The labor world., 1899-07-22
.nNE may expect to hear Of troub-
1ous times in France most any

1ous times in France most any
day.. Some predict the pass
ing sof the French imperial republic
into monarchy. The result of the
disastrous war with Germany was at
trlbuted to the lack Of preparation for
war by the French people, so, when
the present republic was formed, the
craze for a great military establish
1nent, which had seized the populace,
resulted in the formation of hybrid
government, republic in methods and
name, but an empire in results and
fact.
3. There are many people in the United
States today who crave a military re-
public similar to that Of France; there
are some who would gladly welcome
the substitution of a monarchiaf for a
republican form Of government.
The Dreyfus incident shows the tyr
amy and injustice Of q military repub-
lie and what the end of it all viii be
no one can tell. That jasticeis at last
to be done is Ia matter Of congratula-
8 tiio11 to the noble, truth loving patriots
Of France .sDrey yfus will be free!" IS
the cry ringing through France today,
says a. ondent from Paris. Not
on the fashionable avenues nor along
ille broad boulevards where the ele-.
gantes live, but you hear 1t in sundry
quarters, on the housetops, when al
Paris is sleeping except a feW;; in the
marrow alleys that have descended 4 as s
Il legacy from old Paris; in Montmar-
.5frc;; in the poorer quar- wherever
there II e semites and yfusites.
Dreyrus is by no means popular in
Paris; for Paris society consists OF the ttls {
arsstocrats, those who have been left:
! over from royalty, and who either.
claim a relationship with the now de- q, e.g
f1nct throne Or with the mobiles who.
were E;lr rts of the court of Napoleon
and SEugsniie.
Get tlere are a great many who are.
in sympathy with Dreyfus, and these
include many people of wealth who u
are not of the religion of sDreyfus} nor
Of The army. They are French citizens
who desire to see fair play, and who INC
are willing to have Dreyfua tried in ln
oren court. 3.sz3,.. s.3i;
Perhaps, if the city were exactly di-
3yided, i. would be found that the peo-
pie are half for Dreyfus, and half
4 against him. But, as a who's, the t half
that tsarcjin favor Of the Jew are Of the
poorer people, or Of those who are ,s:rlt not
.promii nent either in society or the city
government.
With the aristocrats and those Sc q q, m m
!fiuence against him the cause. of Drey-
is not popular one. # Is a cause
which is whispered beneath the sur,
face, not one which is procla laimed + from ON
s thc street stump nor in public, but
cause which has its sympat thizmers m ll an
secret; and which, should occasion sallt' &c;
1n:,nd, could bring out its thousands an i;
OF followers. SIS.
s,,Ihe followers Of Dreyfus, as his
synpatnizers are called, are preparing in
to make him popular idol. They fee fee
sure tl;at5 he will be yindlcated and
thew are preparing to assist in the vim win:
aication, Those who believe in D1rey'
fus are SO positive Of his innocence
that only actual proof would convince 'fl,'lll'e
Them to the contrary. One Of these
nerhaps the most influential Dreyfus'
ite in Paris outside Of Zola, went so fa1
as to say that even if Dreyfus were We I'E
guilty he has expatiated his crime = i'm l'e by
his long Imprisonment in that hell's
hole--Deyils island
..If Dreyfus is declared innocen1
4hers Will be a revolution in France
This is quoted on the best authority l.
Said this same person, journalists
statesmen and people OF position .1Il units It
in aoree ing that there will be no mid
de con, Sc to be taken if Dreyfus j:
freed .
..The city will suddenly divide itseii
sharply into Dire eyfusltes aiiu ''i.sA-Ds
fusites; and both parties will hay' '1I
such strong opinions that nothing cal
turn them.
'.The Dreyfusites will declare 10
Icubet. They feel that he is a MAJ sll
who.Mi,l give very man fair play. The!
will keer him in the Elysee palace '1' an
viii asK him to select cabinet ate
Ills own kind
.srhc anti-Dreyfusites are the royal
lists and these will turn toward the pre-
That is the startling prophecy 70
Frances future and one which it is IL in J,
rlicitly believed will be fulfilled. 9l il 10 No
thousand but a hundred thousan
people, y es, and more, in France, SPAR