Evening star., 1899-09-21
WHY DREYFUS WAS FREED
Paris Official Journal Publishes Report Of
the Cause of Pardon.
PrisOner's Health Too Poor to Stand
Detentfon-RumOred He is Com
Ing to America.

PARIS, September 21.-The Journal Off
ciel today publishes the decree granting
pardon to Dreyfus. In a report preceding
the decree the Marquis de Gallifet, minis
ter Of war. points out that Dreyfus has al
ready undergone five years deportation,
but that as the law does not assmilate his
deportation with five years solitary con-
tinement, the prisoner would have to I'M
dergo ten years detention. The minister
also calls attention to the fact that the
health of the prisoner is seriously COM
promised and that he would not be able
without great danger to undergo prolonged
detention. The report of the war minister
concludes thus:
THE government will not have met the
wishes of the country, which desires pacifi-
cation, if it does not hasten to efface all
traces of the painful conflict. 1t belongs
to you. NJ. lie President. by an act of lofty
humanity. to give the first pledge of the
work of appeasement which opinion de-
mands and the good of the republic COM
mands.'
"Closed Incident" Now.
The minister of war, Gen. de Galliffet
has addressed the following order to the
corps commanders:
THE incident Is closed. The military
judges, enjoying the respect of ALL have
rendered their verdict with complete inGe-
pendence. We all. without harboring after
thought. bend TO their decision. We shall
in the same manner accept the action that
feeling of profound pity dictated to the
president of the republic. There can be no
further question Of reprisals of any kind
Hence, | repeat it, the incident is closed. |
ask you, and If it We're necessary | should
command you, to forget the past in
order that you think solely Of the
future. With you all my comrades, l pro-
claim, Five iarmee, which belongs to no
party, but to France alone
.'GALLIFFET'
The order will he read to the troops
throughout the French army.
Visiting Relative.
CARPENTRAS Department of Vaucuse,
France. September 21.-Former Captain
Dreyfus arrived here this morning and
went to the home OF NJ. Valabregue rel
ative.
Dreyfus May Come to America.
The London Times has the following dis
patch from Liverpool:
"A quantity of luggage has arrived here
from Havre and Folkestone addressed to
Madame Dreyfus and rooms have also been
taken at local hotel. The luggage is
that DreyfuS is going to America
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says:
'Dreyfus is so ill that he can live only a
few months The government has promised
to watch over and protect him, and has
recommended that he live on the Riviera
1t is not unlikely that he will accept the
villa offered him during the trial by the
Prince of Monte Carlo.
Dreyfus to French Government.
Under the heading Declaration of Capt.
Dreyfus.'' the Aurore of Paris this morn
ing publishes the following signed letter:
The government of the republic restores
to me my freedom. 1t is nothing to me
without honor.
From this day forth | will continue to
seek reparation for the ghastly judicial
error of which | still the victim.
wish that France throughout should know
by final judgment that l am innocent. My
heart will not be at rest until there is no
longer a Frenchman who imputes to me
the abominable crime which another COM
mitted. ALFRED DREYFCS"