These incidents an uproar caused like Donnybrook its Fair: Wherever Frenchmen met to talk 'twas Pandemonium there: And anywhere except in France you'd argue from events That Ministers had rather lost the public confidence. Then spake the German Government (and here I must deplore The fact that they had not presumed to mention it before): "Although," they said respectfully, "we would not interfere With any Angelegenheit outside our proper sphere-- Why make this quite-essentially-unnecessary fuss? This compromising document was never sold to us: Potztausend!" said the Chancellor, "upon my honour, no! We have not got and do not want your precious Bordereau!" This rather struck the Ministers, in Paris where they sat: They took and read the Bordereau: they had not yet done that. 'Twas found to mention obvious facts which any one might know-- No horrid revelations lurked within the Bordereau! And did they set poor Dreyfus free, the due amends to make, Regain the public confidence by owning their mistake, And cease for popularity by sordid means to bid? These are the things they might have done; but this is what they did:-- They said, those Gallic Ministers, "Undoubtedly it's true The document has not been sold, and is not worth a _sou_; But as the man's in prison now, why, there he's got to stay-- _Que voulez-vous_?" they simply said, "it is a _Chose Jugee_!" This artless little narrative is specially designed To illustrate the workings of the Gallic statesman's mind; And till they change those processes and mould their ways anew, It is not yet in Paris that I want to be a Jew. UNSELFISH DEVOTION Ye Concerts who plan for the welfare of Man and compose his occasional quarrels, Whom we properly deem to be teachers supreme in the sphere of Political Morals, May you win the renown that your efforts should crown and reward your assiduous labours In arranging the cares and embarrassed affairs that afflict your unfortunate neighbours! Should a potentate go for his national foe, and, as soon as he's thoroughly licked him, Should he dare to demand a concession of land from his prostrate and paralyzed victim, It is then you arise and his arm you arrest when his harvest is ripe for the reaping, And a people oppressed may in confidence rest when it's safe in Diplomacy's keeping. It is you who protest in a horrified tone at a hint of Integrity's danger, And the victor is shown that a Concert alone is of Law and of Fate the arranger: With a warlike display of your fleets in array and of Maxims (both empty and loaded) You establish it plain that his notions of gain are immoral and also exploded!