The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-02

Views of "a Member of the University
of Paris-Rabbi Assaulted.

Views of a Member of the University
of Paris-Rabbi Assaulted.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-The most ardent support
ers of the theory that Dreyfus was unjustly
condemned now admit that there is no
longer the least hope that justice will be
dCre. A prominent member of the Univer
sty of Paris who, from the first has been
a militant champion of a revision of the
trial, says: For ninety-nne out of a hun
d1 ed Frenchmen the guilt or innocence of
Dreyfus is a matter of sentiment All the
reasoning in the world would not induce
them to change their attitude. There are
millions of Frenchmen who will insist
Dreyfuss guilt, in spite of any proof to the
contrary A terrible feature Of the situation
is that attitude of this majority is dictated
by motives which they believe 10 be deserv-
ing of the highest respect. 1 admit that
some of the Dreyfusards are much to blame
for this. The best cause may be ruined by
d:sreputable adherents, and there are men
on the Dreyfus side of whom every patriotic
Frenchman is the natural enemy. While
the majority of us have merely demanded
that justice should be done, a pestilent mi
nc rity has made this demand an excuse for
virulent onslaughts on institutions we hold
in great esteem In conclusion, the men,
Der of the university predicted that the re.
suit of the agitation will be IAN onslaught of
unparalleled violence on the Jews, as the
masses are convinced that they are at the
bottom of the whole trouble"
1t is persiStentlya reiterated in the Hobbies
of the Palais Bourbon that the committee
of the Chamber Of Deputies now consider
ing the governments revision bill has al
ready decided that the allegations made by
QueSnay de Beaurepaire against NJ LoeW
and other members of the criminal bench
of the Court of Cessation are without
foundation. According to another rumOr the
committees examination of the dosser sub
mitted by M. Mazeau, first president of the
Nntrrt Of (Fa IN no Of
Beaurepaire's charges shows it to contain
letters eulogizing the criminal section writ
ten by NJ. MaZeau's own colleague. The
Mazeau dossier is said TO contain a letter
from M. Loew declaring that the members
of the criminal section have received letters
almost without number containing insults
and threats of death. NJ. Loew's letter is
also said to explain that he appointed NJ.
Bard, who is an unmarried man, to make
the original report on the DreyfuS case in
order that if these threats of violence were
carried out a whole family should not be
plunged into mourning.
The latest victim of the antt-Dreyfus
party is the grand rabbi. Zadok Khan, who
is being denounced as 'the ringleader of
the infamous Jewish conspiracy against
France" on the strength of a story lust
published to the effect that after Dreyfus
was sentenced, the rabbi, at the request of
friendly Jewish officer in Esterhazy's regi-
ment some particulars as to the count S
movements. LIE Soir demands the resigna-
ton of the rabbi and as the latter is viz
tually a state official, it is likely that the
agitation will become a serious matter for
him. Curiously enough. the editor of lie
Soir, which is one of the most violent of
the anti-Dreyfus organs, is himself q Jew
named CASTOR Hollonais.
According to dispatch to La Presse,
| from Cayenne, capital of French Guiana,
Dreyfus was so angry on learning that
Captain Lebrun Renault had asserted that
he confessed at the time of his trial and
degradation, that he declined to answer any
more Of the questions put to him by the
| Court of Cessation unless taken back to
France.
The Echo De Paris contains a communica-
ton from Quesnay de Beaurepaire assert
ing that the new inquiry has revealed that
the Court of Cessation, before it had even
examined the dossier, had already decided
to declare Dreyfus innocent by a decree
quashing the sentence, and that the court
has purposely ignored passages in the secret
dossier duplicating Dreyfus.