The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-12
EMIL ZOLA
Urges Justice TO Act Before
France In Disgraced.

Ah1N ~ AfAhf1 'AhNNF
Paris. Sept 1.-THE Aurore publishes
this morning long letter from Emile
zola the novelist, which IS pendant 10
his famous "J Accuse"--jetter iu.~the
early stages OF she revision m1lemanl,
II concludes az follows:
,The ministry which its >~'euts iovo
betrayed the ministry which had the
weakness to leave big children with mud
died minds 20 play with matches and
knives, ~ehe ministry which has forgot
ten that 20 govern is 10 foresee--has only
10 hasten to act II C does not wish to
abandon TO the good pleasure Of Germany
the nth act OF the drama, the denoument
before which every Frenchman should
tremble IL Is for the government 20
play this hfth act as soon as possible In
order TO prevent its coming TO ms from
abroad. The government can procure the
documents Diplomacy has settled greater
difficulties than this Whenever a ven
lures 20 ask for the documents enumer-
ated In the borcdereau they VIII be given
| and that VIII be given the new fact which
Will necessitate second revision before the
| court OF revision and would quash the
verdict Sans Revoi 'in the plenltude OF
It's sovereign majesty
but Il the government were to reoon
| again the defenders Of justice and truth
| viii do what is necessary Not one OF
us will desert his post. Proof irwin
chile proof we SHAH finally end by obtain
| Ing. on November 29 we shall be tt YER
| sailles My TRIAL Will recommence. mas
much as Il IS 10 recommenco ln all its full
| ness. m meanwhile Justice isn0t done we
Will again help to do it My beloved. my
! valiant Labor. whose honor has but I'm
creased. viii therefore, pronounce at Yer
sailles the address which he was unable
| 10 pronOusce at Rennes, and a. i8 very sim
pie Nothing viii be lost
| As for me, / shah not be silent He viii
merely have TO utter the truth without
| fear OF injurlng me. for / am ready 10
pay FOR It with my liberty and my blood
Before the Seine assize court / swure To-
tho innicence OF Dreyfus / swear 10 Il
before the entire world. which now pro-
claims II with me; ana 1 repeat. truth e.
on the march Nothing VIII stop A. At
Rennes Il has Just made a giant stride.
! no longer have any fear except that
/ may see II arrive in "A thunder clap or
the averRlng Nemesis devastating tho
fatherland, unless we hasten ourselves 20
make Il shine forth under our clear sun
OF France.
Paris. Sept I'm. Hola entitled his artl-
Gle "The NTH act" After describing hir
horror on hearing the verdict. which he
, regards as n moral Sedan. he accuses the
4 army chiefs OF having crushed Dreyfus lu
. order 10 save themselyes from prison
/ and makes an appeal 20 the government
Q which, he says will return 10 France th,
honor she has lost by the Rennes verdict
a a verdict that he describes as a "mosl
[ extraordinary verdict against truth and
e justice"
n lie asserts that he knew positively IN
/, | January OF last year that Esterhazy waf
the real traitor. the latter having furnish
cd Colonel Schwartzkoppen With numer.
Gus documents-mony in his own hand.
writng-a complete collection OF which
: Is now in Berlin.
Since then" he says "I have liyed a.
d terror lest Germany should strike "a.
10 with The proofs OF her possession. thui
p dlshonoring our army in the face n Euro
}. pe in order to yaQulsh 70 easily after
}. wards"
y This lntolerable thought gave me no res
z and determined with NJ. Labou 10 cal
v tho military attaches as witness l- 0rdc
a 20 make the government understand tha
we knew the truth"
. ~ Z0la then proceeds 10 express his Iu
dgnau0n that hs efforts have been use
less and insists that the government be-
: stir Itself 20 procure these documents.