Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-21
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

An Associated Press dispatch from Paris
last Monday told with great detail how
NJ. Bunau-Varllla, formerly diplomatic
agent of the Panama Republic TO the
United States, discovered the forgery OF
the bordereau which led to the conviction
and Punishment of Dreyfus. Briefly. Blu
nau-Varilla asserted that he had In his
possession an old letter from Dreyfus max
ing some inquiries about the Congo State;
that his brother, Maurice. proprietor OF the
Paris Matin, had a Photographic copy OF
the bordereau; that the handwriting Of the
documents were compared with the result
that fac simile OF the bordereau was pub
lished in lie Matin in order to prove that
Dreyfus was not its author. With this
publication, II was claimed began the
movement for the vindication of Dreyfus.
In a letter to the New York Times, Walter
Littlefeld demolishes this bid for some
Of the glory now surrounding this cele-
brated case. Mr.. Dittleheld asserts that
the publication of the bordereau in Le
Matin was not for the purpose of aiding
Dreyfus, but to clinch his conviction. In
proof of this assertion Mr.. Llttlefield quotes
lie Mathis editorial accompanying the
publication OF the bordereau, which closed
with these sentences: I'm order to achieve
this work, both patriotic and health-giving,
we publish the fac simile of the famous
bordereau, written with Dreyfus own hand.
To any one who has been able to compare
the admitted writing of Dreyfus with that
of the document which we here reproduce
1t will be clear that It was his hand which
traced these lines"
The speech OF signor Majorana in the
H. ali 80
of southern Italy shows that the chief
amendment made in the measure originally
introduced by Baron sonnino illustrates the
latter's main purpose. The great scourge
OF southern Italy and the islands is the
usury which has ruined the very small ag-
riculturists and tenants of small holdings,
There are seasons when for the purpose of
obtaining seed and implements such agri-
culturists must borrow. and AS matters now
stand they can only borrow at ruinous
rates of interest. In the Sonnino bill a
| clause obliged landlords and proprletors to
furnish their tenants with these advances
at a regular rate of interest, as is done
In northern italy, and to enable them to
do so banks of agrarian credit were TO
be established to supply loans to land
owners on easy terms. The latest amend
| ment leaves the clauses establishing agra
rian banks, but suppresses those relating
to agrarian contracts and the obligation OF
land owners TO make advances of seed and
| means of labor. One of the main objects
| OF the bill is thus defeated, though it's pas
! sage through a chamber where the south
ern landlord is largely represented is prac-
tically certain. A reduction. also. is made
| in the government grants toward improv-
ing roads in southern Italy, and this vita
reform will be brought to a standstill
|
A bill will shortly be laid before the Ba'
varian Chamber proposing a change In
the national constitution, by which the
mad King Otto may be dehnitvely do
throned and the prince regent, Luitpold
be made king by right as we'll as in fact
Twenty years have now elapsed since I6ina
Ludwig ended his life by suicide in the
| Starenbergsee, and his brother. Otto, whC
at that time was regarded as incursbly
insane, succeeded him. During these invent,
years the condition OF King Otto. who Il