The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-12
THE MOVE A GRAVE ONE
TWO WAYS IN WHICH CONGRESS-
COULD INTERFERE
COULD REVOKE APPROPRIATION IN PAR {
Or It Could Declare Pals in too Unsettled
State to Risk Valuable Gov. rnment
Exhibit There. Few Ameri-
cans viii Go.

New York Sept. 11.-Congressman
Jefferson NJ. Levy announced today that
as soon as Congress meets he will in
troduce resolutions in the House with
drawing the support of this Govern
ment from, the Paris Exposition on ac-
count of the Dreyfus case.
Washington, Sept lit is believed
that when Congress assemblies there will
be considerable agitation of PROPOSE
tion for the Government to abandon its
participation in the Paris exposition.
Such a move, however, would be a
grave one. 1t is pointed out that to
withdraw from participation in the ex-
position would be regarded as an official
insult to France. No further legisla-
tiOn on the part of Congress is needed
to carry out the plans of this country for
the exposition. About 81, 100000 has
been appropriated for the expenses of the
commission and the Government ex-
hibit; the commission has been appoint
ed and the space desired for exhibits
from this country has been secured.
There are now but two ways in which
Congress could interfere; one would be
to revoke such part of the appropriation
as has not already been expended in
the expenses of the commission and the
other would be to pass a resolution de-
claring that on account of the unsettled
conditions in France, the valuable Gov
eminent exhibits should not be sent to
Paris. TO do either of these things
would be sufficient, it is believed. since
the matter has gone so far, to break off
countries Congress and the State De-
partment may look at the matter from
different, points of view. The President
and the State Department having re-
sponsibility for maintaining our rela
tions with foreign Governments cannot
be expected to find in this affair a reason
for involving this country in an interna-
tional complication, and it is likely that
the executive branch of the Govern
ment will use what influence it can to
prevent hasty action.
Unless Congress expressly forbids it,
this Government viii proceed with the
preparations for the exhibition and Will
send to Paris such Government exhibits
as are decided upon,e ,ebut this will be done
with a realization of the probability that
much of the space secured with such
difficulty for private American exhibits
will be left vacant. Little doubt is felt
that the latitude allowed private citizens
win be extensively availed of to with
draw from participation i'll the exposi-
ton.
WORKING FOR A BOYCOTT.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 11.-A quiet
movement is progressing among the
Jewish element of this State looking to
legislation for the cancellation of an act
passed at the last session of the State
Legislature appropriating $130000 for
California exhibit at the Paris expo
sition.
MASS MEETING TO PROTEST.
Chicago, Ills, Sept. 11-A monster
mass meeting to protest against the SEN
fencing of Captain Dreyfus is being
planned in Chicago.
1t is the intention of the organizers of
the movement to send letter represent
ing the voice of Chicago to the Presi-
dent of France, requesting that the fa-
nous military prisoner be given his
freedom.
A WORLDS BOYCOTT URGED.
Halifax, n. s., Sept. 1.-The At
torney General of Nova Scotia will issue
a letter tomorrow denouncing the second
of Dreyfus and urging the
nations of the world to join in "a general
boycott of the Paris exposition.
A correspondent of the Associated
PRESS learns on the highest authority
that Germany does not intend to relm-
quish official representation ut the Paris
Exposition.
Resolutions of coincidence and symp3
THY with Nine Oreyfus were adopted
yesterday and cahled to her 10y the Evan
gelical Alliance, of Boston.
Captain Thomas Phelan, broad,
swordsman and crack pistol shot, OF |
Kansas City, Mo-, has issued a cha.-
lenge to Count Esterhazy, to fight |
duel in defense of Captain Alfred Drey- |
fus Captain Phelan offers to meet rs |
terhazy anywhere ON neutral ground.
A demonstration of sympathy for |
Dreyflls is projected fer next Sunday /
afternoon in Hyde Park, london.
James A. Garfield Lodge, N. 81, Inde
pendent Order of Western Star, has di
rected Secretary Hersfeld to send a call
to all Grand Lodges of the order for
united appeal to President Mckinley, re
luesting him to use his influence i'm Sc
curing a pardon for Captain Dreyfus.