The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-30

dressed In flannel suits and wore straw
hats. which was quite new departure
at thEs meeting.
TIE disgrace Of General Dc Negrier mas
created a profound sunpression. not only
IN France. but All over Europe and has
brought into prominent nosice the depth
Of the civiI as well as the military cour-
age possessed BY the new French msnis-
ter Of war General Marquis de Galx1et.
Before him pasteboard patn0ts Who
threatened terrible vengeance with tiis
srny y they were tlswarted by me 10.
pubHoans, double up and ran 70 pascss
and the puzzle Is bestnnins to realize TINT
at last the right man has been found %
suppress the real traducers OF the army.
those VINO degraded I,s honor and shamed
its uniform by Intrigue. II Is symbolic
Of the change IN the situation 70 see Gen.
eral De Pellielx. who In fulI regimentaia
attempted to bully The Jury in the con-
yiciion q Zola. now whining pltifuaiy for
a pension from the position he has 0ls.
graced When General De Peiiieux
searched colonsi Picquart's rooms he
found a bundle q love Ietfers from a
Madame NJ. the wife OF well known
judge. 10 Colonel Picquart. Generd de
Peilseux read the letsers carefully ana
sent them to the woulan's husband. who
Upon the evidence they furnished OBJ
tained a judicial separation from her.
When asked BY General De Gailifet If be
had sent the letters. General De PelHeux
denied. on hts word Of honor. that ne
cid so; out the minaster o. war
found that the general had been Iysng
ard hence the punishment Imposed on
lssm was In even greater degree than q
would Otherwise have been. The removal
q General de Negrier tends 20 The sal
vassoa OF She repablic. a. II his flagranE
IL subordinalon had been overlooked ths
discipline OF the army could searsc'y have
been malntained.
Details Of the interview between Cen
eraI de Galaet and General Negraer show
how misplaced was the confidence Of
the pubasc in General Negrier. When
FAXED with :saAng se5itiOus cirvuiaFs.
instead Of boldly sticking % MS guns,
me general unsqutvocaEed. prevaricated
and behaved Ike poukroOn until forced
into corner. General de Galifet then
treated him like whipped sehoOahcy and
ordered him to 20 Forthwith and teteh tho
original Documents. Even then General
"a Neyrisr had NOT the courage to re-
turn untR GenerOi de Galaret sent ham
a com uand 20 come and not forget the
circular.
Gsnerai de GallHets communication, -
sued yesterday. IN which he avowed fun
responsibility for the disciplinary
measures adspced towards the generals.
contrasting so strikingly with the pusil-
laniml,y Of previous French ministers Of
war. viii add to the respect bOeh Of the
army and the nation for him and fully
il stihes Premier waldeck- -Rousseau's
bod step in appointing him TO prescribe
for grave political disease. No member
Of the general stan has dared to lift a
dnger against General de GaHifet. Gen.
sral zdrlindsn eft Paris without muir
mur: General de Peilisux, who lied to his
superior. only asks for money; Generals
de Bots Deffre and Gonse have done noth-
ing to save their tool Lieutenant du
Paiy du Clan.
The National Review. IN an arsicle dis
eusslng the probability OF an illance be-
tween France and Germany against En-
gland has rea,hed the conclusion that
such move is within the bounds of
practical politics The writer points out
that Gsrmanys future expansion must
be colonial and that France has similar
interests In dhis respect both France
and Germany are somewhat barred by
Engsands widespread holdings.