Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02

Semitic UrHHH and was driven BACK lf'N
the unta VI tha huu-Drcy fuHafdH O}
the forced resignation % iia rHiaci'uF
en- CHIEF. &c. DO NUdHyH.
Al aat ono FrouUhWHn appeared upon
the scene ln France Who had ih hero
lam Go fHrn and defy The anti. HnulIIN
praar. muhH the whole army The IuNI.
ciary. nu1 never Tor one moment quHl's
ed before their thrIu or nccuFatIHnH
of being bought by the money nI lh'
Jews Emil I1ln was only known Do.
fore the ufoNfuH tHHr nH o. auh1IlI|N
writer ~ novels m Objectionable thai.
To-day be- ought tl De- crowned n1 Oh"
hravdu citlzen lu thH French rcpuh .'.
10 him the lua1ieut arrogance ~ ih"
officers NJ The general stan uf the hiiHh
had uu m0f0 tarf0fs that The luflmIlIa
ton of the Judge who presided ne tni1
trial and who made himself CuuHplula
Gus hy hiH outrageous rulings.
CONDUCT or THE MINISTER'S
Il cannot be- said that. at any stage
" The discussion of thc DryfuH case.
the French guyrfument through liH
mlniatera ever reflected the anti .SsmI.
tlc sentiment This wuH not 90 De pta
usctgd. fur the Jews ore politically
more Htrongly lnucnChei ln fWuD.
than lu any other country While u.g
may bH exposed tl personal rsIu UF
reason uf mob Violence. uH GLASS il'N
need have no apprehension OF uprr.a
aIou by any civil department VI the s't-
DruWUut because 0f thor luNu.Hg"
in government circles. Napoleon D.
who had great contempt fur ihD ancient
nobility and nflNuruCy ~ France
sought tu destroy thrlr power ana pI
uge hy legal reforms in tho Interest M
the common people With Tint Wow
De- introduced boo ihe French lHw fHH
doctrine uf forced hHlHhlp. which pro-
hlbitfd parent within certain l'mItHa
lions from dialnherlung "a chlld With
out lust cause. such nH child H'rIka
ina its parents. etc. Knowing Che cone
tempt that the Frcnch nubIoiuan had
Tor any Kind 81 money producing Do.
bor. ana that hIH descendants would
inherit that arlst1crutlc prejudice, hn
forlw that an three generations, by
reason OF these two causes, Tho Titled
families of France would be forced Co
part with their large landed estates.
The jew has ln very many Instance
become the proprietor % thoaD estates,
ana De has thus acquired great lnilu-
onco IN these different communities. llu
iH naturally very lihtrsi iu hia charities,
be- ~ always n good citizen, cons .ryutlNe
and progressive. proud ~ hIa French
nationality. he IL law abiding. and by
reason ~ his wealth, hts landed pioprin.
torrhip ana personal conduct b. Yields
lurro political Influence, fur in many
ruHsH the candidate Tor the French
chamber b. not TOO modest 10 accept his
financial AID.
PROTECTING THE ARMY.
In their strenuous efforts TO atno nll
Inquiry the ministers were only hnla
mated by "a single purpose ~ protect
Ing the honor OF the army which they
consider uH involved by an attempt
ed reoporlng of the DrCyfuH case. That
wins serious mistake. fur NJ they had
trrntedlt nh Involving only The acts ~
certain individuals who were army ON.
GERS they could have easily cNtricntod
both the government and tho army from
the terrible dilemma with which they
ore now confronted. and the French ma
tion. the French government and
French Institutions would have been
spared from that morcllnss criticism u
tho press 10 foreign countries which
this faiHo attitude ~ the French minis.
tors upon thia question unfortunately
invited. Ne soon nH h new ministry
wna Installed. which 80 frequently hap
pens under tho French parliamentary
system, " wns az once summoned By an
Interpolation 90 declare IT, We've upon
tho proyfua ease. They nil successive
ly sheltered themselves behind the eac-
ramentnl formula Of Ia chose juEre. h-
though every lawyer IN France know
that the Frcnch law expressly provided
for now trial for certain eprclfied
cnussa, one 81 which was directly appll-
cable Ia the case of Drcyfna. 30 that tho
efcct NJ the protcxt u those different
ministers that the cnHc had boon finally
ndiudiontod was 30 Intensity and not re-
move tho growing suspicion that he had
been Illegally convicted.
Another ruhtorfuEc TO which they ~
sorted. which was well calculated to
impress the French chamber ana
French public, wng that " they were
90 mako amy revelations N what hld
taken place ut the secret trial lt would
lead Go aOrioua international compiled.
lions France r. eo situated that sho
uvoldR and docs not seek complications
with other European governments. ana Il
was am argument which strongly APP
ncaied 60 tho patriotism NJ the French
people. hut lt wac completely over
thrown, ana the hypuvrIHy Of those who
used ~ was exposed hy the declaration
through lta respective ministers Of for
oign nnulrs of tho three governments
~ the triple alliance Germany ltnly
aud AustrIlHtbp only governments
that could be- affected by any diacloa-
urcs ot these pretended stlty secrets.
LAST LINE OF DEFENSE.
when they an three declared that tho
French government was ut liberty 20
r1iNs tho curtain that concealed tho
secrets NJ the DroyfuH trial, go fir Rs
tnHl were concerned NH fNNN NAl no lua
tUrpHt iu 10 whatsoever. tho French min.
iBtry was driven from itR last line of
dufcnss. and had 90 take tho ground
that 10 would publicly establish tho
guilt OF Droyfua. The difficult tack waH
assumed By tho then secretary " war,
~. CayuIrnuC. with great confidence
in hla ability 90 accomplish % Hucs
,eHsully. The French people then Tor
tho nrst time hroathci freely, that
terrible l1ld ~ doubt and suspicion
which they had boon carrying f1r years,
which had divided them into hostile
ylmps which Ind caused mob violence
lu their streets. which Ind plunged
Thorn almost to tho verge ut Ciyll war.
which had bred rurh terrible rcorimiu-
utluns iu their midst. and which had
caused France Co fiIl in tho estimation
81 other nations they wDr" 90 cast
uflao hy reason OF tho untcHurvvd aud
lrtofutaulo declarations 90 be- made by
~ CpNuign2r in hIH speech tu tho
French chamber Tho day N promised
UoIyyAuoo wuH awaited with hopeful
anxiety. Certainly every we'll WIHhrr
W tho French nation gave NJ. cav.
ulruuc % gudHprpd bon hls EFFORT ll rUn-
der hlH country the iuuHiIWunlH service
~ eolNluE beyond question tho intrl-
cate problems uf that mysterious tfial
! The HuuDDh Wns delivered n was ace
claimed ln tho French chamber with
enthusiastic approval lly ita almost
unanimous vote thle unanimous vIndl-
cation ~ The good name uf tho fronoh