The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-12
AROUSING THE ARMY.
Beaurepaire's Inoendiary Address
on the Dreyfus Case,
HIS INFLUENCE ON THE wANE

Beaurepaire. whose resignation Of the
presidency of the civil section OF the
court OF cessation is regarded by i'm
partial observers as the most danger
Gus development of the Dreyfus affaii
thus far, yesterday furnished to the
newspapers the most inammatory pro.
Douncement he has yet made. It is IN
the nature of a proclamation, and Is
entitled "An Appeal to the Deputies. A."
whom he calls upon vehemently to re
move the Dreyfus case from the hands
of the criminal chamber Of the court.
The proclamation concludes as fol-
lows:
"Order a real and solemn inquiry,
which shall penetrate right into the
viscera of this tortuous examination.
II there are guilty men in the bosom
of the criminal chamber authorize the
executive power to remove them, so
that our magistracy may regain its
ancient prestige. Order an immediate
judicial inquiry.
Il hope to play the modest role OF
those sentries who in olden days sig
nailed from the battlements the ap-
proach of the enemy. and after sound
ing an alarm left it for the chiefs OF
the cities to arm themselves in behalf
of the commonwealth. City fathers,
forgive the abruptness of my appeal.
II is due TO the emotion which agitates
me. II you do not cut the gordian
knot at once | tremble for my country.
MY grief is great to see the magis-
tracy to which have so long belonged
compromised, but | console myself with
the thought that it will emerge puri-
fled from the crisis. My grief is great
at seeing five or six magistrates so for
getful of our traditions as to declare
themselves adversaries Of the army.
OF course the Dreyfusites maintain
that they are not attacking the army,
while they attack its chiefs.
81 say to the soldiers that the ma
tional army is worthy of respect from
the highest to the lowest rank, and If
l have aided in avenging the insult to
which it has been subjected I shall not
regret having paid so dearly for my
independence"
This appeal is a palpable bid for the
support of the army But NJ. De
Beaurepaire, who shot up like a sky
rocket as the most tremendous sensa.
tion of the whole Dreyfus controversy,
now seems falling like a rocket from
his pre-eminence as a leader Of the
anti-Dreyfusards and the possible hero
of coup The best observers of pub
lie opinion declare that the impression
created by the first remarkable de-
nunciation Of the court of cessation
has been succeeded by skepticism re-
garding his motives and the value OF
his revelations.
Many, If not most, Frenchmen esti-
mate him as politician wha had found
the bench too prossaic for a man dong
accustomed to the excitement Of party
strife and who thought he had found
an opportunity to make himself the
leader Of a popular movement The
latest charges he brings against the
court of cessation add nothing Of con-
sequence to Tuesdays indictment, eS.
cept accusations that NJ. Loew had con-
ferences outside the court room with
Colonel Picquart's advocate and friend
Maitre Leblois, and that Counsellor
Dumas conferred outside the court
room with friends and relatives OF
Dreyfus.
Nj. Maizeau, first president Of the
court, expresses the opinion that It
would be unfair to the criminal cham.
ber to withdraw the case and recon.
mends that the criminal chamber
should act as judge d'instruction, draw.
ing report upon the case to be sub
mitted to the full tribunal, over which
M. Mazeau would preside.
The criminal chamber is continuing
the investigation. NJ. Paleologue. o
witness from the foreign Office, who has
been several days under examination
says the judges appeared greatly ex.
cited on the day of NJ De Beaurepaire's
resignation.
M. Mazeau, first president OF the
court of cessation, has been appointed
to investigate the latest charges of NJ
De Beaurepaire. In view of the gov
ernment's attitude it is possible that
the numerous interpretations announc.
ed for today's session will be allowed
to rest until M. Mazeau's inquiry is
concluded, although NJ Dupuy, the
premier, will announce his readiness
to answer all questions Immediately,
Two fresh chapters in the affair will
be opened in a few days so that the
country is to have no rest from agita
tion. The first is the trial of UrbaiI
Gehier for his alleged insults to the
French army in his book, "IiArmee
Contra lie Nacion" (the Army Against
the Nation) NJ. Gehier will call 400
witnesses and insist upon the threshing
out again of the whole Madagascar
campaign. The second chapter will be
the libel suit against Joseph Reinach
editor of La Republicque Francaise
and Conservative deputy for the dis
trict of Digne, who is charged by the
widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry with having insulted his men,
ory by suggesting in La Republlcque
Francaise that Henry was the real
traitor. The Reinach prosecution, fol
which great popular subscription has
been made, seems to be the last card
of the nti-Dreyfusards. II this ant
the scandal of De Beaurepaire's resig
nation fail to stop revision then moth
ing will be left them except an ap
peal to force.
Discovered by Woman.
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