Show THE DREYFUS CASE the german emperor emperoti is now said to have decided to take an active interest in the dreyfus case the russian emperor has also quietly made inquiries and become convinced that the unfortunate army officer is the victim of a conspiracy and that justice demands his vindication in russia the dreyfus question is now regarded as an international ter one and the advice of the official press to france Is to settle it because the ally of the french republic cannot indefinitely definitely iri ignore a matter of such importance the secret of the interest taken in dreyfus DreyfU fl by the russian ruler is probably due to the fact that it is to be feared that a revolution may break out france it is well known has failed to put into full prad practice tice the principles principle of a republican government there still remains a claimant to the throne ithrene of france who may have the courage to put in his claim and there are enough supporters to make the streets of paris once mom mo ring with the cry of vive napoleon such an experiment aou would I 1 d undoubtedly prove an unsuccessful successful but russia cannot under the present c clr r contemplate the possibilities of a revolutionary outbreak in france with equanimity the present revolt in sentiment in favor of captain dreyfus to IB however however I 1 more particularly due to the eff efforts orts of his devoted wife after the condemnation of her husband slie sh e went to berlin and implored the emperor for some expression that the german government never roc received elved any information inform atloff as charged her request was granted and the imperial word was given then she proceeded to st petersburg and appealed to the czar this resulted in a most severe rebuke to the french gov eminent through the law journal journ al of st petersburg in which which the w writer said the trials of dreyfus and zola could ai not otherwise than deeply distress the f ra f true friends of prance france the first of these theoe a trials presented a variety of improta belittles bill blitt ties les and irregularities of which the most flagrant was the production bt bp fore fare the judges alone in the court mar bial itself of a secret document by or der of the military authorities chiw J astonishing fraction infraction in of the rules of as J correct procedure renders the conde condense ma nation of dreyfus null and void guilty or not guilty he has not been fairly tried they have simply degraded and j imprisoned him according to administrative procedure in countries coun ries where despotism reigns it is the bringing back again of lettres de cachet and of the bastile Bas under the pretext it Is true of subseT sub serving ving reasons to state as if that was not the pretext which shielded eldea 3 the most iniquitous acts of the an ancient cledt regime madame dreyfus next ape paled to them the pope the king of at italy and the quee of spain each of these expressed li a s friendly interest in the case she ate never tired of hunting up proofs of the iglio cence of her husband tb opening reopening re 4 of the case which it ft is hoped will ends eio in the declaration of me his innone innocence I 1 e la due to her devoted efforts may M hees victory so well earned be complete comple tet 5 |