A Perennial Burden to the Conscience
"When the Dreyfus case is ended, and nobody knows when that will be, there will be a relief to mankind all the world over"- The General Advertiser of New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1899 (Prisoners of honor-Dreyfus affair, David Levering Lewis).Never in the history of humanity, did a case of treason have such a profound impact on the entire state, from the government to the youngest child. The Affair penetrated, slowly but steadily, the conscience of the people not only in France but worldwide. Not only did it affect the government of France and its Army, but it also influenced the intellect and the religious framework, organizations and societies, as well as the ordinary citizens and the so-called little Frenchmen. L'affair split families, societies, organizations, friendships and the people in two tabors: The Dreyfussards - those who were on the side of Captain Dreyfus - and anti Dreyfussards - those in favor of anti-Semitism. The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath were remembered long after the case itself was officially closed.The Dreyfus Affair actually started in the second half of September 1894, when a letter containing some secret information about the French Army was brought at the Statistical Section of the Fren
This letter brought people to the streets. He published it in his anti-Semitic newspaper "La Libre Parole," on November 1. The Army stripped him of his rank in a humiliating ceremony, in front of many soldiers and other officers, in the courtyard of the École Militaire on January 5, 1895. The Chamber on that day and many days afterwards, looked more like a disordered debating place. As such, the Affair had drastically altered the Jewish position in societies worldwide. He was tried and acquitted on January 11, 1898. After a few months, Zola was tried and convicted of libel and left France. Godefroy Cavignac was chosen Minister of War. The Affair revealed for the first time the precariousness of the Jews' emancipation. Monsieur Andre Vervoort; Georges Clemenseau vs. He was secretly kept in prison and interrogated mainly by du Paty de Clam. They fueled their fury and anger against Jews with arguments of an endangered French Army. Another good example is Commandant Forzinetti, at that time the Governor of the Paris Military Cherche Midi Prison, who had been in direct contact with the accused. Dreyfus was found guilty of treason in a closed court-martial on December 22. It serves as a source of inspiration for many writers, film directors, philosophers, and politicians.
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