ABSTRACT
In May-June 1968, for example, the description of Gaullism, in one of the revolutionary tracts, as being a ‘bete traquee qui saigne de toutes parts’ was arresting because it came in the midst of a comparatively abstract description of the forces at work, and of the then present situation. For the defeated anti-Dreyfusards, in particular, it was to remain a running sore. In it the myth of the 'Syndicate' was presented as undeniable fact, and the whole Affair was still seen as a Jewish plot. The statue was intended to combat racialism, but it was to be erected in a courtyard used only by the Army. The decision by a left-wing government to erect the statue on Army premises, so close to the shameful scene, must have seemed to reflect a desire to provoke what is still a right-wing army.
