, 1889-12-12
NOTES ABOUT BRAZIL.
Written By One Who Was
Long in the 90 untry.
SACRED IMAGES IN The ARMY.
A Prophetic Poem From the Pen
OF the Banished Emperor.
Dom Pedro.

had large experience of South
American life, and who was resi-
dent at Rio and at Petropolis during
the war with Paraguay. He has
only recently arrived In New York
from Venezuela. He had been In
the Brazilian capital shortly before
he came North.
"Take from Spaniard all that ls
good In him and you will find q
Portuguese" Is q well-known
proverb among the Latin race.
This Is pre-eminently true OF the
old-time Portuguese, but Dom Pedro
III. shines forth AZ II brilliant eXcep-
tion to the rule, and his beneficent
reign has done more to promote the
growth OF rcpublicanism than any
other agency or agencies that could
have beer employed.
The growth of republicanlsm In
Brazil Is not mushroom character,
1t was born when the first printing
press was established ut Rio dc
Janeiro, Brazil, in 1908, and when
u stCOIiu WIS tstdDiiSiSu III i'"h'o
in 1911. These were the only two
presses In the Brazils up to 1921
and, although subject to vigorous
censorship, the information sup
piled the people gave them aspira-
tions for more liberal and enlight-
ened life and freedom from the
tranlmels of bigoted priestcraft.
pOsT-MoRTEM PROMOTIONS.
Incredible IA II may appear, to
this day there arc many of the n-
cred images In various provinces OF
Brazil, especially those of Minas
Gcraes, Para and Pernambuco, who
are borne ON the active list of the
army, and--through legally consti-
tuted gusrdians-receive the regular
salaries of the rank assigned them.
At intervals these images are pro
NOTED, and receieve (by terrestrial
deputy arrears Of salary and In
crease from date of appointments.
The mild but willy Tcuton has had
great influence in precipitating the
late crisis i'm Brazil. Petropolis, or
the city of Peter, where the palace
of the ex-emperor IL situated, IL u
German colony. The language OF
the fathcrlund predominatcs there,
and as the second daughter of Dom
Pedro, Doda Leopoldina, married
Prince Auguste of Saxe-COburg
Gotha, the Germans have been en-
couragcd and have emigrated In
large numbers to the various Bra
lillian provinces, where they have
discovered that, although the con-
stitution gave them freedom Of re-
ligious thought and freedom OF
speech, they must not worship In
their own churches or observe any
outward forms Of their own religion.
The dethroned emperor encouraged
foreigners from all parts of the
world, and offered them all advan-
tagcs as settlers, but his government
failed to guarantee educational fti-
cilities.
EDUCATION DEFEATED.
Under our common school system
people of many nations and multi
farious beliefs have become Amer
leans and brothers in patriotism,
sincerely respecting each others re-
ligious convictions, but free from
the most pitiable sentiments that
ever destroyed manhood-religious
bigotry and narrow intolerance.
Under this system all forms of re-
ligion have evinced q vitality that
they possess nowhere else. The
Catholic church has and docs still
undertake to stem the tide Of intel
lcctual progress In Brazil. This ac-
ton Of the hierarchy turned Italy
agaisnt the vatican. VIII the new
party of progress permit the ascend
ency of the same pernicious power
In the new republic? The alliance
of church and state has proved a
bllghting curse to the human race.
Now Ia the time for Brazil to declare
for true religious liberty.
FAREWELL SPEECHES OF TWO EN-
PERORS.
On the 7th of April, 1881, the
tenth year of the independence OF
the empire, Dom Pedro l., deserted
by those OH whom he had lavishcd
honors and favors, after IA stubborn
resistance 10 the demands of the
Brazilian party for his abdication
and their assured independence
from Portugal, addressed the mes-
senger from the campo and said: "I
will do anything for the people, but
not by the people, but l avail my
self of the rights which the constitu-
ton comedies to me, and ! declare
that ] have voluntarily abdicatcd i'm
favor of my dearly beloved son, Dom
Pedro de Alcantara.
Here is my abdication; ] shall
return to Europe and leave the
country that I have loved dearly
and that I shall love above all ]
deem precious"
Dom Pedro H., his son, made q
somewhat similar reply when in.
formed of his dethronement:
"In view of the address handed me
on the 18th of November, / resolve
to submit to the force of clrcum.
stances, and will leave for Europe
tomorrow, leaving this beloved
country which l have tried to give
firm testimony of my aff'ectionatt
love and esteem during nearly hall
u century. / will always have
kindly rencmbrances of Brazil and
hopes for Its prosperity"
a PROPHETIC POEM.
The following lines were composed
by Dom Pedro H., and written by
him In the album of one of the
maids of honor to the empress, Dons
Teresa Christina, sister Of the king
of the Two Sicilies. The verses
were not inte nded for the public eye