A revival of the Dreyfus case is threatened in Paris.
Captain Dreyfus has demanded from the Minister of War a fresh inquiry to settle once for all whether the forged bordereau was shown to the officers who condemned him, and who was guilty of the forgery. He is supported by the Minister of War, but it may be doubted if even General Andre can secure him a complete rehearing. The Judges, the politicians, the Army, and even the Nationalists are all afraid of a fresh inquiry ; they supported the amnesty to stifle it ; and they will, we have little doubt, discover some excuse for refusing to open it again. Even if the case is retried, however, the conse- quences can hardly be political. Frenchmen are too tired of the discussion, and too well satisfied that they know the truth in its broadest aspects, to be greatly excited about it. If Captain Dreyfus were personally a favourite the result might be different ; but that is not the case, even among those who con- sider him, as a majority of sane Frenchmen now do, a bitterly wronged man, who ought to be completely rehabili- tated.
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