The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
FUNERAL '0F lola
It Was as the Writer Would Have
Wished, Without Pomp-
Workingmen March.
Anatole France Speaks Strongly of
the Dreyfus Case in His
Funeral Grafton.

Paris, Oct. 6.-The remains Of Emile
lola were laid at rest yesterday with SIM
pie but impressive ceremonies.
1t was such a funeral as lola himself
would have wished. without pomp but
with the SERVED ranks of thousands OF
workingmen, many accompanied by their
wives, soFrowfully marching behind his
coffin. Municipal guards, mounted and on
foot. lined the route.
Former Capital in Dreyfus marched in the
funeral Cbrtege. under authority from the
project q police, but he passed complete
ly unnoiced. A little distance behind
him cane Nine Dreyfus, companied by
her fatler. DreyfuS sent handsome
wreath, which was placed beside the COT
fin
Preceding the hearse were three other
cars, almost hidden beneath masses OF
magnificent floral offerings from Lola s
admirrs in all parts of the world includ'
ing an immense wreath Of giant chrys-
anthmums bearing the words, Prom the
FrerGhmen Of San Francisco
Nine lola wished to follow her hus
banSs body to the grave, but her doctors
absolutely forbade it.
AS the bier emerged to the street. the
mounted officer Of infantry saluted it with
his sword and the two lines Of soldiers
presented arms. The crowd of m burners
in front of the house uncovered. and amid
a deep silence, broken only by the relan-
choly rolling Of muffled drums. the coffin
was laid in the hearse. Beautiful Wreaths
OF violets were arranged about it.
The cortege entered the deserted ceme-
terry and followed the avenue through the
tombs to the crossroads where a small
platform had been erected for the funeral
orators. This platform faced the cata-
falQue upon which the coffin was depOs-
tied. Here it rested beneath the over
hanging boughs Of lime trees. from which
yellow leaves futtered upon 1t.
Abiding to Zoas part In the Dreyfus
affair NJ. Chaumie said that whenever a
cause appeared to him just. he regarded
1t his imperious duty to defend it, al
though he had to brave unreasonable an
ger, suffer furious insults and unjust ha-
tired and most painful abandonments
These clamOrs are already dying out. con
tined the speaker and death is bring
ing with it appeasement and calm. 1t has
ha stened the definite hour Of justice, ano
all truly high minded men, whatever part
they may have taken in the struggle, no"
bow before this coffin
The final Grafton was delivered by Ana
tole France, one Of the most ardent cham
pions Of the revision Of the Dreyfus case
NJ. France said that Zola's work could bf
compared only to that Of Tolstoi, but tina
Tostoi had built up city Of resignation
whereas. the ideal of lola had been work
The speaker dwelt upon the democratic
aim Of the dead novelist's works, ant
then burst into powerful tribute to 70
las part In the Dreyfus affair and a de
nunciation Of his enemies. He said n
would not maintain a cOWardly silence be
fore the coffin of his friend, and spOk
of the sinister situation in the country
when the populace, misled by monstrou
lies and excited by odous declarations
believed 1T had been betrayed and fel
exaspera ted. Then lola wrote to tn
president of France that terrible letter il
which he denounced forgery and felony
NJ France recalled the yells Of rage an
shouts of "death' which had pursue
lola to the law court during the lonl
trial. which. he said, had been Judged II
voluntary ignorance Of the case. on falls
testimony and amid the rattling Of swords
In those days, continued M. France, man.
good citizens despaired Of the salvatio
of the fatherland and Of the moral for
tune Of the country. But all was saved
Zola's courageous words had aWakene
France. The consequences Of his actio
we're incalculable. A new order Of thing
had been founded; better justice and
deeper knowledge of the rights of a
men had come from his act.
At the conclusion of the oratiOns tn
relatives Of the deceased novelist groupe
themselves beside the coffin and a NOR
ster procession, composed mainly Of mem
bers of labor organizations, filed past.
majority wore red flowers, the socialist
emblem, in the buttonholes; others wol
violets. Each delegation deposited
wreath beside the coffin. A deputation
miners. in working costumes carried
bunch of flowers fastened to pole.