New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-22
DIR. PARKHURST BACK.
WILL NOT ATTEND THE PARIS EXPOSE.
TION on ACCOUNT OF THE
pREYFT- : VERDICT

on the White star Line steamship Majestic which
arrived here from Liverpool Yesterday. were the
Rev Or Charles II Parkhurst and his wife. who
have been abroad since May r. The Doctor has
grown a fun beard during his absence. and It Is
long and black He t. sunbrowned and appears to
have gained IN weight
~ haven't kept mp my newspaper reading much
while travelling" nc said, so have little. II any
thing. TO say about politics. bui-Hhat's that The
Mazet Committee? Why"-half closing his eyes and
looking upWard-'is that still alive thought per-
haps that f. might have died by This time.
The fact is have not kept tab Of matters IN
this country but I have taken note OF many things
on the other side especially affairs in France and
England have lust learned that France has par
doned Dreyfus lie will resent that pardon An
honest man doesn't want pardon. he wants rein
statement The finding Of The court martial which
convicted Dreyfus was cowardly and deprsved And
not only that the members ~ the court martial
did not have the courage % their depravity. They
afraid 10 convict Dreyfus AS a traitor without
recommendation for clemency. and they were afraid
10 acquli him Drcyfus Is now free and
operate with his friends 70 obtain renstat ement
and clear his name Dreyfus IS a hero. and tho
bright side 10 his was the expressions o,
dsapproya and moral indignation on the part o,
other nations They stood for the right above
temporary gain.
The Philippine is. suppose now going on
and t is likely go on for rho next half century
I 500 end to the conflict. The Americans wnom
! met abroad have expressed no sympathy for tho
war In England and on the Continent they have
their own opinion Of the affair. and # IS alto
gefher complimentary"
Or Parkhurs' asked II war was on IN the
Transvaal and when told thar war had not yet
been declared he said
Il suppose there have been moro ultimatums
The fact u.s. Mr.. Chamberlain knows that there is
Of the convention oS SS. nssp s IN ve~
right TO interfere with the Beers than they have
with the Beers. II is financial matter. and
were there no mines to work England would never
The Beers know that were they 10 grant free SUI
fIase to the iqresnerS or 70 me Qutland1ers who
boone boom an English colony and this. naturally the
81 have read about the Ramapo water scheme
but ! do not know what has happened lately. So
they have been trying to md OUT who was, in the
them chance to call Republicans BY tho way
Ilau2 will tell you the reason. II Is because
the machine Republican party inaugurated the
been developed by tho Mazet COMMITTEE but the
more 'hat has been developed the backer II makes
for through the connivance OF the machine ring 81
dofy any one 10 deny or disput" this statement
They now investigating the result Of their own
o9 or this "f rdon the they ae SEe 'g'' against
them and the greater is their responsibility"
home in East Thrty-hfth-st Speaking further Of
the Dreyfus affair. he said:
Germany | In Germany studying Just be-
fore the Franco Prussan War. and again a short
time after the Only three years had elapsed.
but # was sad 10 how suddenly the university
life had taken subordinate place In country
that had formerly put higher value on the in
tellectua life than any other career. 1t Is pre-
csey that tendency that We have now got TO rook
out for in this country. From that point OF View
II IS sad 70 all this excitement over Dewey.
We were i'm some danger from the tendency 20
worship military heroes after the Civil War. but
had pretty well got over that
Speaking about the matter OF attending the Paris
Exposition year. DR.. Parkhurst said. u
have gone further than most people, engaged
rooms for year I'm Paris. am not going
The Doctor said that with the utmost emphasis.
court martial at Rennes is alone responsible for
the second condemnation Of Dreyfus The whole
nation is Responsible Nobody who has been in
France any length of time needs 10 be told that.
Whether France degenerated because she drove
OUT much OF her best blood with the Huguenots. or
because she has lost 80 many Of her ssturdiest
sons I'm battle. whatever tho cause. something IL
wrong And now France extends an invitation 10
the civilized world 10 visit her Exposition and see
the triumphs OF civilization. wish first 10 see
her bring forth fruits meet for repentance.
DR. Parkhurst. when asked concerning the winter
arrangements Of his church and the resignation OF
his assistant the Rev. Edward H. Rudd said:
1T has decided that during the next year the
work OF the Rev. Mr. Rudd my late assistant. Will
be done by three men from the Union theological
Seminary-One from the junior class. one from the
sophomore class and one from the senior class.
They will have duties TO perform in accordance with
their position I'm the seminory