The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-09-23
DREYFUS PARDONED.
French Ministry Gives Him his
Freedom.
His Followers Say the Fight To Es-
tabIish His Honor VIII lie contin-
ued m. Guerin at Last
Gives Himself Up.

Paris, Sept. 20.-The council Of min
listers decided Tuesday TO pardon Drey-
fus in principle. The pardon will take
effect In few days. Dreyfus has re-
linquished his appeal for reversal OF
the judgment OF the court-martiaL
I'm principle" is an idiom sometimes
used in semi-official announcements OF
forthcoming actions. IL seems TO have
but slight bearing on the matter, ex-
cept, perhaps. that IL requires the full
fillment of various formalities before
the pardon is actually issued. thereby
qualifying the announcement of the
pardon with slight tentativeness. II is
not yet known whether the pardon in
cludes amnesty.
Appeal Withdrawn.
The Presse says: Dreyfus withdrew
his appeal Tuesday. This was the wa
rious formalities" mentioned in the Off
cial communication as remaining to
be fulfilled" before the pardon would
be signed. The traitor will now be set
free and be able TO give lectures in Eng
land and America on the secrets OF the
iron safe in the etat major bureaux."
VIII Continue the Campaign.
Pardoning Dreyfus does not drop the
curtain on the drama. The Dreyfusards
against the generals and other officers
of the general staff, who they declare
have lied and committed gross illegali-
ties in order to keep the prison door
closed on the victim. The Aurore, the
leading organ of the Dreyfusards, pub
fishes an article in this sense by Francis
De Prossenz, the distinguished jour
nalist, who from the first was leader
In the revision movement. In the ar
ticle, which is headed, "Pardon-And
What Afterwards" the writer says:
"If the president, by pardoning Dreyfus,
wished TO spare France the ineffaceable
shame of a judicial crime this exercise OF
his prerogative called mercy so far from
impairing the necessary work OF justice,
will only prepare and facilitate IL. For we
must speak straight out. III Il was imagined
that immunity for criminals could be pur-
chased by pardoning an innocent man: IL
II 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 this degrading and deceitful offer. Drey-
fus would be the first 10 reject as an in
fanny such traffic with his honor. No, the
pardoning OF Dreyfus can only be the natu-
raj. legitimate and spontaneous action by
which the representatives OF the civil power
refuse TO associate themselves with the OBJ
stinate iniquity committed by the military
Judges IL Is the government OF republican
France repudiating with horror any part in
this denial OF justice. As for US. we shall
pursue with increased ardor the task OF
flrr TO- hlnlN halxs 1akf ted
ourselves There have been crimes and
offenses committed I'm obscurity by gang
OF pretorian conspirators with MERCER at
its head. We are going TO pursue more en-
ergetically than ever the work of obtaining
their chastisement"
Causes No Excitement In Paris.
Paris, Sept. 20. - The announcement
that Dreyfus was 90 be pardoned had
already been discounted by predictions
and there was absolutely no excitement
displayed along the boulevards when
the newsLoys ran along at 1915 p. m.
with the first editions containing the
statement that the cabinet had decided
20 pardon Drcyfus. The newspapers
sold quickly, but there was no rush for
them on the part OF the bouleyardiers.
Those VINO bought the papers sat
down in front of the cafes and read the
announcement without comment.
Everyone expected il and the decision
met with no opposition.
strange Coincidence.
There is much remark here on the
strange coincidence of the death of M.
Scheurer-Kestner, the first champion Of
Dreyfus and to whom Dreyfus will vir-
tually owe his freedom, on the very day
the cabinet decided 20 pardon the pris-
oner. NJ. Scheurer-Kestner's death was
sudden. He had been i'll during the
past few days, but IL was not thought
that his illness would prove fatal.