The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-02
PARIS IN A DEEP FERMENT.
SITUATION MAY LEAD TO VIOLENT
ONSLAUGHT ON JEWS.

O-N7AshN ON IE W -
millions of Frenchmen Insist on the
Guilt Of Drcyfus, and Nothing Can
Change Them-Demand for Justice
Led to Attack on French Tribunals
Benurepnire's Allegations Now
Foundation.
Paris, Feb 1.-The most ardent support
ers of the theory that Dreyfus was un-
justly condemned now admit that there Is
no longer the least hope that justice will
be done
A prominent member Of the University
of Paris, who from the first has been a
champion for the revision of the trial
says:
For ninety-nine out of hundred
Frenchmen the guilt or innocence of Drey-
tus is matter of sentiment. All the rea-
soning in the world would not induce them
TO change their attitude There are mil
lions of Frenchmen who will insist ON
Dreyfus' quit, in spite of any proof to
the contrary.
"A terrible feature of the situation 10
that the attitude of this majority is in
spired by motives which they believe 10
be deserving of the highest respect adj
nit that some of the Dreyfusards are
much TO blame for this. The best cause
may he ruined by disreputable adherents.
and there are men on the Dreyfus side Of
whom every patriotic Frenchman Is the
natural enemy.
hlie the majority of us have been
merely demanding that Justice should be
done, pestilcnt minority has made this
demand an excuse for virulent onslaugbts
on institutions we hold in great esteem "
In conclusion the member of the uni
Vers"y preticted that the result of the
agitation will be an Onslaught Of un-
paraileled violence on the Jews as the
masses are convinced that they are at
the bottom of the whole trouble"
Beaurepaire's Charges.
1t is persistentiy reiterated in the lob
bies of the Palais Bourbon that the com
halttee of the Chamber of Depu-
Iies now considering the gov
ernments revision bill has already DO
cided that the allegations made bv Ones
nay de Reaurepaire against NJ Loaw ana
other members of the criminal branch az
the Court of Casa ton, are without foun-
dalton. AV"'i-
according to another rumor. the com.
mlttee's examination of the dossier s,h
mitted by M. Mazeau. first president Of tbo
Court OF Cessation, on the subject of M
ue beaurepaire's charges shows 1t TO con
tam letters eulogizing the criminal
Drahch action written by M. Mazeaus
own colleagues
The Mazeau dossier is also said to CON
from "a
the members of the criminal branch have
received letters almost without number
containing insults and threats of death
M. Loew's letters are also said to explain
that he expected M. Bard, who is an un-
married man, to make the original report
on the Dreyfus case, in order that, If these
threats OF violence were carried out a
whole family should not be plunged into
mourning.
Another Victim Found.
The latest victim of the anti-Dpeyfus
party is the Grand Rabbi Zadoki Khan
who Is being denounced as 'the leader OF
the famous Jew conspiracy against
France on the strength of a story lust
published to the effect that after Drey-
tus was sentenced, the rabbi. at the re-
quest of Matthew Dreyfus tried 10 get
through friendly Jewish officer in Es-
terhazy's regiment, some particulars as
to the Comte's movements
lie Soir demands the resignation of the
rabbi, and as the latter is virtually a
state official, ii is not unlikely that the
agitation will become a serious matter
for him. Curlously enough. the editor of
lie Soir, which is one of the most violent
of the anti-Dreyfusard organs, is himself
a Jew. named CASTOR Pollonais.
According to a dispatch to lie Presse
from Cayenne, capitol of French Guinea.
Dreyfus was so angry on learning that
Capt Lebrun Renault had asserted that
he had confessed at the time Of his trial
that he declined to answer any more of
the questions put to him by the Court of
Cessation unless taken back to France.