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The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 10, March 10, 1898 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various
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believe that the Dreyfus party represents the Jews of France, for whom
they have an intense hatred.

It should be explained here that the Jews have acquired an immense power
in France, as they have, indeed, all over Europe. They are the great
financiers of the world, and their power is so extensive that it has
created the alarm and jealousy and malice now finding expression in
Paris.

* * * * *

The Government of France is now in so dangerous a situation that there
is a good deal of discussion as to what will happen in case the republic
is overthrown.

The President of the republic, Félix Faure, is popular throughout
France, but he has hardly strength enough with the people to become a
great leader. A few months ago he won enthusiastic approval by the skill
with which he arranged his visit to the Emperor of Russia, and by the
dignity and simplicity which he displayed during that visit.

President Faure is essentially a man of the people. For many years he
has been prominent in the commercial and the political life of France,
and he has always been a champion of the people's rights. But he is not
the kind of leader that would appeal strongly to the army, and, as we
have seen, the army practically controls France at the present moment.

Consequently, if a revolution were to take place in Paris as a result of
the Dreyfus affair, it would probably bring forward a popular military
man as a candidate for leadership. Such a man is to be found in General
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