The Portland daily press., 1899-08-12
THE DREYPUS TRIAL.
Emily Crawford Re-
views the Situation.
Interesting Comments by Parisian
Journalist.
Judges Ignorant and
Prejudiced.
Maiire De Mango Works Upon
Their Vanity.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. j

Copyright, 1873, by the ASSOCIATED Press
Rennes, France, August 1i.-An the
notable Dreyfusites here are satisfiedswith
this result of the examination Of the secret
dossier. They have urged their newspa-
per friends in Paris to clamor for full
publicity, knowing that II it is granted,
the military and nationalists parties will
be utterly disgracsd. They are convinced
that the diplomatic and war Office dos
siers teem with foraeries. or course their
impressions are derived from the five
counsel present at the examination of
these precious papers.
Publicity would mean the pillory for
Gen. DeBoisedeffre and company. They
would be peltsd with their own foul
eggs, while Capt. Dreyfus would be
cleared in the face of the whole world.
The military caste here Is furious at the
turn things are taking. The correspon-
dent OF Russian paper told me today
that In cafe, frequented by officers he
unfoided the Dreyfus Aurore to read It.
All the military men nearby scowled at
him in a marked manner. and nfter
coughing and otherwise showing their
disapproval, went In body TO the other
end OF the cafe, as If the Russian was a
leper.
All the officers at the military club
came to the club balcony when bundle
of Dreyfrsite journals was being burned
in the streets, and they approved the per-
formancs by unmistakahle gestures. One
now sees the wisdom of the order forbid
>fsf
to stay here during the trial.
hear that, In unelsan imaginings, the
secret military dossier exceeds the worst
top-self literature. To secure secrecy,
tine ecEibes who worked for Henry and his
friends, did not hesitate to forge letters
from high diplomatic pers3nagss. Near
ly a score Of love letters from lady high
In the diplomatic sphere were supposed
to have heen seized In the despatch box OF
an embassy during transmission to Ber-
lin. The person whom she Is repress nted
as having as a correspondents, was an at
tache of an embassy there and much
younger than the lady, who Is made Co
appear impassioned. quite an Eloise. Of
course she mentions the Dreyfus affair
and asks the attache to help whitewash
the unfortunate captain. 81. Jaures ex-
poets that there Will he great exposure
of conspiracy against the republic and
that The high-handed measures of the
present government against certain gen.
erals will be more than Justified by the
coming revelations
The examination CT the Diplomatic
dossier was concluded this morning
Dreyfus. on leaving the lyseum, looked
brighter than he had ever previously ap-
peared. Tomorrow's proceedings will be
memorable in the history of the affair.
Maitre DE Mango has lost no opportu-
nifty TO Sonciliate the seven judges. He
has let himself be Interviewed Ia order
to say MICS things about them. That
astate advocate understands human ma
lure. He remembers that the seven are
ignorant of law, always ready to sacri-
fee equity to authority, quick TO scout
at the rules of evidence and are members
of q caste who think they have been at.
tackled by Jews. cosmopoiitins and for
eignsrs. Some of them boast VI not hay-
ing read the report of the Inquiry before
the court of cessation, necauseS they
thought 1t published at the cost of syn.
dicate and intended to cast odium on the
army. Maitre Lahori is naturally san
guine and has always hopsd, but can
gather that both counsel still see that
the judges are deeply and strongly pre-
judiced against the prisoner and viii try
to condemn him on his looks, If all legal
evidence breaks down. All the officers
now read the Petit Journal which they
had never looked at before the Dreyfus
affair. The venom and vitriol OF the
Intransigeant are grateful to them, be-
cause employed against their enemies,
real or.supposed. They devour the Gaulois,
Echo De Paris and Eclair because these
papers respond to their own sentiments.
Maitre De Mango, therefore has hut
single fulcrum--the pleasure every hu-
man being takes in hsaring himself
praised. ..,,s-.s. ...-s,.
have just learned that the secret dos
sier contains shocking reports OF the spies
OF a German prince, who has filled high
situations under the empira during the
last 20 years. and one of them In Paris,
a city he often visits. There Is only one
prince answering to this description,
Chancellor Won Hohenlohe.
The police spies who informed the In
telligence department. at the war Office Of
the princess sscret doings, did not at
tempt to establish connection between
them and the Dreyfus case.
But one must suppose that ths sole OBJ