Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-14
VERDICT DENOUNCED.
British Newspaper Comments on
the Sentence on Dreyfus.
THE EXPOSITION TO Be BOYCOTTED.
President Mckinley to BE Asked to Appeal
for Dreyfus' Pardon Verdict De-
nounced by Jewish Women OF
Kansas City-St. Louisans Act.

London, Sept. lit would be diff
cult to describe adequately the indigna-
lion the verdict of the Dreyfus court
martial has evoked everywhere in En-
gland. The excitement in the Jewish
quarters OF London is only natural.
Special prayers were offered through
out Saturday in all the synagogues on
behalf of Dreyfus aud as soon as the
verdict was known, Jews and Jewesses
were seen at every street corner, ex-
pressing eXecration and many sobbing
bitterly.
The Daily Graph lie says: 1.-The Rennes
verdict will live forever as the supreme
effort of human wrong-heaedness. /"
The Daily Chronicles says that Mer-
cier issues from the case one of the
blacklist scoundres in history.
The Daily News remarks: 1T is no
longer Dreyfus but France herself that
| is on trial. "
The Morning Post declares that "thc
mitigation Of the sentence will be in
terpreted all the world over as evil
dence that the Judges who condemned
Dreyfus really believe him innocent.
The Daily Telegraph says: This
infamous judgment disgraces France,
dishonors her army, insults the kaiser
and offends the best principles of
humanity. There seems nothing left
for France but revolution and war
that will reduce her 10 the level OF
Spain"
The Times observes: 1--WE do not
hesitate to pronounce it the greatest
and most appalling prostitution Of JUS
tice the world has witnessed in modern
times. All the outrageous scandals
which marked the course of the trial
pale into insignifcance beside the
GROWING scandal Of the verdict"
With the exception of the Jesuit or.
gans in Rome and the anti-Semte pa
pers, the press Of the whole world is
ringing with execration. Even the
Russian press joins in the chorus, al
though, perhaps, the Jews are nowhere
more hated than in Russia. The Judges
are everywhere described as criminals
and gloomy speculations are INDUCED
as to what future is in store for France,
The German press is especially in.
dignant, the National Zeitung remark.
ing that even the worst enemy of |
France could not have wished what |
has happened"
Papers Of all nationalities fall in with
the idea Of boycotting the exhibition. |
NEW YORK CITIZENS TAKE ACTION.
New York, Sept. ll.-upon learning
the verdict Of the Dreyfus court.mar-
tial, Asst slant District Attorney Maui
rice B. Blumenthal took steps for the
Of a committee OF citizens,
irrespective Of religious belief, and in
GLIDING clorgymen Of different demon.
to hold mass meeting to
protest against the conviction. A re-
preventative committee will be ap.
pointed to wait upon President McKin.
ley and petition him to appeal to the
president OF France to pardon the cap
tain.
DENOUNCED BY JEwEssEs.
Kansas City, NO., Sept. 11.-Because
Capt. Dreyfus was convicted by the
,ourt-martial at Rennes women of the
Hebrew Ladies' Relief society of Kan
'as City have pledged themselves not
% visit the territory of the French re-
public, buy or handle any merchan-
lise Or other thing manufactured or
,rowp in French territory until the
innocence of Dreyfus shall be shown
o all the world by fair and impair
ial trial. And the Jewish women ask
he cooperation of all other American
itize MS in making their resolution |
Elective. ,
WILL BOYCOTT THE PARIS FAIR. /
st. Louis, Sept. 1l.-At an informal
Meeting of some members of the Mer. =
hants' exchange 1t was unanimously s
greed to boycott the worlds fair at s
'aris because of the Dreyfus decision. '
Zach member present agreed not to 90 {
r make any exhibit at Paris. c. H. O
pencer, ex.president Of the Merchants h
xchange, said: "The Dreyfus decision e
leans the Paris exposition will be n
allure so far as America is concerned,n u