of Esterha2y.
LabOri Practically Charged JOu-
aust with Partially.
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.
S6nwartzkoppen, the German military at
tache in Paris in 1894, to testify before the
courtmartial or to send a deposition or,
what is considered still more probable, to
allow his deposition to be accompanied
by the actual documents mentioned in the
bordereau, then Dreyfus is saved.
If the Emperor however, decides that 1t
is not in the interests of Germany for Col.
Schwartzkoppen to intervene, then Drey-
fus' case is hopeless and his condemnation
certain.
Tonight the eyes of France are look
ing across the frontier to Stuttgart, where
the Kaiser is staying, and anxiously
awaiting his decision. He is in the posi-
ton of the spectators of a gladiatorial
combat in the coliseum in ancient Rome
with Dreyfus lying at the foot of his an
tagonist and watching whether the EN-
peror points his thumb up or down. At
late hour this evening he had given no
sign either way, and Frenchmen are wait
Ing with GREATNESS interest the first indi-
cation of his will.
To all intents and purposes Emperor
William stands to-day 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. Emperor William has gone
to Wurtemburg from Alsace-Loraine, and
King Humbert is at Turin. Communlca-
ton between the two monarchs, is there
fore, somewhat complicated and, as they
will undoubtedly agree upon identical
measures in replying to NJ. Labori's APP
peal, it is possible that several days will
elapse before their decision is known.
The opinion generally held here is that
Emperor William and King Humbert will
allow Col. Schwartzkoppen and Col. Pan
izzardi to be examined by a rogatory COM
mission and their dispositions to be sent
to Rennes with supplementary evidence
from the originals of Esterhazy's treason
able communications.
Was Labori's Opportunity.
The anh-Dreyfusards are extremely ex-
asperated at what they characterize as
NJ. Labori's trick" He had long been
seeking an excuse to invoke the interven-
ton of the German and Italian sovereigns,
and seized the appearance of Cernuschi
as his opportunity, declaring that the ad-
mission of the evidence of this foreigner
Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi
NJ. Labor insisted that the appearance
of CeTnuschi on the witness stand was
quite without precedent, but the anti
DreyfusaTdS point out and with a certain
amount of reason that the counsel for the
defense were really the first to introduce
foreign testimony, as they summoned the
English journalist Rowland Strong, on the
question Of Esterhazy's confession to hav-
ing written the bordereau. Anyway it can
be safely asserted that the admission of
Cernuschi as a witness for the prosecu-
tion came as a veritebfe God-send TO the
defense, giving them almost at the last
moment more or less legitimate basis
for NJ. Labori's application to summon the
German and Italian attaches
The anti-Dreytusards assert that the
members OF the courtmartial will ignore
the afIlrmations of Coils. Schwarlzk0ppe
and TanZzaTdi, because they recognize
that the testimony of these officers will
be given by order with a view to saving
their own spy but in less prejudiced cir
ces it is believed that the court cannot
disregard the solemn declarations of the
two attaches without giving rise to a still
m-re grave situation in an internal onal
sense than now prevails.
Three Important Features.
To-day's public proceedings were mark
ed by three important episodes.
The first was Gen. Zurlinden's admission
that the erasure and restitution of Es-
terhazy's name in the Petit Bleu could
not have been perpetrated by Col Pic
quart, and consequently must be attribu-
ted TO some one inside the general staff
The second was the declaration by M
Palelogue that the secret dossieF con-
tanned a documents which showed that
Col Schwartzkoppen admitted his
relations with Esterhazy, and that
Schwartzkoppen, in the opinion of Pale
logue, sent TO Esterhazy the identical
Petit Bleu for which Col Picquart was
detained ten months on a charge of
forgery.
The third was Gen. Billot's insinuation
that Esterhazy and Capt Dreyfus were
accomplices which led to an imprisoned
protestation on the part of the accused
and to a thrilling scene between NJ. Labor
and Col. Jouaust resulting in the advo-
Gates excited .denunciation of Col. Jou-
aust's treatment of him, denuncation
tantamount to an accusation of open par
TALLY.
Gen. Zurlinden's admission that Col Pic
quart could have not perpetrated the era
sure in the Petit Bleu was a startling in
cident.
Then the statement by NJ. Palelogue that
Col Schwartzkoppen had admitted that
it was almost certain that the Petit Bleu
was sent by him or caused to be sent by
him TO Isterhazy, caused a sensation, as
being the first official testimony to the
treason of Esterhezy. And il was certain
ly a strong point in favor of Dreyfus, the
Importance of which was Immediately seen
by the prosecution and shown subsequent
ly in Gen. Billots broad insnuatlon Of
completely between Dreyfus and Ester
hazy.
Labor VS.. Jounust.
From a spectacular point Of view, how
ever, the great event of the sitting was
the battle royal between NJ. Labor and
Col. Jouaust over certain questions which
the advocate wished to put to Gen. Billot.
NJ Labor lost control Of himself under