The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-09-16
SABRE G. AKIN, Editor and
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long trial the court martial rendered it's
decision last Saturday morning. Convic-
ton was decided upon by a votea9: five
to two. His sentence is ten years im-
prisonment. Thus ends the second act
of the great tragedy that has commanded
the attention of the: world for the past
year or two. 1t was an astounding YER
dict. To Americans who have followed
the course of 1.-The proceedings, it: has
seemed utterly impossible; that any court
in christendom ,~even though composed
of the most violent and prejudiced enc
mics of the accused, would dare to de-
liver such verdict in flat defiance Of
the testimony and in contempt Of the in
evitable Judgment of the civilized world.
But evidence was not what the court
wanted. The army would be disgraced If
Dreyfus was not found guilty. They car
ed not for the disgrace of France. Per-
sonal safety was greater to them than:
national honor. 49,
The trial failed to develop q solitary
particle of evidence against Dreyfus
which was not shown to be false. The
whole case for the prosecution was utter
ly broken down at every point. The bor-
dereau on which. the original verdict Of
guilty was mainly based in 1894, when it
was attributed to Dreyfus, was proved
beyond any possible doubt to have been
the work of Esterhazy. The veil Of mys-
terry was torn from the secret dossier. Its
contents were found to be wholly spur
ious or wholly irrelevant.
The conduct Of the presiding judge,
throughout the trial was marked by the
grossest Partially for the prosecution and
by the most shameful bias against the <ac-
cused. In a number Of instances he arbi-
trarily interposed to protect witnesses
from the merciless cross-examinat n
Labor at vital points when the answers
or failures to answer would have been
case of the prosecution rested largely on
the allegations Of Du Patty de Clam be-
fore the secret tribunal of 1894. But he did
not appear as a witness In the revision
trial. He said he was too i'll to appear.
and covered his retreat with physicians
certificate. Col. Jouaust declined Laboris
request that a disinterested physician be
sent to ascertain whether his illness was
real or feigned. A commissioner was APP
pointed by the court to take his deposit
ton. But his testimony was carefully ex-
empted from the crucial process of cross
examination and amounted to nothing
Another conspicuous act of arbitrary in
justice was the refusal Of the court to
permit rogatory commission to take the
testimony of Col. acknowledgment, the
German consul, and of Pazzardi, the
italian. The former had already denounc-
ed as a forgery document Of the secret
dossier in which he was made to admit
the guilt of Dreyfus. Both had asserver-
ated that they had no relations with
Dreyfus. Their testimony would have
completely cleared Dreyfus. But it was
shut out by the unanimous ruling of the
court. From beginning to end .the whole
trial was miserable farce. The trial
mad only one merit which distinguished it
broadly and brightly from that of 1891. 1t
was open and public.
1t was given out that the government
is likely to pardon Dreyfus or to greatly
reduce his term of imprisonment. But
neither Dreyfus nor his friends, would ac-
cept a pardon. 1t is not pardon VIII CHI he
or they want or will have. They demand
Justice. And they will get it, for the end
Is not yet. France is a great nation and
has arisen several times from what
seemed certain destruction. She is now
being tested to her utmost. Uprisings are
imminent. 1t is Jew against Gentle, ar
my against civilian: A national crime
has been committed and the nation will
pay the penalty. There will be uprisings
and unrest until the question is settled.