| Show MICHAEL davitt AGAIN DRAWS AN ODIOUS PARALLEL IN DREYFUS CASE FOR AMERICA london sept 15 the papers are still flooded with dreyfus letters the most remarkable today being from michael davitt the irish nationalist member ot parliament and the rev hugh price editor ot the methodist times mr davitt says eng lands sympathy for dreyfus is due entirely to the fact that dreyfus la a rich jew instead of a poor one and the desire to injure a rival nation no absolutely innocent man continues mr davitt was ever convicted twice in a civilized country by a jury ot his peers no civilized country could produce a conspiracy of men educated cultured and responsible like french military chiefe to stoop to the baseness and infamy of plotting to ruin an insignificant petty the supposition Is too monstrous to be entertained by any mind not warp ed by prejudice why has mrs maybrick not had a second trial she has suffered ten times more than dreyfus could suffer she Is an american citizen abandoned more or lose by the press and the people of her country who can repeat the london phrased in aults for france for the miscarriage of justice but does not have a word of protest against england which refuses to listen to arguments for mercy addressed to them by their unfortunate countrywoman hugh price protests against the first of english gentlemen being allowed chairman of the british commet toe to associate with liars forgers and assassinations |
