The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-07
Eyes of All Frenchmen Turned to
peror Is Temporarily Staying.
KING HUMBERT At TURIN
ITALY'S RULER EXPECTED TO FOL-
LOW THE KAISER'S LEAD.
schwartzkoppen of Opinion that He
VIII Not He Permitted to Testify
Germany Already on Record.

RENNES, Sept. 6. - The salvation of
Captain Dreyfus hangs on word from
Emperor William of Germany. This is
the general opinion here tonight. If the
Kaiser consents to allow Colonel Schwartz
koppen, the German military attache at
Paris in 1894, to testify before the court
martial, or 10 send a deposition, or, what
is considered still more probable. to allow
his deposition to be accompanied by the
actual documents mentioned In the bor-
dereau then Dreyfus Is saved. If the En-
peror, however, decides that it is not in
the interest of Germany for Col. Schwartz
koppen TO intervene, then Dreyfus's case
is hopeless and his condemnation certain.
Tonight the eyes of France are looking
across the frontier to Stuttgart, where the
Kaiser is staying, and anxiously awaiting
his decision. He is in the position of the
spectators of a gladiatorial combat in the
Coliseum in ancient Rome, with Dreyfus
lying at the foot of his antagonist and
watching whether the Emperor points his
thumb up or down. AT late hour this
evening he had given no sign either way.
and Frenchmen are awaiting with breath
less interest the first indication of his will.
To all intents and purposes Emperor Will
liam stands to-day the arbiter of the in
ternal peace of France for every one an
ticipates that King Humbert will follow his
lead This is probably the explanation OF
the delay Emperor William has gone to
Wurtemburg, from Alsace-Lorraine, and
King Humbert is at Turin. Communication
between the two, monarchs is, therefore,
complicated and as they will undoubtedly
agree upon identical measures in replying
several days will elapse before their de-
cision Is known.
The opinion generally held here is that
Emperor William and King Humbert will
allow Colonel Schwartzkoppen and Colonel
Panzzardi to be examined by a rogatcry
commission and their dispositions to be sent
to Rennes. with supplementary evidence
from the originals of Esterhazy's treason
able communications.
TSe anti-Dreyfusards are extremely ex-
asperated at what they characterize as NJ.
I.abori's trick" He had long been seek
| ing an excuse to invoke the Intervention of
| the German and Italian sovereigns, and
seized the appearance of Cernuschi as his
| opportunity, declaring that the admission of
the evidence of this foreigner justified his
| application regarding Schwartzkoppen and
| Panizzardi NJ. Labori insisted that the ap-
| pearance Of Cernuschi on the witness stand
| was quite without precedent, but the anti
| Dreyfusards point out and with certain
| amount of reason, that the counsel for the
defense were really the frst to introduce
| foreign testimony, as they summoned the
| English journalists, Rowl and Strong, on
| the question of Esterhazy's confession to
| having written the bordereau. Any way it
| can be safely asserted that the admission
| of Cernuschi as a witness for the prose-
| cution came as veritabe godsend to the
| defense. giving them at almost the last
moment more or less legitimate basis ror
| NJ. Labori's application to summon the
| German and Italian attaches.
The anti-Dreyfusards assert that the
| members of the court-martiai will ignore
the affirmations of Colonies Schwartzkop-
pen and Panizzardi because they recognize
that the testimony Of these officers will be
| given by order, with view to save their
| own spy, but in less prejudiced circles it
| is believed the court cannot disregard the
| solemn declarations of the two attaches
| without giving rise TO a still graver situation
| in an international sense than now pre-
| walls.
NJ. Laborfs secretary was asked this
morning If replies by telegraph had been
Humbert in response TO the advocates mes
| sage asking that Colonies Sschwartzkoppen
| and Panzzardi be permitted to come to
Rennes 10 testify before the court He re-
piled that no message whatever had been
received up TO the present time (6 o'clock }
| He thought 1t quite possible that Schwartz
| koppen and PanizZardi would not come in
person, but that they would send deposit
| tons, in which case the trial would doubt-
less end on Monday or Tuesday Of next
| week.
The various generals and the military
witnesses who have been in attendance on
the court-martial are preparing to leave
Rennes in consequence of the order tele-
graphed yesterday by the minister of war.
General the Marquis De Gallifet General
Roget will take his departure tomorrow,
which is an indication that closing speeches
are expected TO begin on Friday.