The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-07
DREYFUS AFFAIR REVIVED
SENSATIONAL ADDRESS IN THE
 FRENCH CHAMBER.

M. Jaures, Socialist, Attacks the Re-
 publican Group--Letter of German
 Emperor Alluded to-Forgery of
 Coiomei Henry-M. Brisson and M.
 Cavaignac Dragged Into the Dispute.
 Paris, April 6.-The Dreyfus affair was brought up in the Chamber of Deputies to-day by M. Jaures Social ist), during discussion of the valida- ton of the election of M. Syveton (Na- tionalst Republican,, M. Jaures assert ed that M. Syveton had attacked the Republican group on the ground that they were the agents of foreigners, but the speaker proposed to show that the real friends of the foreigners were those who during four years ''estab- lished their case through a falsified sig nature of foreign emperor"
 This alluded to the letter of the Ger man emperor, which is said to have been introduced into some of the pri- ,vate papers in the Dreyfus case. M. Jaures, continuing, made an extended review of the affair, and severely criti- cised the methods which led up to the conviction of Dreyfus. The speech at tracted great interest and aroused many demonstrations.
 M. Jaures repeatedly mentioned the German emperor by name and accused M. Millevoye, the Nationalist leader, of using the supposed letter of the German emperor, the non-existence of which had been established in his speeches for election purposes. These remarks wrought up the chamber to a. great pitch of excitement but the cli- max came when turning to a new branch of the subject M. Jaures read letter dated August 3, 1893, written by Pellieux to the minister of war and asking to be placed on the retired list owing to the Dreyfus case. Tn this let ter, as read by M. Jaures, General Pel- lieuX said:
 "Can you any longer have confidence either in subordinates or in chiefs who have made me their dupe and made me work with forged documents?"
 This was an allusion to the forgery uy NOIUiltl IleilIy iIIu JduISS WSht on to assert that the letter had been hidden from the country and had not been communicated either to the court of cessation or to the court martial which tried Dreyfus at Rennes. M. Brisson, rising from his seat declared that he at the date of the letter was premier and the govern ment had no knowledge of the letter. He accused M. Cavaignac, who was minister of war at that time, of not informing the government of it's exist ence. M. Cavaignac retorted that the substance of the letter was published at the time in the shape of an interview and he accused M. Brisson of acting a comedy. M. Brisson, who was laboring under great emotion replied:
 "You may be thankful that the am nesty law Gin connection with the Drey fus affair." was passed; otherwise you, would be tried and convicted. The statue of your father General Cavaig- nac) president of the republic in 1S48, seems to cry out to you You are no longer Republican. You are no long CT my descendant
 These utteranceS brought forth Wild cheering from the members of the Left who then turned towards M Cavaignac and hooted him, calling him Traitor" and "Canaille."
 The president of the chamber tried vainly for long time to restore silence and when he ultimately succeeded M. Cavaignac spoke and denied that he had ever sought to conceal anything and said that the letter did not form part of any dossier in connection with the Dreyfus case. General Pellieux, he affirmed, afterwards regretted having written it. This declaration aroused a fresh storm of hisses. M. Jaures, who had remained in the speakers tribune throughout the foregoing scene, asked for a postponement of the debate on the ground that he was fatigued. The chamber voted the postponement and adjourned"