The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21
IS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.
MERCER THINKS FOREIGNERS
SHOULD SHOW NO INTEREST,".

Believes II Useless TO Try to Convert
Foreign ODiniOn-Says Majority OF
Foreign Papers Have Been Bribed
by the Jews-Drcyfus' Conviction
to BE Mercier's Justifcation-La-
Lori Cannot Appear in Court To-
day. Greatly to His Regret.
Rennes, Aug. 2O--Gen. Mercier, who was
minister OF war when Capt Dreyfus was
condemned and who, in the present t~i.a.
is the virtual prosecutor, was called upon
this afternoon by the correspondent of the
Associa ed Press, who invited him to make
a statement of the position of the anti
Dreymsards.
Although unable TO receive the CORE
spondent in person, Gen. MERCER sent his
Oldest son to convey the following express
sion of his views;
Gen. MERCER Gems ders it useless to at
tempt to convert foreign opinion regard
Ing the Dreyfus question, in which, more
over foreigners have no right 10 inter
yene. FOREIGN peoples have been misled
by their press, which is violently Dreyfus-
ard, for the very good reason that a ma
jority Of the foreign newspapers have teen
brlbed by the Jewish syndicate Gen. Mer
cier considers anything he might say ex-
planning his position which is that of a
majority Of the French people, would be
statements abroad will be the condemna-
ton of Dreyfus.
This condemnation is only a matter of
ten days or a fortnight, for condemned
Dreyfus certainly will be. Foreigners will
then see that their journals have deceived
them, for they will recognize that the mass
of the French nation. which will receive
the news of the conviction of Dreyfus IS
joyful tidngs, is not composed of fools, and
that, if the majority Of the French ap-
plaud the condemnation, it viii he be-
cause il is just and merited."
WAS in His Garden.
The Associated Press correspondent then
called upon Maitre Labor, who lives with
in 2O0 yards of Gen. Mercier, the houses
of both being guarded by gendarmes and
detectives who sit in chairs in the roadway
in front of the houses.
M Labori was taking the air in the gar
den. He has been suffering severely from
insomnia and to-day was feverish and eX-
cited. The wound Itself has not made the
progress the doctors hoped for, although
there has been no relapse
In view of his general condition, his
medical advisers oppose his going to court
| tomorrow, as he had desired. They predict
| that the eXertion would so overtax his
strength as to compel him 10 take to hie
| bed, which he probably would not leave,
in that event, for a month
Tuesday or Wednesday, therefore, will
more probably see his temperance in
court. He will be provided with a spe-
cially constructed chair that will enable
him to conduct the cross-examinati ton at
the outset without rising from his seat.
Mr. Labori is intensely anxious to return
10 court, even If he has to be carried
there in an ambulance. He is dissatisfied
with NJ. Demange's conduct of the case
thus far, and on his return he intends
to have Gen. MERCER and the other gen.
erals back upon the witness stand
After reading their evidence, he is con-
ident of his ability 10 crush Mercier, and
expects to use the Schneider and Paniz-
zardi kilograms also to confound MERCER.