The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-20
A FREE MAN
Dreyfus Has Been Set at Liber
ty tCannOt Leave II nnes.

ty But Cannot Leave II nnes.
Paris, Sept 1s--The decision OF the cab
met to pardon Dreyfus created less in
terest in Paris than would the result OF
big horse race. In fact, it may be said
that is caused no excitment whatever
1here was no rioting on the boulevards.
In front of the offices OF the Libre Parole
where a crowd usually assemblies In the
evening 70 gaze upon the huge coored
transparenceies outside the windows OF
the leading and-Semite organ. there was
not the slightest gathering or The faintest
sign Of demonstration either for or aga
inst Dreyfus.
one would think that the fire OF the
Dreyfus agitation had burned Itself out
lne anti-Dreyfusard evening papers
tried 10 snfuse interest INTO the govern
nents action Dy rabid attack upon Presl
deht Loubet but their efforts were futile.
The peaceful crowds that fined the tab
les IN front OF the cafes. sipLing their af-
ter dinner coffee. looked at the news
boys who displayed the front cages of
these sheets.rwlth their violent heaOlines,
but utterly refused 10 get excited. The
majority ala not even discuss the matter
or only made the passing remark that the
decision was Just as had been expected
and predicted by every Partisan news
paper since the Rennes court martial de-
livered its verdict
The anti-Dreyfuserd newspaper soir had
the most sensational caption. two lines
of enormous letters extending across tho
entire front page announcing THE traitor
Dreyfusard pardon, outrage to the ar
my" Then, In the course Of an article
violently attacking President Loubet, it
said: "Loubet has given himself a coup
de grace in pardoning Of Dreyfus He
should be prosecuted for committing an
outrage upon the army, for his decision
amounts to this. BY a stroke of the pen
he has destroyed the effect of the sem
tences of two court martials and Is de-
cared that two military courts have lied. %
The soir adds. "Tho affair has become
grave when the chief of state assumes
the Leadership Of the anti-milltary move
ment and pardons a confessed traitor. un-
der the elsxt that he has been condemn
ed twice instead Of once"
London. Sept 20.-The Rennes correpon.
dent Of the Daily Telegraph. wiring at
9 o'clock last evening says;
There Is reason to believe that Drey-
fus is already out OF prison and that with
his wife he will probably leave Rennes TO-
night.
Paris, Sept 1s.--The Press this evening
says:
| Dreyfus withdrew his appeal today
This was the various formality" men
toned IN the official communication, az
remaining 90 be fulfilled before She par.
don could be signed The traitor viii now
beb set free and be able 10 give lectures
on the secrets Of the iron safe.
SIGNED 1T a WEEK AGO.
Another Dreyfusard organ publishes q
long story asserting that President Lou.
bet signed the decree OF pardon a week
ago after an interview between
Joseph Reinlch and the premier. NJ
| Waldeck-Rousseau. the result OF which
was that the latter insisted upon the
president signing the decree which was
done, the paper in question declares that.
at the cabinet council on September T.
| This story Is improbable Its object abvi
ousiy being TO bring discredlt upon the
| president and the premier by making II
| appear that they are cimpletely under
the thumb OF the jews.
| It can be regarded as certain however.
that the decree was only signed today
Pardoning Dreyfus does not drop the
curtain on the drama. The Dreyfusards
are determined to pursue the campaign
against the generals and other ofhceri
Of the general stan who have lied nnt
committed gross illegaliues in order tC
keep the prison door closed on the victim
The Aurore. the leading organ OF th'
Dreyfusard body, viii tomorrow (Wedpes
day) publish an article In this sense by
/, Francis Deprossenz. the distlnguishe.
journalist who from the first was a lead
er in the revision movement. A proof Sill
OF the article, which Is headed Pardon
E and what afterwards" was haqied to tn
Associated Press this evening. The write
says:
'If the president, by pardoning Dreyfu
wished 20 spare France the ineftaceabl
shame OF judi cial rhine, this exercis
q OF his prerogative called mercy. so IN
from impa!ring the necessary work OF jus
tice. will only prepare and facilitate q
Y For we must speak straight out. II
r was imagined that immunity for criminal
Il could be purchased by pardonlng an In
\ nocent mani II It was thought that IN
friends OF law would barter amnesty I
the scoundrels who perpetrated thos
c crimes for the bruised body OF the ma
l. from whom they have torn out the sou
then we throw from us tails degrading an
deceitful offer.
4 Dreyfus would BE the first 10 reject a
I an infamy such traffic with his homo
n No the pardoning OF Dreyfus can onl
. be the natural legitimate and spontaneot
action by which the representatives OF n
r civil power refuse TO associate themselyt
d with the obstinate iniquity committed b
n the military judges. II Is the governnef
OF republican France repudlaGng with hC
ror any part in this denial OF justice. A
e Ter us, we shall pursue with increase
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