New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

was not connected with the Dreyfus case ana
that the discussion must be terminated.
General Roset-very well, will walt until
! ,,t.o, l.,rdiar states exactly where my depos-
J ton is false before reply Continuing, General
| Roget proceeded to make the same attempt as
General Merclcr to confound Captain Freystaet-
,or savlnq that the leakages In regard 70 the
Robin shell were only reported in 1S06-vS
which he said necessarily nvaldated the cap
toln,s abatement that these leakages formed the
s,,hioo, ~ mart Of the secret dossler in lS9l
! Captain Froystaetter. however. merely men
! TONED "a shell" and not the Robin she'll
Tho General then denied that the leakages In
tho Ministry Of war continued after the CON
v,ct,on Of Dreyfus. and said that the Information
given 10 a certain foreign Power before DreyluS
was convicted quite correct; whhe' ne
claimed the information furnished aiter"aru
WAS Incorrect Colonel Pcquarts testimony III
this narticuIar Roget asserted. was untrue. All
the Ieakages subsequent to 1894 related to docu-
ments anterior to the arrest of DreyfuS'
A DENIAL FROM DREYFUs.
Whom asked II he had anything to say, Drey-
fus promptly rose and said; Il never had any
share in the preparation Of Plan l3. to which
General Roget alluded This plan was executed
IN 1901 7 had merely to superintend tho print
inc ~ five mr. six copies OF II. General Roget
also spoke Of a letter from Captain Romus. I
would be very glad to see that letter. l know
nothing Of it.
Colonel Fleur appeared in the witness box to
refute Colonel Cordler's testimony. He de-
cIared that on August %, 1898. Colonel Cordier
said TO him: "Dreyfus is guilty. But there must
be two others There three Of them"
Colonel Cordier shrugged his shoulders and
admitted that on that date, just week before
the arrest OF Henry. he said that forgery had
been committed at the Headquarters Staff. But
he told the same thing to others the day after
the hosting UP Of the speech OF NJ. Cavaignac
was voted by the Chamber Of Deputies
Archivist Griben also advanced and protest
ed against Colonel Cordiers statement He
was followed by General MERCER who said that
It was necessary for Cordier TO say what he
knew about the arrangement Of the secret dos
sler by Colonel Sandherr.
General MERCER caused a sensation by IN
dorsing Colonel Cordier's statement with refer
encc to the alleged attempt of Matthew Drey-
fus to brlbe Colonel sandherr The General
said: when Colonel sandherr reported the in
terylew. and asked his opinion OF It. Sandherr
replied: He gave me the impression of being
for his brother" This statement caused COM
motion in court.
VI. DE FREYCINET CALLED.
After brief adjournment the session Of the
court was continued the name Of NJ. de Frey
cinet was called and amid suppressed excite
ment the ex- Premier took the witness stand.
Maitre Demange proceeded to question him.
Counsel recalled General Mercers statement
that NJ. de Freycinet told General lamont that
30 900 900 francs had been raised abroad for
the defence Of Dreyfus. In reply NJ. de Frey
cinet expressed the anguish which he felt at the
sight NJ the trouble into which his country was
plunged. and said his whole desire was TO see
peace and calm restored.
In regard TO the conversation referred to the
witness said: General lamont made ne a visit
Of courtesy on the occasion Of my quitting Office
at the beginning Of May. I received many SINH
lar visits | do rot think that I exaggerate
when | say received hundred such visits
made no note Of the remarks exchanged by my
different visitors In the case Of General
lamont We Of course, talked about the case
and the campaign Of speeches and press utter
ances which had been proceeding in different
parts ~ the world during the previous two
years In regard to the Dreyfus case was led
to say that our agents abroad reported that
efforts had been made on the initiative Of pri-
yate individuals. in behalf Of this campaign-a
very dsinterested campaign in France. l am
sure. but less 50 abroad. I reported that the
estimates 7 heard had been made by people who
professed 20 be well acquainted with the matter
Of advertising in regard to the probable money
value Of the whole campaign throughout the
world since It's inception. That, Monsieur le
President is a resume as complete and faithful
as my recollection permits. OF the conversation
with General lamont.
What struck me most was the Identity Of our
anxiety i'm regard 10 the army. We mutually
expressed uneasnoss. for 1t must not be con-
cealcd that the present attacks have had a pro-
found echo which might eventually endanger
the cohesion Of the army You know we'll. gen
tlemen. that there is a higher discipline than
even the military code. As I said in the Cham
Der. It IS that more rigorous discipline which
comes from the confidence Of the soldier in his
chiefs How can that confidence be maintained
IL these chiefs are depicted daily in the blacklist
colors2 Was II not 10 he feared that at a given
moment this confidence would disappear. and
what would be the result II we were engaged in
external difficulties?
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM
Il adjure those Of my countrymen." continued
NJ De Frcycinet earnestly. who participate IN
these attacks under the impulse Of generous
passion and with the object OF serving a noble.
elevated idea-I have no doubt they are led
away-to take heed Of the dangers in which
they may involve the country. AS General
lamont said to me. It Is high time 10 end it,
Let us cease throwing in one another's faces
accuss lions which dscredit us in the eyes Of
our Tivals. Gentlemen. let us prepare-and /
would that my feeble voice could be heard by
all--let us prepare TO accept your judgment
with respect and silence. May the Judgment Of
this French court. toward which the whole world
has It's eyes turned. open up the era Of recon
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