The Dreyfus Case
The mayors of 50 American cilies demand a boycott of the Paris exhibition. In the Legislative Assembly, Hobart Mr Gilmore, without notice asked leave to move in favor of the Premier communicating with the other Premiers with a view to adopting an address to the Queen expressing regret at the failure of justice in the Dreyfus case. Leave to move was refused. It is expected the French Government will stop the proceedings against M. Zola, Picquart, and Mercier releasing Dreyrue shortly. Aa an outcome of the recognition of the manly struggle made on behalf of Dreyfus by his counsel, British firms belonging to the Article Club, ar@ likely t© withdraw from the Paris Exhibition. Rabbi Adler, preaching in London on the Day of Atonement, declared that last Saturday was a bitter day for France — more disastrous than Waterloo and more humiliating than SedanThe New York municipality have adopted a resolution of sympathy with Dreyfus. Meetings to protest against the sentence have been held throughout America. A reaction ia beginning to set in against boycotting the Paris Exhibition. The Paris correspondent of the ' Times ' states that Dreyfus withdraws his notice of appeal, and will shortly be pardoned and will settle in the South of France. Many officers in the provinces favor his release. The French flag was burned at Te Aroha, Auckland, on Friday night in I the presence of the whole of the residents. The proceedings began with the singing of " God save the Queen," after which the leader soaked the tricolor in kerosene and set it ablaze. He then cried for groans for France) which were lustily given. The Auckland branch of the New Zealand Natives' Association have decided to abandon the French stall at their monster carnival, thus marking their indignation at the Dreyfus verdict.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3100, 19 September 1899, Page 7
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300The Dreyfus Case Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3100, 19 September 1899, Page 7
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