New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
A TALK WITH ZOLA.
IN PARIS ONCE MORE HE REFLECTS ON
THE DREYFUS CASE-HIS GRATITUDE
TO HIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
URE PLANS AND
WORK

Paris correspondence of The London Daily le'e-
graph.
Yes have really ySns heartfelt dntbopfze fs
sage for the people OF % ,hroueb the columns
OF The Daily Telegraph. ,,., - mo nv the
triumphant champion OF justice and me H,eobSs nbe
genius who embodies all tnat IS mos 1h Frepch
people as soon the first conyenonai sTeotbihS
between us were over Aaa except the greet
ings Everything else that was uttered py "a % fnv
came ssIx trsumph in the cause OF humanity; NJ
Zola was transhgured and trshSiorieId pd i his soul
beamIng through his eyes he sat in the 6isrd
room and talked. As he haa nos 9unIe 9uIJI tine TO
mmerse my spirit in the soothing atmosPhere or o,
calm ideals which assumes an a anosi n the Rue de
zoia came suddenly in while was looking up ,3g al
o Zo o~trai Of the great master round when h1he ,h
Sppod ribbons Of red white and green win I'm, rme
Sattsnt de- Ia 1erte la Justice From the could ND
srrpton the other END OF tnS Ststnnted the gift
gather Ina9 t and That they had described them
selves as adoring and sympatmzihs VIII" INV
ri9es e ,6oSeG better far than expected and ee3 at
,ainlv more lively youthful and bl9yahhe biatoric
@ .hiy ,,,ne since the PRONUNCIATION OF the hstS bor
letter "faccuse." He assured me. onH nV generally
oespte M need Of repose and that he had tSr sa .s
rsason felt reluctantly consralneu 70 u Of the
the pleasure Of receiving
You surely sSmsh&9g & to 5ay SS5 70 thanked INK him
for the signal honor he was eXcep''oNN''
ferJing YpSa Save f message really heartfelt mes
Tor the people OF England. which M au'holl rol
Se you Of 70 The Daily Telegraph Tell them II ths1 arat as
long as live shall never forget tno TvO ~ a6pre-
tss tSes its sRs 1s6si9e w6fh fhsy Sa! al
ciousy onerefi eereioyabie able that it was simple sincere
sns sne nnnoStrusive went to England @ in the nope
Of pdns soFsy 0Rs Rsedfd iEat
much to the extraordinary PrecaHtOnaS %ncn to ySe Se
Sosirs of the English people which was certainly
most sincere to respect your wishes tho master
.mDSstIesy hG So Doubtless l. did What Tsaf GO1id
TO compass aim and object ~ ysry Ppersonality
not not 0a5y aa TO OF say bared myself alive in desert
think may aptly call desert, for was virtual nav
,n'H In aTone R there But despite all my measures my
secret was less enectually sepuichreo tha my es
son. and it more than once leaked out w13 %os noi
know absolutely that this Is fact '{crtity fe by Mot
withstandng this discovery OF my and types
they all kept themselves and when tmey tefyraYed
me as they sometimes DID neyer % m on0e stare. that
by gesture or look. much less q w tbe sprit
they had inking who was Nt, NV, 'I it,e tthis
that actuates selfrespecung sen+fed an" admiration
Had I been treated otherwise my solourn mi IN IrnSe
ha and Snv peope viii step in explain this con.
duct OF your countrymen as me smFiCine
GannU' nnope.s faults are exaggerations of their
virtues have deal only with the iacs S bdst
the English people understand the essenoe p sI6
pl1a'E; en n'G your M countrymen therefore from me
that they have entertained an appreciative as wen
as "Y6ur Impressions Of English lhe must surely
be both numerous and interesting resting ooSer'''
at would be a great honor for me II you "1u1' T
enable me to make some OF them Kiio"" - 1"7
II fear that Is impossible for the moment haSs aye
only got back to my home after long aosenCe % oIe
evil effects of which were intensified by the hteIdIS
work which began. carried on ana % "Ii9n nonp,ete
rest have no hesitation In saying however Ina ma
what impressed me IN EngahG wa Of absote
security which it engendeTs The fess a0d 0t eyerv
WY NAV tell YOU that do intend TO publish book
time to take rest and leisurely to allow my my
thoughts and t to aEf 1e for the Gumbr
Of other plans and projects ALREADY ripe LOT 'eN'A"
DO YOU aiiude, perchance TO political plans?"
esked: NO. tho frank renlv ~ am not
q politician, and never wish to become Gne. My
plans are purely literary but they are cute t com
Whatever Your intentions may be-" observed.
your love Of t5S 5stS noda sne fa mas leo
"ouite so but have merely traversed It because
S th 50 50sG sex 70 M Gnd Il similar conditions occurred
Tomorrow | would act IN like manner and not
Now that you speak Of possibilities may ,dr ask *
sye iSe for eVey Word that falls from your lips
a picture OF the present state of things as 1t lies
pictured in your creative mind?
ITO my regret must decline to grant your re-
q eresdy Si played have crossed the scene You
rightly put it; and, my role being finished had
But surely" l Insisted, your work. If you will
allow me to say So is not yet wholly finished he'd AS
e unrOll to the world the great tableaux Of that
another Of my numerous plans
which a great masterpiece OF this kind will be
favor me with a few inslghts into the inner springs
and secret workings OF the Dreyfus drama What
Is your theory Of what would call the psychology
OF oas,e the sraipn, rari,ed .,o ....r a,,o. &.
word The psychology Of the Dreyfus drama is an
Scean The Difficulty Of sounding its depths and
Mnat ,r is feasible shall endeavOr accomplish in
way coHnued f" n zos thoagh IN eyen yee
vstas,o9 m sns DOMAIN there are sim dark hooks and
p vor,. nesides me play Of motives and intentions
degree OF impartiaty which is closely akin TO in
Gnr uInGrehce' Later on will set my hand TO the
,osAAnd And VIII you not also point out the practical
lessons 70 be drawn in the various branches OF pub
str1menta in dragging TO light? l asked
On that would be a herculean work which !
10 say or do in the matter-that is to say as an
actor actor Truth and justice having triumphed, | re-
turn to my daily work But the lessons TO be in
culcated are. admit numerous and it is important
WITH ss eG e PaSDG9 Saa shGud be drawn
10 point out In what respects the military code now
iVICc snoulu De mOOlned IN consequence OF the
abuses which the Dreyfus case brought to light
Other people should and doubtless will see 10
that Neither is II for me 10 comment upon the
ethical side OF the drama and TO propose ways and
means OF extirpating the system Of mendaciousness
on which the Dreyfus case built up Moral
philosophers may address themselves to that task
Then you are determined to hold aloof from the
matter in future | asked "
IL am. absolutely rather I should say condi-
tonaly for, although have cleared the road FOR
the advent OF justice. it is not wholly Impossible
that II should again be temporarily barricaded and
I'm that will more descend into the arena
and do what l deem my duty there until
the obstacles removed for good That
say. is not impossible contingency but
neither is II probable one. Rumors and appre-
tensions are, IL Is true In the hut IN
me they are rumors, and nothing more Ny be-
lief is that the battle has been fought and won
and the issues dehnitively decided The court
martial which will rehear the in Rennes win
in all probability acqut the prisoner unanimously
and close historic epoch. This, Of course. ia only