Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-20

President Loubet, but their efforts were
futile The peaceful crowds that filled the
tables in front Of the cafes. slipping their
after-dinner coffee. looked at the news
boys who displayed the front pages Of
these sheets. with their violent headlines,
but utterly refused 10 get excited. The
majority did not even discuss the matter,
or only made the passing remark that the
decision was just what had been expect
ed and predicted by every Paris newspa-
per since the Rennes cOurt-martial de-
lvered it's verdict.
ATTACKS ON LOUBET.
The anti-Dreyfusard newspaper Soir
had the most sensational headline-two
enormous lines extending across the en-
tire front page-"The Traitor Dreyfus
Pardoned: Outrage on the Army" Then,
in the course of an article violently at-
lacking President Loubet, it said: LOU
bet has given himself a coup de grace
i'm pardoning Dreyfus. He should be pro-
secuted for committing an outrage upon
the army for his decision amounts 10
this BY a stroke of the pen. he has de-
stroyed the effect of the sentences OF two
courts martial and has declared that two
military courts have He'd"
The Soir adds: "The affair has become
grave. when the chief Of state assumes
the leadership OF the anti-military move
ment. and pardons a confessed traitor,
under the pretext that he has been con-
demned twice instead of once"
AN IMPROBABLE STORY.
PARIS. September 19.-One of the anti
Dreyfusard organs publishes a long story,
asserting that President boubet signed
the decree of pardon week ago, after
an interview between Joseph Reinarch
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the result of which was that the latter
insisted upon the Presidents signing the
decree, which was done. the paper In
question declares. at the Cabinet Council
on September 18th
This story is improbable its object OBJ
viously being to bring discredit upon the
President and the Premier by making 1t
appear that they are completely under
the thumb of the Hebrews. 1t can be re-
garded as certain. however, that the de-
cree was only signed to-day, because it
could not be signed until the Court of Re
vision had given its decision on the Drey-
fus appeal. or until Dreyfus had with
drawn the appeal. This is the view Of NJ.
ChampOudry, one Of the clerks of the
Court of Revision, published this evening
In any event, II Dreyfus has already
withdrawn his appeal, which is doubtful.
dent Loubet could not have signed the
decree last week
DREYFUSARD CAMPAIGN TO CON-
TINUE.
PARIS. September l9.-Pardoning Drey-
fus does not drop the curtain on the
drama. The Dreyfusards are determined
to pursue the campaign against the gene
rails and other officers Of the general
staff. who have prevaricated and COM
mitted gross illegalities in order TO keep
the prisOn-door closed on their victim.
The AurOre, the leading organ OF the
Dreyfusard body, will tomorrow WED
nesday). publish an article to this effect
by Francis de Pressense. the distinguish
ed journalist who from the first was
leader in the revision movement. A
prcof-slip of the article, which is headed
Pardon. and What Afterwards?' was
handed to- the Associated Press this eve
ming.
The writer says: IF the President, by
pardoning Dreyfus. wished TO spare
France the ineffaceable shame Of judi
cial crime. this exercise Of his preroga-
tive has not done so. We must speak
straight out II il was ina gined that i'm
munity for criminals could be purchased
by pardoning an innocent man; If it was
thought that the friends OF law would
| barter amnesty to the scoundrels who
perpetrated those crimes for the bruised
| body of the man from whom they have
torn out the soul, then we throw from us
| tins degrading and deceitful offer. Drey-
! fus would be the first 10 reject such traf-
fc with his country. No. The pardoning
| Of Dreyfus can only be the natural and
spontaneous action by which the repre-
sentative of the civil power refuse 10 as
sociate themselves with the obstinate mi
guilty committed by the military judges.
It is the government Of republican
France. repudiating with horror any part
i'm this denial OF justice
GENERALS TO BE PURSUED.
"As for US, we shall pursue with in
| creased ardor the task OF public saliva
| ton 10 which we have devoted ourselves
| There have been crimes and offences
| committed in obscurity by a gang Of
pretorian conspirators. with MERCER at
| its head. We are going to pursue more
| erergetically than ever the work OF OBJ
tanning their chastisement."
He goes on 20 declare that when the
generals have been punished. the Drey-
| fusards will continue the campaign until
! cOurts-martial have been abolished, and
| iron and fire have been carried into the
sores of the diplomatic corps and society.
The foregoing article clearly outlines
the militant attitude Of the Dreyfusards
and shows that France will not be al
| lowed TO rest quietly, even though Drey-
| fus be set al liberty.
The campaign for his release has given
| the Socialist party a weapon Of which
| they will avail themselves 20 the ut
most, and Dreyfusism will BE- extended
more and more into Socialstic agta-
| ton.
Moreover, the Zola trial and Madame
| Henrys prosecution of Joseph Reinacn
for defamng the memory Of her hus-
! band will shortly come on, and they
will be used by both sides as levers
again to excite public feeling.
Pardoning Dreyfus. therefore, only
closes one act of the drama. and France
| Will probably again find herself i'm the
| throes Of party passion before the Paris
exposition opens its doors next May.
SUGGESTION OF DREYFUs Lee
TURES.
PARIS. September 19.-The Presse this
| evening says: "Dreyfus withdrew his ap-
| peal to-day This was the various for
| malites. mentioned in the official COM
munication as remaining to be fulfilled
before the pardon should be signed The
traitor will now be set free. and be able
| 10 give lectures in England and America
on the secrets Of the iron safe In the
'etat-major' bureau"
MAY BE FREE THIS MORNING.
LONDON, September 20-The Rennes
| correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
wiring a 9 o'clock last evening says:
There is reason to believe that Dreyfus
Is already out of prison and that with
his wife he will probably leave Rennes
| tonight
RAILROAD FOR SALE.
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