The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

bunal was composed of enlightened, impair
tal and cultured men of the whole WQrlu
All who have watched the proceedings
must reach the conclusion that the YER
diet is another miscarriage of justice;
France has been tried by the civilized
world and found wanting. A chance was
given TO France to redeem herself ana
win back the good opinion of other ma
tions, but the enemies of France nave
prevented the country from redeemlng
it's honor, If the result should remain
unchanged civilized nations should show
their contempt for France, and there VIII
be chance next year to show 1t. France
has outraged the best feelings of human
ity at the end of the century.
w: W. Foote, member of the Callfornla
Paris Commissions: II have followed the
second trial of Dreyfus with great atten,
ton and interest. In my opinion; based
on the evidence that has been published,
his conviction is an outrage on humanity
and a parody on justice. Nothing pre-
sented during the whole course of the
tria! warrants such a verdict, and the
which becomes tragedy when their con-
sequences to Dreyfus are consldered;
This decision of the French tribunal, viii
be far-reaching in It's effects. 1t will not
only touch the very foundations OF French
official and political life but it will have
its influence on the politics, of the United
States, and will. possibly be very detri-
mental to the Republican party in this
country in the influence it will exert on
the next Presidential election; 1t VIII .ba
evils of an imperial policy in which the
military party Is the dominant influence.
Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger: THE verdict
was just what one would have r1ght 10
expect from such court. The court
martial was composed of inferior men
who have more or less the fear or their
chiefs before their eyes and OF whom one
could not have expected verdict accord
ing to the law and the evidence. Inc
Court of Cessation had pronounced the
bordereau to be forgery and it was tair1
ly to be presumed that the court martial
would not try the defendant on the issue
of treason as ii was before the first court
martial in the shape of the bordereau
This second cOurt-martial has simply lg-
nored the conclusions of the highest judi,
cial court in France and has pronounced
verdict of guilty against a man who
stands untainted in the eyes of the civil
lzed world and who is the victim of a
conspiracy in which the chiefs of the
French army. are the leading CRIMINALS,
aided and abetted by the Royaiists and
the ultra -Montaines. Few people expect.
ed Dreyfus' vindication at the hands of
the second court-martial. But, despite
his condemnation, which simply proves
that the court-martial could not rise to
the dignity of an unbiased judicial trib-
unaI the friends of DreyfuS are encour-
aged because they feel the end is not yet.
Dreyfus must be either guilty or inno-
cent. He has been declared guilty upon
evidence that would be thrown out or
court in any civilized country outside OF
France. He will be declared innocent by
the love of Justice that / believe still per-
meates sthe French nation and the end is
not yet. Meanwhile, those who love re-
publican principles, let them stand by and
await the contest between this one un-
fortunate and his prosecutors who have
their own end to serve and whose final
condemnation and overthrow is simply
a matter of time If there be little jus
tice left in this world, the farce of the
second court martial will simply acceier-
ate the final vindication of Captain Drey-
fus."
William sproule, traffic manager South
ern Pacific Company: "At this distance
We cannot fairly judge the verdict. 1t
must be considered that the methods of
conducting a trial and the manner of tax
ing testimony in France are widely differ
ent from the proceedings in this country.
In the dispatches reporting the trial
some little shade of color may have been
given
William Alvord Bank of California: II
have great sympathy for Dreyfus, and
think that his punishment has been very
severe, but l do not see how the verdict
of five of the seven Judges can be lightly
passed over"
George H. Wheaton, merchant. 'Drey-
fus' conviction by the court-martial is an
outrage. but I expected just such a ver-
dict as was rendered"