Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-09-11
DEPENDS ON KAISER
RESULT OF DREYFUS TRIAL IN
EMPEROR'S HANDS.
GERMAN VIEW OF MATTER
Col. schwartzkoppen Says He Doesn't
Believe the Emperor Will Allow
Him to Get Mixed Up in the Case
Denies That He Has Received Any
Communications Italy Waiting.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-THE Lokal Anzeiger
publishes an interview with Colonel
Schwartzkoppen which is believed to
define Germany's policy toward the
Dreyfus affair. When asked whether
he would go to Rennes to depose, Col
onel Schwartzkoppen CURLY replied
mo, do not think the emperor will
permit me to make a statement. Have
we not already adopted line of con-
duct in the matter? We have done
so twice. First, our ambassador to-
France declared we had nothing to do
with the affair and then Count Won
BueloW, German minister Of foreign
affairs, confirmed the statement plain
ly and distinctly in the reichstag.
What was the result? One stuck to
ones opinion. What good can be done
by further assurance that would have
no other result?" At noon Wednes-
day Colonel Schwartzkoppen said he
had not received any communication
from Rennes, Paris, or German
sources.
Waiting for Germany.
Rome, Sept. Col. Panizzardf is
now at the maneuvers ana the govern
ment officials state that no commune
cation has been received in reference
to the appearance of Panizzardi before
the court-martial King Humbert be-
ing at present in Turin with the prem
Ter, General Pelloux, and other mem
bers of the cabinet, a decision relative
to Panizzardi in the trial would be
taken there, after, as it is understood,
an arrangement had been made with
Berlin.
l All Eyes on Kaiser.
Rennes, Sept. 1.-THE salvation of
Captain Dreyfus hangs on word from
Emperor William. This is the gener-
al opinion here now. If the emperor
consents to allow Col Schwartzkoppen
German military. attache at Paris in
'94, to testify before the court-martial,
or to make a deposition or, what is
considered still more probable, allow
his deposition to be accompanied by
the actual documents mentioned in the
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the emperor, however, decides that it
is in the interests of Germany for Col.
Schwartzkoppen not to intervene then
the Dreyfus case is hopeless and his
condemnation certain. The eyes OF
France are looking across the frontier
to Stuttgart where the kaiser is stay
ing, anxiously awaiting his decision.
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given no sign either way and the
Frenchmen are awaiting with breath
less interest the first indications of his
will
To all intents and. purposes Emperor
William stands today the arbiter of
the internal peace of France, for every
one anticipates 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 Hum
bert is at T6rin Communication be-
tween the two monarchs, therefore, is
somewhat complicated and as they
will undoubtedly agree upon identical
measures in replying to Labori's ap-
peal, it is possible that several days
will elapse before their decision is
known. The opinion generally held
here is that Emperor William and
King Humbert will allow Colonies
Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi to be
examined by an interrogatory com
mission and their dispositions will be
sent to Rennes with supplementary
evidence from the originals of Ester
Hays reasonable communications.
The -Drefusards are extremely
exasperated at what they characterize
as Labori's "trick" He had long been
seeking an excuse to invoke the inter
vention of the German and Italian
governments and seized the appearance
of Cernuschi as his opportunity for de-
claring that the admission of the evil
dence of this foreigner justified his ap-
plication regarding SchwartZkoppen
and Panizzardi The anti-Dreyfusards
assert that the members of the court
martial will ignore the information of
Coils. Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi
because they recognize that the testi-
mony of the officers will be given by