Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-19
GREAT |N|QUlTY.
Common French People So
Regard Dreyfus Case.
Judge Whitehouse Tells Of Interviews
With Them Regarding It.
An Outline Of His Delightful Three Months
Trip Through Principal European Countries.

The many friends Of Justice and Mrs.
William y. WhitehouSe are VERY glad
to greet them on their return from
Europe, where they have been passing
the past three months. Judge White
house was at his office at the court
house. Monday morning. preparing to
leave for Alfred. Monday afternoon. to
open court. The many members of the
bar called on him and welcomed him
back in a hearty manner. for there is
no more popular man on the bench
than Judge Whitehouse.
He was kept busy the greater part
of the time in telling Of his impressions
of the countries through which he
passed. and more especially of his i'm
pressions Of the French people ana
their opinion Of the now celebrated
DreyfuS case.
Judge Whitehouse says that the peo-
| pie Of Europe, outside of the English
speaking races have no idea of Justice
The party arrived in Paris a few days
before the Drcyfus second trial opened
He naturally heard the many different
comments on the case about the hotels
ana streets. Judge Whitehouse talked
France about it. and finds that all
those not JeW-haters or connected with
the army feel the same as the people
of America regarding the case
He approached one intelligent man
regarding the case. and the latter with
tears in his eyes said it was the great
est inquity Of the age. AT the court
houses, hotels ana art galleries Judge
Whitehouse interviewed all possible re-
garding the trial and probable con
viction of the prisoner All the ntell-
gent people apart from those connected
with the army Of Jew haters. cannot
help but feeling badly over the result.
Judge Whitehouse is sure that the sen
tence will never be imposed on the
| prisoner.
| He says that any person who has
read the proceedings of the trial can
not fail to agree that it was a travesty
on justice. AS far as being an attempt
| to vindicate the honor of the army it
was a miserable failure and the
| French civilization cannot long COM
mand the respect of the other coun-
tries as long as such cowardly treat
ment is allowed.
Judge Whtehouse thinks that az
long as the prevailing opinion of the
common people is the same as the
Americans. and that as they will never
submit to the prisoners re-sentencing,
that it would be an injustice to boycott
the Paris exposition. BY doing this
the innocent would suffer more than
the guilty.
There is not the slightest doubt that
the prisoner will be pardoned. The
very verdict is paradoxical. The fact
of the court finding the prisoner guilty
of treason with mitigating circum
| stances is evidence of his innocence.
| The judge thinks that instead of in
flicting additional punishment the par
don will soon be extended, and that in
time the stigma will be removed from
the prisoners name.
The party had delightful time and
everything went according to the
itinery. From the time of leaving New
York, June "a. until the party reached
Scotland, late in August. there was
not a single rainy day. The country
over there is far behind this country,
as far as everything but roads and
ruins is concerned. They have had
! such a good start of us that we are !
little behind them in these things.
Judge Whitehouse thinks that the
roads there are ahead of ours, and says
they would be the joy of bicyclists.
The roadbeds Of the railroads are good,
but their equipment is behind ours in
every respect. Our trains and engines
are far superior of theirs.
The party arrived in Gibraltar ana
sailed up the Mediterranean to Naples,
where they arrived. July 6. and re
NAMED three days. They visited
Pompeii and Nesuvius during the stay
here, and had delightful initiation to
the beautiful sunsets of sunny Italy.
They proceeded to Rome from here,
! where they remained week ana
thence to Pisa and Florence and
IVenice. which the judge says IS en-
chanting. They remained here week
ana thoroughly enjoyed themselves
From Venice the party proceeded to
Milan for a days visit They went
from Milan to Como and from there by
roil 70 Lake Maggiore, which they
crossed BY steamer to Baveno, thence
1 IA Domo d'Ossola and over the Simplon
mass to Brieg. The Alps were very
haautiful and the party had a delight
ful time crossing them
They descended the RhOne valley t
N.rtigny. and continued by carr:ai'
over the tete-noirs pass to Chanlnll
= and arrived the next afternoon a
} Geneva, and crossed the lake TO Chll
II, where they visited the prison.
They then went to Berne ana inter
,,lsan where they passed day.
dav was next spent in Lucerne' ah'
the next day was most dehghtiu
ana for it was spent at Basic Wner
George Clifford, a former Watervili
lhoy i stationed as United States con
III Mr.. Clifford was a college frien
Of Judge Whitehouse, ana the WISH wa
consequently very pleasant. MT "il