St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-16
BRAZIL is A REPUBLIC.
Senator Tnrpie Wants Uncle Sam
to Recognize That Fact,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-In the senate
to-day after the routine business Mr..
Morgan's resolution recognizing the
United States of Brazil as free, indie
pendent and sovereign state was taken
up.and Mr.. Turpie proceeded to address
the senate in its support. He said that
he favored the immediate recognition of
Brazil, and was quite willing that con-
gresS should declare to-day, as a part of
the international common law of the
three Americas. that no European power
shall interfere in any part of this hemi-
sphere to restore the representative of
monarchy or empire, or to prevent the
establishment of a republic; but that any
such Interference would be regarded
as an act unfriendly toward the United
States and would be redreSSed by all the
means necessary to effect its frustra-
ton. He read extracts from the mes
sage of the president announcing the
change of government in Brazil, and
spoke of the message as a listless,
affairs there, and characterized the posi-
ton Of the adminis5 ration toward the
new republic of Brazil as
ONE OF STRICT NEU TRALITY
and supreme indifference. He said the
assumption III that passage of the pres
ldent's message that the revolutionary
government of Brazil had been estab-
liShed without. or against the assent of
the people of that country, disclosed the
real attitude of the administration
towards the new government and APP
preached very nearly condition of
covert hostility. 1t expressed partly
concealed but very apparent aSperSiOh
even Sneer-at the sovereignty of the
republic of Brazil. The time
had come when the existence and
authority of the republic of Brazil
could be no longer coutrOverted by
words. 1t could be controverted only
by war. The chairman of the CON-
mittee on foreign relations, Mr.. Sher-
man, had told the senate that it should
wait and inspect the new constitution OF
Brazil. The United States, however,
was not concerned to know what were
the particular provisions of the consti-
tuition of France or any other republic
In the family of nations. What was the
reason OF the mistaken policy of pro-
crastination? He would not attribute it
to fear of offending the dynastic houses
of Great Britain and the European con-
unent. No, it was due to certain in
detlnable and unconscious disposition
OF the executive to dlStruSt the people,
to miStrust popular revolution as
method of political reform, to
Oellttle, to underrate, to I'M
deryalue the efforts of the
new republic in the way of political en-
reimbursement. The whole diplomatic
and consular corps of Brazil throughout
the world had stood by the republic.
This afforded evidence of a very bind
ing character under the very eye OF the
president. MIR. Turpie criticized the
phrase provisional government" used
by the president. The government of
Brazil was not provisional, but gov
ernment of the people. In this case OF
Brazil even the distinguished publicist
at the head of the state department
SEEMED TO LIMP AND LINGER
In the rear of opportunity. Did the
chairman of the committee on foreign
r'iatlons expect any change in the pres
ent condition of affairs in Brazil. that he
advised the government of the United
States to wait. Did he expect that in
the spring a thaw would come that
would resolve all political element
into flood OF imperialism on
which the ark of the old covenant
would float again, buoyant ana undis-
turbed? Mr.. Turple contrasted the
present delay with the prnmptness of
President Grant in recognizing France
in 1870. He hoped that the recognition
of Brazil would come soon enough to be
| of value and of real significance. The
resolution went over without moLlon.
The senate then passed a number of
senate bills, among them the following:
Relating to homestead entries in Indian
territory; settling claim of Missouri
for money paid to militia since April,
1852; for bridging the Missouri liver
within one mile of the mouth of the
Kansas river; appropriating $4,000 for
hall of records in Washington. The
senate then went into secret session,
and at 4:40 adjourned.