Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-21
Said Gen. MERCER to an ASSO-
Ciated Press Reporter.
A DIFFERENT VIEW TAKEN
BY n. Leon Bureau, Formerly Pri-
Vafe Secretary TO n LabOri.
Now Stopping in Seattle - lie
Gives Reasons for His Belief
From the Standpoint of PrOmi.
nenf French Lawyer.

Rennes, Aug. 2O.-General Mercier,
who was minister of war when Drey-
fus was condemned and who in the
present trial is virtual prosecutor, was
called upon this afternoon by a cor
respondent of the Associated Press,
who invited him to make
statement of the position of
the anti-Dreyfusards Although an
able to receive the correspondent in
person. General Mercier sent his old
est son to express his views.
General Mercier considers it use
less to attempt to convert foreign
opinion regarding the Dreyfus ques-
tion in which, moreover. foreigners
have NO right to interfere Foreign
people have been misled by their press
which is violently Dreyfusard, for the
good reason that a majority of the
foreign newspapers have been bribed
by the Jewish syndicate
General Mercier considers anything
he might say explaining his position,
which is that of the majority of the
French people, would be useless. The
best reply to Dreyfusard statements
abroad will be the condemnation of
Dreyfus. This condemnation is only
a matter of ten days or a fortnight,
for condemned Dreyfus certainly will
be. Foreigners will then see that
their journals have deceived them, for
they will recognize that the mass of
the French nation, who will receive
the news of the conviction of Dreyfus
as joyful tidings, is not composed Of
officials, and when majority Of the
French applaud condemnation, it will
be because it is just and merited."
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE CASE.
Seattle, Wash, Aug 20.-M Leon |
Bureau of Paris, formerly private sec
retary to NJ. Labori, is in the city
He said today that the present trial |
Of Dreyfus will result in his acquittaI. |
If a verdict of guilty is returned the |
court Of cessation, the highest French |
will at once set it aside and |
order another court martial and so on
until he is acquitted. This court knows
that French law is being juggled by
this military court and has two
grounds on which it could set aside
such a sentence: First-a violation
Of the law; and, second-the abuse of
power
when the court of cessation sent
Dreyfus back for a second trial he
was ramanded on the charge of hav-
ing been the author of the Bordereau.
Now, this is the only thing he could
be tried for. Instead Of sticking to
this, the court has permitted witnesses
to talk of his relations with women
and outside matters, which is directly
a violation of French law. If some
dereau should come up in the testi-
mony proving Dreyfus guilty, this
court martial could not try, the court
Of cessation would have to order a new
trial for a specific purpose"
NJ. Bureau said it was within the
power of the court of cessation TO
have decreed Dreyfus innocent In
.act there were but two things for that !
tribunal to do: Either adjudge him
not guilty or send him back for retriai
This latter proceeding was deem
I'd best, as through a retriai medium
would be furnished and SO give the
party a chance to redeem l
tself. 1t would look so much better :
Il the eyes of the world, and help {
% take away the odium any acquittal {
VI. Bureau is a lawyer and a friend of
he Dreyfus family.