The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18

while there was no little ferocity and VIC.
lence on the part OF the ant-Semites, and
abundant hypocrisy and cowardce in GER
tain political and bourgeois circles, the
Esterhazy court-martial had disguised A
number Of sensible, educated, thinking
people, and ten members OF the Institute Of
France, eight professors Of the Paris Faculty
of Medicine dozen Of the Sorbonne, the
College de France and the Ecole Normale
who were Joined by numerous professors
of provincial faculties, and a good many
scientific and literary men, now for the
first time declared In favor OF a revision
of the Dreyfus case. Moreover, testi.
monials of sympathy began to reach lola
from all parts OF the world. In January,
1893, Count Won Buelow, then the German
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared in
the Reichstag: Between Capt Dreyfus
and any German organs or authorities no
relations Of whatever kind have existed
The Italian and Austrian governments
made similar declarations. 1t appeared,
however. that Paris cared nothing for what
foreigners might say, She would settle
her own affairs in her own way, regardless
Of this man lola, who was himself for
eigner, as his name indicated.
1t is known that, after a trial which lasted
fourteen days, the jurors, by vote OF to
S, brought in verdict Of guilty against
lola. The verdict was naturally approved
by the great majority Of Frenchmen, who
having as yet no notion that several officers
of the General Staff had deliberately PEI
jured themselves, still put their trust in
those defenders OF the country. On the
following day the foreman of the jury
stated that the verdict had been given on
the sole ground that lola had gone beyond
what was permissible by insulting COURT
martial. AS for the revision Of the Dreyfus
case, he the foreman, was not opposed to
it, but hoped that it would be brought about
by legal means. Thus the triumph of the
militarists was only surface deep Zola
gave notice of appeal on various grounds
and, on April 2, 1885, the Court Of Cessation
quashed his conviction on the ground that
the proceeding ought to have been in
stituted not by the Minister OF War, but
by the court martial which the novelist
had been accused OF libelling. On April II
lola received a fresh citationthis tine
before the Versailles Assizes only three
lines of his famous letter j Accuse" being
now incrininated. The trial was fixed
for May %; but Zola's counsel, Mtitre
Labor, impeached the jurisdiction of the
court and, on decision being given against
him, appealed to the Court Of Cessation.
The novelists appeal was rejected on
June 10, and new trial at Versailles
was fixed for July Is, In the interval-on
July r-three handwriting experts sue
ceeded in the proceedings they had brought
against Zoa for lit ell He was sentenced
to undergo two months imprisonment, to
pay a fine of 1000 francs. AMI da nage'
20 the extent of S 900 francs to each plaintiff
When the trial on the charge Of having
libelled the court martial cane up, on Jalv
IS. Maitre Labori offered to prove the truth
Of the whole of Zola's pamphlet j. Accuse,
instead of merely the three indicted lines
The ruling being adverse to the application,
lola and his counsel quilted the court,
allowing judgment TO go 10y default 1t
was obvious that lola must not re main in
France, for if the sentence by default should
be signifed to him personally he would
have to enter an appearance against it in
a few days, and would not be entitled to
enter default second tire. In order to
keep the affair open he must avoid service
for a while, which was only to be done by
leaving France, He consented to that
course and went to Lonion,
The subsequent phases of the Dreyfus case
are too familiar to need recital. Thanks
mainly to the effect produced by Zola on
the public mind, the Court of Ca station. on
June 3, 1899, ordered rreyius to appear be-
fore new court-martial. Two days later
lola returned to Paris, ard EAuroro pub
ished his declaration, ".,ustice,'
With reference to the manifesto we mast
take leave of this biography. After recall
ing under what circumstances he had boon
obliged to leave France, mentioning how h"
had been insulted ard threatened ard tor
cruelty he had suffered, beth before and
during his exile, lola reviewed 70 r@n"
developments of the Drevfus case. NOV.
he continued, AS truth has been ma@a
manifest and justice has been srattcd,
| return" He disclaircd, he sa:d, I'll re-
ward or applause, for no merit attached
to what he had done. The cause was so
beautiful, so human. Truth had conqu"r"-
and It could not have been otherwise, IL
added: MY reward ave alrcatr;u IT, that
Of thinking of the innocent rnar whom !
have helped to extricatc from the living tcub
in which he had been plunge in agony for
four long years. All, | confess TIE idea ri
his return. the thought OF seeing in frNN
and of pressing his bands in mine ovcr.
whems me with extraordinary cToiio0,
fills my eyes with happy tears lat
moment will suffice to repay mo fer all ~"
worries My friends and viii har % dc""
a good deed, for which every rood heat in
France will remember us gratefully. And
what more could one desired family that
will love Us, q wife and children who vii!
bless us. a man who will owe it to us that
in him has become embodied the triumph Of
equity and human solidarity" NV II.
She Wasn't Going to Marry Ard! Sarrnws.
From the India q polls Ncrs.
The happy man with the license had hcon
ont of the clerk e office nbout five minutes