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Show 111 MISTER WILL PUB! CUM Reinstated French Officer Repeals Re-peals Old Charges in Letters Let-ters to the Press. PAJMS, .Tan. 31. The chamber of deputies closed today the incident arising aris-ing from tho recent reinstatement i" the army of Lieut. Col. Du Paty Do Clam by a voto of confidence in the government of 5C3 to 3. Tho voto was reached after an animated ani-mated debate in which various phasos of tho Brcvfug caso again wcro brought tip. M, Millcnuid, former minister of war, whoso reinstatement of tbo officer offi-cer was followed a few days later by his giving up his cabinet portfolio, nnd M. Mcssimy, another ex-war minister, both explained their official attitude toward tho reinstatement of Do Clam. M. Eticnne, tbo present minister of war, wound up the dobate bv declaring tbat ho would punish Do 01am for repeating, re-peating, in lotters to tho press, cbargqs against his chiefs in tho army immcdi; atoly after the exceptional favor oi reinstatement had boon' accorded him. Tbo reinstatement of Colonel De Clam by M. Millornud wns in fulfillment fulfill-ment of a promise made tho officer by jr. Millcrand's predecessor in tho. war ministry. M. Messimy. The resignation resigna-tion of tho officer caused a split in the cabinet nnd finally Tosulted in M. JOl-lerand's JOl-lerand's resignation and tho reconstruction recon-struction of tho cabinet. Lieutenant Colonel Dc Clam was one of tho most prominent figures in tbo trial of Dreyfus for treason' .and the chief wituosa against that officor. |