Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-30

raised to the highest grades and occu-
pied the highest Offices!
AS for General Gonse, he is one of
those whom the amnesty protects from
heavy and clearly defined responsible
ties.
II charge General Pclieux and Ma
Jor Ravary with having conducted like
raScalS the investigation to which they
were assigned BY that l mean it was
an inquiry of the most monstrous I'M
fairness, second enduring monument
or which we find in their report Read
over the report of the Court of Cassa-
ton. You VIII find there. by documents
and by the most overwhelming evil
dence, absolute proof of collision. The
Esterhazy affair was simply an impru-
dent judicial comedy.
II charge three handwriting experts
-Bclhomme. Varinarte and Couard-
with having made fraudulent reports.
unless medical examination should
snow that they were afflicted with de-
fects of sight and judgment This |
said before these experts made their
extraordinary statement that the hor-
dereau was not in the handwriting of
Esterhaay-an error into which. in my
Judgment, child of 10 could not have
fallen.
AS you know. Esterhazy himself ac-
knowledges having written the borde-
reau and President Ballot Bcaupre, of
INC COuTr 0r C'TssgrrttUTT mrs rITUrt-rir-
clared soemnly. in his opinion, no
doubt was possible.
IAN ABOMINABE CAMPAIGN"
81 charge the War Office with having
conducted in the press. particularly in
the Eclair and the Echo de Paris, an
abominable campaign with the idea of
throwing public opinion off the scent
and screening the errors committed /
will not dwell upon this point | be-
lieve that all this has been proved UP
to the HIT by what has come out since
by what the guilty have themselves
confessed.
Il charge the frs%court-m artial with
violating the law by condemning n
prisoner on the strength of a secret
document. | charge the second court
martial with having tried, by order to
conceal this illegal act itself, thus COM
hitting in turn the judicial crime of
knowingly aCquitting II guilty man.
AS for the first court-martial, the use
of n secret document was clearly prov
ed by the investigation made by the
Court of Cessation and even also at
the Rennes trial. AS regards the sec
ond court martial. you have only to
turn to the report of the trial TO find
conclusive evidence of collusion-the
continual intervention of General Pei
lieux and the evident pressure by
means of which a. verdict of acquittal
was obtained. as the head of the mill
tary party desired.
You see. NJ. lie President. that there
Is not one of my charges but is justi-
fed by the errors and crimes which
have since come to light. 1 say once
more that these charges appear to me
to be quite modest in comparison with
the dreadful collection of denominations
committed. l confess that / should
never have dared TO suspect the exist
ence OF such Il dunghil.
II ask YOU, therefore, is there n tri-
bunal. either honest or simply reason
able. which would cover itself with on
probrium by condemning me. now that
the proof OF all I have stated has been
made as clear as day? And do you not
think that your governments bin ex-
tending amnesty to me. the one limo
cent man among the crowd of guilty
whom ] denounced, Is truly wicked
and unjust law? SO NJ. lie President.
all is over. at least for the present
''As compensation we have been
promised the righteous verdict of his
tory-something resembling that para
disc which is held out as q salve in this
world to those poor dupes who are In
the grip OF hunger. Go on suffering.
my friends; eat your dry bread and