Evening star., 1899-09-13
resent 1t. He heartily indorsed the resolu-
tions that had been reported to the meet

resent it. He heartily indorsed the resolu-
tions that had been reported to the meet
ing.
Rev. Samuel Domer pastor of st. Paurs
English Lutheran Church. spoke at some
length, and his words were enthusiastically
applauded The whole French proceeding
was one to excite surprise. he said. II
Dreyfus had been guilty of treason he
should have been shot long ago. He didn't
believe Germany had found it necessary to
get secret documents from France. Ger
many was land of thought, practical pow
er and strength; of honor and intelligence.
After reviewing the proceedings he had
come to the conclusion that France had
disgraced Dreyfus because he was Jew.
and he protested against illfberality Of any
kind There should be absolute religious
liberty in this day of enlightenment. and
II man wants to be an agnostic IT is his
right to be one. He believed the persecu-
ton of DreyfuS was a means for another
reformation. He believed it would result
in the regeneration of France.
Mr.. Wolf presented Mr.. VIM. ]. Miller.
He said a Baptist and Lutheran had been
heard from and he, a Catholic, also de-
nCunced the injustice of France. Mr.. Mil
Ter sympathized with the wife and children
of the condemned man. and said the finger
of condemnation of this country should be
pointed to the republic that had counte
RANGED such cruelty had been aimed at
Dreyfus.
Additional Resolutions.
A resolution was sent to the Platform
and read, to the effect that I'VE call upon
the chief magistrate of our country to take
such measures he and his cabinet may
think wise and legitimate to apprise the
French government of the views Of the
American people on this subject
Another resolution offered called atten-
ton to the fact that "in sworn testimony
before the Rennes court-martial on Au-
gust 10 and 16, 1899, ex-Minister Lebon is
alleged to have deposed that he ordered
ha tnfn fa lin nrey n
be douby chained and otherwise inhu-
manly treated. and to be shot on the slight
est alarm, because an American vessel was
lowering near Devils Island and he had
heard rumors of rescue: and since no
American vessel was lowering near at the
time mentioned and no rescue was in real
ity contemplated or rumored.' it is direct
ed "a committee of three be appointed by
the chair to implore Secretary John Hay
to procure, through the proper channels.
for the information of the American peo-
pie, the full text and exact language of
the testimony referred to, so that, II 1t be
reported by cable. a great and wicked
SANDER on our beloved republic may be
suitably resented"
An additional resolution offered Sympa-
thy to Dreyfus and his wife, declaring the
belief of those assembled in his innocence.
All of the foregoing resolutions We're
adopted with enthusiasm. Chairman Wolf
said he would not insult the intelligence OF
the audience by calling for the noes.
A committee was appointed to present to
the President the resolution calling upon
the administration to apprise the French
government of the dsapproval of her act
by this country. The committee was COM
posed as follows: Frank A. Flower, Dr.
w A. Croffut and F. H. Mackey.
A resolution asking the president of
France to pardon Dreyfus was presented.
but it was not reported to the meeting by
the committee, on the ground taken by
Mr.. D. w. Classic that Dreyfus had done
nothing to call for a pardon.
The DreyfuS case was before the Ger
man Central Verein last evening and the
following declaration was adopted:
I'VE have heard with regret that in our
sister republic, France, a man was found
guilty of detestable crime. evidently on
a account of religious prejudices; therefore
of the District of Columbia consider the
martial crime against humanity. dis
grace to France and the age in which we
live
I'VE extend our sincere sympathy to the
martyr Of Devils Island and to his Sorely
afflicted family. We expect from the we'll
known sense of justice of the present
French government that it will promptly
annul this unjust verdict and sentence.
I'VE are in hopes that the French gov
ernment will relax no effort to discover the
real criminals and traitors, no matter in
how high a position they are, and to mete
out to them their just punishment.
I'VE heartily indorse the action by the
mass meeting held this evening at Masonic
Temple"