Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-25

discount money, control exchange, en-
gage in commercial transactions, CON
struct public and private buildings, en-
gage in, in fact, control the public
works of the country and operations of
hypothecation, construct railways, ex-
plore mines. found colonies, etc. 1t
was called a wild scheme, so wild, so
visionary and capable of exercising so
much power and doing so much mis-
chief that even the Brazilian business
inclined to loud protests or vigorous
kicking, INDUCED on this occasion
in good deal of the one and very
large share of the other. The minister
of finance was the father of the great
scheme that started such violent oppo-
sition throughout the country and came
very near breaking up the cabinet and
ending the quiet which thus far had
characterized the provisional govern
ment. As the matter stands now under
the compromise that was effected, what
ever it was, the three northern sections
of Brazil will each have bank organized
for that section with a capital of 20,000,-
600 milres each. The most northerly
sections will compromise four States.
the next section five States and the
State of Bahia with the adjoining ones
of Sergipe and Alagoas, the third sec
ton. In the southern par of Brazil
will be organized three more banks, each
with capital about the same as the
northern banks have. The powers and
the privileges of the original decree are
conferred on all of the banks alike in
the different sections under the COM
promise. SO much is known. Still the
people grumble and boldly declare the
entire scheme is simply a monopoly.
The "Grand naturalization act, as it
is called by the provisional government,
is not likely to capture many foreigners
and make of them Brazilian citizens.
Numbers are already filing their dec
laration to adhere to their own country
as subjects or as citizens. Compulsory
naturalization can not. think, be sus-
tanned by any Interpretation of interna-
tional law. Voluntary repatriation of
a citizen or subject, which our govern
ment first advanced as right and reason
able and just. and to which opinion
England was finally forced to yield, that
is one thing, and compulsory naturaliza-
/ no,
should pay certain taxes for The sup.
port of the municipality or state that
gives him the privilege of engaging in
business, is quite right. But his nation
atty is his brthright. 1t belongs to hin
to give up, if he chooses. 1t is his eX.
elusive privilege to do so or not. A
foreign government may with as much
reason decree that one of another coun
try shall be forced to accept another
religion and abandon his own as to com
pei him to become naturalzed, or witt
as much show of reason it might decree
that he shall marry a woman of the
country where he is transacting bushes:
and not one of his own choice. o.
course, in this naturalization decree the
option is given to the foreigner to de
clare within six months from its issu
ance, before the proper authorities, tina
he has no wish to accept Brazilian citi
zenship. But if he neglects to so de
clare, through sickness or other caus,
within the specified time, he is regarded
as, and becomes, Brazilian citizen.
am waiting quite anXiously to see tn,
position of our own government in th
matter as well as the opinion of othe
governments.
The decree abolishing passports is on,
that is universally approved, especial,
by foreigners. No longer need they o
any others be subjected to the inconveni
ence of presenting themselves before tn
police in order to have passport viset
before they can purchase a ticket in cas-
they wish to leave the port.
The decree making it obligatory upol
a foreign company wishing to engage il
business here to have two-thirds o
It's III tllis Is loOhtu uJOl
as quite absurd. Presume it will be en-
forced. In general, with the exception
mentioned, the DEGREES issued thus far b,
{ the government provoke but little crit
: cism. The negroes are greatly disappoint
ed that their condition has in no wise i'm
{ proved, as they were led to believe woul,
be the case, under republic, so, for tn
: DEGREES they care little or nothing, a
long as such DEGREES have not promote,
: their happiness, that is, their laziness
: When they feel so disposed they work
: and when they don't they eat banana
and lie in the sun, when hot enough, an,
| when too hot crawl to the shade. Tn
, better class of negroes, however, thos
who hold office and who are on socia
terms with the whites more or less, are
, like the whites, awaiting the result o