The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-12
A MORAL SEDAN.
SO zoia Describes the Rsnnss Dreyfa.
Verdict.

Pairs, September lathe Aurore pub
fishes this morning = long letter from NJ
lola, the novelist which Is appsndans TO
his famous ''acsuss" letter in the early
stages Of the revision movements. IL con-
cludes as follows:
1.-THE ministry which Its agentp havo
betrayed, the ministry which had the
weakness to leave big children with mud
died minds to play with matches and
knives, the ministry which has forgot
ten that to govern Is to forsee. has only
abandon to the good pleasures of Germa-
ny the fifth act Of the drama, the de-
nouncement before which every Frenon-
man should trembie
1t Is for the government to play this
fifth not as soon as possible In order TO
prevent Its coming to us from abroad.
The government can procure tbs docu-
ments. Diplomacy has settled greater
difficulties than this. Whenever It ven-
ed In the bordereau, they will be given,
and that viii be the new fact which VIII
necessitate second revision before the
court of Cessation which would be this
time, hope, fully informed and would
squash the verdict, sans renvoi in the
/
but II the governments were TO recoil
again, the defenders of justice and truth
viii do what Is necessary. Not one Of us
Will desert his post. Proof, invincible
proof, We shall finally end by obtaining.
November 20 we shall be at Versailles.
IL Is to recommun' ass. If.
meanwhile, justio . 4.SS SIe.e, we will
again help to do 1t. My beloved, my vail
ant Labor. whose honor has but in
creased, will therefor pronounce at
Versailles, the address which he WAS un-
able 10 pronounce at Rennes and 1t Is very
simple. Nothing win be lost.
LAS for me. shall not be silent He
Will merely have 30 utter ths truth with
ont fear of injuring me, for ana ready
TO pay for It with my liberty and my
blood Before the Seine assize court 4
swore TO the innoosnoe Of Dreyfus. Il
swear to 1t before the sntirs world which
now proclaims it with me. and 1 repeat
truth Is on the march. Nothing Will stop
it. At Rennes IL has just made giants
stride.
81 no longer havs any fear except that
| may see IL arrive In thunder clap Of
avenging Nemesis, devastating thu father
land, unless we hasten ourselves to make
i shine forth under our clear eun Of
France"
NJ. lola entities his article "The fifth
act"
After describing his horror on hearing
the verdict which he regards as a moral
Sedan, he accuses the army CHIEF OF hav-
ing crushed Dreyfus in order to save
themselves from prison and makes an an.
peal TO the government which he says,
will return TO France the honor she has
lost by the Rsnnes verdict, verdict that
he described as "Acst extraordinary
attempt against truth and JUSTICE
he asserts that he knew positively In
January of lass year that EsterhRzy was
the real traitor. the latter having fur
nished Col. Schwas tzkopDen with MINER
GUS documnts-many of his own hand
writing-a complete collection of which
Is now In Berlin
"Since them he says al have lived
n terror lest Germany should strike us
with the proofs in her possession, thus
dishoEoring our army In the face of Eu-
rope, IN order to vanquish it easily after
ward"
RIOT IN PARIS.
Paris, September IA serious fire
broke out this evening in the Rue Bar
boy. near the Church of st. Joseph. W ich
was recently invaded by anarchist riots.
When the police attempted TO clear the
streets they were hooted by rou CHS and
several hremen were seriously injured.
PANJZzARDI FELT HORROR.
Rome, Ssptsun her 1I.-Col. Panizzardi
referring to the verdict at Rennes said:
u felt horror, but not surprise -
Spontaneous demonstrations In favor Of
Dreyfus have occurred in many parts of
Italy. In Florence a crowd, shouting
Down with the Jesuits, threatened the
French consulate. The police intarfered
and fight ensued in which many per-
sons We're hurt. Twenty arrests were
made.
\ DoSSIER IN PARIS.
Paris, September 12-Theudossier of the
heunes court martial proceedings arrived
here tonight for submission to the mill
taTy court of revision Ii Is said that III