The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-05
DIRE TEUS CASE AGAIN.
Light Thrown on the Relations Of
 Dreyfus, Labori and Others.

Paris. Dec. 1.-The recent recrudes cence of interest in the Dreyfus affair
 has created several incidents which,
 while they do not affect the question of
 the innocence of Dreyfus, throw inter-
 esting light on the subsequent relations
 of Dreyfus, Reinach, Labori, Picquart
 and other Dreyfusards. Reinach's with
 draway of his brief from Maitre Labori
 in the suit brought against the former
 by Madame Henry was the first devel-
 opn-eat which drew attention to the
 rupture between them. Labori at the
 same time published an article in the
 Grande Revue (which he edits) on the
 political situation, in which he pointed
 out that the Dreyfus affair was closed
 by the fact that Dreyfus had accepted
 a pardon. Tn acquiescing to this set
 tlement, and in accepting amnesty. la
 bori considered that Dreyfus friends
 had removed the question from high moral plane into one of pure personality and that the Dreyfus question had ceased to be human and universal.
 These declarat ons indicate a rup- ture between Labori and Dreyfus. The Nationalist Echo de Paris then pub lished an interview with Q friend of Reinach and of the Dreyfus family who said that Reinach withdrew the brief because his friend Cornely, who repre- sented his views, had been removed from the position of political leader writer on Labori's Review. notwith- standing Labori's promise to retain him given him when Reinach financially supported the Review.
 The informant of the interviewer also asserted that Labori was furious be- cause Dreyfus did not remain in prison and from there continue to prosecute the work of his reha Utilization.
 Continuing the informant of the in- terviewer said Picquart was led astray by Labori in withdrawing his appeal to the council of state and in refusing ion was in his favor. The newspaper mans informant then added:
 We do not comprehend Picquart's attitude or his anti-Semitism, which is notorious. Dreyfus when he was re- leased, wrote to him expressing warm thanks for his devotion, and asked for an interview to enable him to express his thanks personally. Picquart sent cool reply saying that he would let him know when he could receive him, and Dreyfus has heard nothing from him since"
 The Libre Parole published an inter- view with an alleged friend of Labori, ! declaring that when the latter was shot at Rennes several circumstances led him to believe that the outrage was in- by the Waldeck- Rousseau min istry, which was playing for big stake with his life
 Labori to-day breaks silence in an article published by the Journal, the | first of series which he announces, en- i, titled My Explanations What he says to-day is not of the first import ance but is evidently prelude to inter- [ esting revelations regarding his rela- tions with Dreyfus and Reinach. He says that he ceased to be counsel for Dreyfus a year ago at the request of the Dreyfus family and that in view of divergence of opinion as to the con- duct of the Dreyfus trial and the sub- sequent amnesty question, he asked Reinach in October, 1899, to allow him to relinquish his briefs in the Henry and other cases, but Reinach appealed to his devotion, pointing out the grave effects of a public separation between them. Reinach wrote to his approving of his Gaboris) recent article in the Revnue, and then withdrew the brief in te Henry case on the ground of breach of friendship in dismissing Cornely. The lawyer says that whatever Rei- nach's real motives were he was oblig- ed to accept this explanation.
 Labori concludes with saying that he nas endured the caumnies of his ad- for years past, but to allow himself to be calumniated by clients, ,r friends of clients, as in the Echo de Paris article, which, he knows, came through an authorized informant, is -oo much to expect from his abnega- ion. He will reply thereto in the next irticle.
 In foot-note Labori alludes to the Llbre Parole interview. He does not deny the assertions made but says he