The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
Every Prospect Of Parliamentary
SrsSion Opening SatiSfaC-
torilE TO Government.
zoLR's ELABORATE oBsEcUEs.
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He Would Have Been Amazed
Conld He Have ForcSrcn lh-
Honor France Would DO
Him After His Death.

Ia - 1~ttsNEtah-
SPEcIA. BNI GABLE To rHE NEW YORK
ERAi-p AfjD THE ST LOUIS
Paris. Ccl.I u-Uopyrisht. ie2i-Tnr'e
years ago Zdia would have been very much
astouishei hy a prediction that he would
lie as he dil. hut ne would have beer
sim more as.ouIshsd by an advance le-
scription Of his funeral and by a statement
that his remains world be- accompanied 10
the grave bt representative q Tie army.
the G~overnrert ami the academy ami by
more than lsl.00 Parisia1s. inciudins nohil-
itics OF all SORTS. who did honor Go him
equally a. great writer and As the DC
fende- OF Dreyfrs.
Yei this Is what happened OF sunday
lest. TO the gre; scandal Of the obstinate
| adversar!es of lisht and justice, who were
forced To unmask and admit that with them
the guilt OF preyfus is a method % onpo-
/ si:!on. inst Is mach as the closing Of thc
Congrega;;0halst schools. tn fali Of Gov
eminent furds. the withdrawal - deposits
from the postal Swings banks. the miners
strike and financial defect.
1t Is Interesting for the impartial spectator
10 observe that little by little the Tern.
governmental representation has become
SYNONYMOUS With that Of Dreyfusite. This
is an honor for the Republican and the
Dreyfusite both-an honor which uni:es
them 10 the rest OF mankind In a common
horror uf iijus;iceS and falSenood.
MAGNIFICENT o~BSEQUIES.
Zala-s ohSeauies were magnificent. and
I many GOOD things We're said on the 0cca-
gjon NOT dniy by the Minister OF Public
Instruction. who rep-esenik the Govern
ment. but disc by Abel Heffnaut. who rep
/ resented literature. and particularly by An
| atole France. who represented Zcla's
friends.
This Iastlmeniione1 speaker gave otter
aurp TO nj rafrfDtfc Cnuulef. which won
marked suctess when he glorifed France as
5he ';Educakr.ce du Droit' for having fur
rished justice with defenders who eyentu-
ally triumpbed over al obstacles. FOR. While
Sundays ogseqUieS were a triumph for the
memory or Zoia. the man he defended can
regard them as a sort OF public rehabil-
tation-
They have an unexpected epilogue. for, a
Nationalist reporter having enormously
stated that General Percin. chief OF tho
Cabinet OF the Minister Of War. had met
Captain Dreyfus and had shaker hands
with him. There followed a correspondence.
which brought about a duel between the
reporter ami the General The General re-
ceived a wound in the hand, which was
very slight. for that same eve piondaD he
attended a banquet given 70 the Minister
by the Commerce Committee OF Paris.
CABINETS BOLD FRONT
There NJ Cnmbes and NJ. BrLsson spoke.
The Premier gave slnSulariy energetic eN-
preston to his determination to enforce the
religious associations law without weaken
ing and 10 combat clerical sentiment lie
scored a greet success-the prelude 10 that
he viii obtain next Tuesday and following
days. whsn he will repeat before the Cham
Der Of Deputies what he said 10 the mer-
chants Of Paris.
There IS every prospect OF the Parlia-
mentary SESSION reopening satisfactorily
The Cahintt proclaims itself united and de-
termined tb present Il bold front q MS adj
versaries. Now the resolution 10 isht hard
is half tho battle.
The majority realizes that It would run a
great risk by throwing the Government
over. Tho Senate Is with the abine The
Parliament. as a whole. IS bent upon follow
ing the Government hlindly in the congre-
g~atIonist question, which is the great ques-
ton OF the day.
Another point: For the first time in two
years. We have a month, that Of September
last. in which this years receipts shew a
surplus. and this increase IS 15.Fo,O0 francs
more than for the corresponding month or
last year.
II is true We have the miners general
strike In the northern and central coal min
ing regions. but the leaders OF the strike
are acting like whipped ours. They rec1g-
nize that II they precipitate a crisis, and II
that economic crisis provokes a political
crisis. they viii be playing right into ;he
hands OF their enemies and OF those people
against whom the strike was undertaken
that Is TO say, OF the capitalists, who be-
long 10 the reactionary parties.
Consequently. the strike VIII only last
long enough to create misery among the
French miners and improve the lot q the
miners OF Germany. and particularly OF
England, whose wages Increase with Ike
rise In price Of the coal they mine.
Despite Everything. therefore, the moral
situation tf the Cabinet Is better than IL
was during the Parliamentary vacation.