The San Francisco call., 1899-08-22
NO DANGER OF
A REVOLUTION
IN GAY PARIS
Dreyfus' Adherents
Not of That Class.
CONVICTION SEEMS LIKELY
FRENCH ARMY OFFICERS WILL
UPHOLD THEIR FELLOWS.
Raphael WE'LL Speaks of Matters in
the Capital of France and Tells
How Exposition Affairs
Are Progressing.
CONVICTION SEEMS LIKELY
FRENCH ARMY OFFICERS WILL
UPHOLD THEIR FELLOWS.

Ex-Congressman Thomas Clunie and
Raphael WE'LL. clubman and bon viVant,
returned to the city yesterday from an
extended visit TO Paris. They had an ex-
cellent time, particularly Mr.. Clunie, TO
whom life in the gay French capital was
something of a novelty, as he was not tc
the manner born as was his jolly travel
ing companion.
When spoken to yesterday in regard to
the famous Dreyfus trial Mr.. Well said:
THE matter can be no longer regarded as
a trial. It has assumed the proportions
of cause. And. let me tell you, the in
terest 1t is exciting throughout the entire
world is hardly less than that which is
manifested in Paris itself. II is in Paris
and a few of the larger cities that all the
greatest feeling is manifested, and IN
those places il has reached a boiling
point. In the country districts it is
not so apparent. While every Frenchman,
whether he be peasant or peer, tiller of
the soil or broker in merchandise, is, of
course deeply concerned in the outcome
of the most sensational case that France
has experienced for years, yet it is in the
big towns that the partisan feeling runs
highest.
while, in my opinion, Dreyfus is inno-
cent beyond the shadow of doubt, yet l
think it highly improbable that he will
be acquitted. There is a great deal of
esprit de corps in the French army. and 1t
is more than likely that the officers now
trying the unfortunate man Will not place
the stigma on their fellow oflcers whlch
would most certainly rest there were they
to undo what the former tribunal has al
ready done.
'tOf course they may attempt to ease
the matter down by finding some mitigat-
ing circumstances which will call for
far lighter sentence than the hrSt one.
But still | think that the judgment as
whole will be much the same as the for
mer one.
Should this be the case it will result in
no revolution. A popular demonstration
of disapproval may ensue, and it may be
attended with some violence and blood
shed; but it will be nothing which the au-
thorities cannot easily handle and put
down before any great harm IS done. me
imperialistS, royalists and others VINO are
tempting to overthrow the existing ofQeT
of things are not of the party who Will
take to heart and be affected by the con-
Viction of Dreyfus. Moreover, the pres
ent French Cabinet has been CHOSEN from
the representative men OF all parties. ana
as a consequence is very popular and one
which ii would be far from easy to upset.
Preparations for the. great Paris ex-
position are going nlerrily on. The expo
sition will not be as large in area as the
pass that magnificent show in the splen-
dor of it's exhibits. One feature which
will be new and interesting Will be the
architecture of the buildings. In Chicago
treme. were merely representations of
what has been. In Paris the endeavor
will be to represent as far as possible in
the construction of not only the buildings
but in everything else as well. what is to
come. This idea will be followed out as
far as practicable in the material en-
ployed as well as in the style of the de-
signs"