Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
UNEASY BRAZIL.
Facts About that Republic that Seem Strange
TO the Yankees.

ment censorship ever cable news has prohs'-
/ blv permitted considerable one-shlesi iutur-
nation TO have heen seat cut in explsna-
/ ton anil cxieuuatien OF tie latest agt of the
/ President of the Brazilian Republic in SIS
+ pending official guarantees al RE fur -
I lIears.
/ This is Ia effect a declaration of martial
{ law and If continued, may finally result in
+ an assumption of military dictatorship all
over Brazil. Tie ease which led 10 this
was the recen; action OF the Is military and
naval officers of high rank in publishing IN
tbs newspaper Il manifesto or protest against
( the recent act of Marshall floriana reiSotte,
/ Vice Pre.islen, and successor OF peetiora
/ Fonseea in tleIspsine by Presidential decree
7 the Governor of the several states who had
been elected by the people, but whose oiti-
eial condnci did NOT please the President
OF the Republic at Rio.
[ Ii will be seen thai these people have hut
faint conception. Is yet. OF the liberties
I granted to them by Republican form of
government. 1t will be remembered that
( Foaseea was deposed because he attempted
( To dissolve the Congress that failed 10 con
7 firm all his official arts. The cry then was
f I surption7 The Misrepresentation
sent forth 10 the world created considerable
( sympathy with the struggling Congress.
+ no were supposed to represent the people
+ in the defense of their rights; vet this same
! c ongress that had compelled the resigua-
/ tion of Fonscea immediately passed
resolutions granting To his successor.
I reixotto. no, hy the way, had previously
1 agreed to sustain Fonsecal practically I'M
+ limited power IL a military dictator. clain,-
ing that on account of the unfantiliarity of
0 u l II. s
military necessity.
I The new President promptly uses his au-
thOrity and summary depo,es several gov
ernors of states. in one instance. at tcara.
/ 10y bombarlmeut of the palace by the
naval forces. The present trouble comes
unexpectedly from the military and naval
/ officers. who were supposed 10 be friendly
/ To Peixotto. They do not quietly or Off
cially protest, but the first notice PeNuto
I has is this. the newspaper manifesto.
/ The President i'll reply publishes "A decree
placing these 10 protesting military aud
naval authorities ON the retired list" with
"A big pension, most of the officers being
Young men. Two of these who had signed
the declaration. fearing the consequences,
backed out, and the following day published
a retraction They were for this act re-
varied by being Iransposed from the re
tired" 10 the reserved, or as they term ii,
-seconl-cas- list
Subsequently, two of the thirteen. vice
admiral of the navy and Eduardo Walden
kok and Major General Jose Almcda
Barrrtto printed a manifesto. declining the
retirement and refusing point blank to rec
ugnLe the authority of the President to
place them in retirement. These are two Of
the most distinguished officers of the Bra
lillian army and navy. Nalkcnkolk was Il
mcmher of FOnscca> cabinet, as a minister
of marine. AMI is we'll and fayurablN known
in the nitcd States. where he has spent
some time. Barrettu has famous military
career. S0lIabanha ia tiartiI. II rear adj
miral, who has been recognized As mon
arrhi>t and heretofore mistrusted. has to-
day been taken into the fold and appointed
to an important position in Rio. \ demon
,tratun was made 1T the lodging of deputy
from Bahia against PciXutt0, and in favor
of Fon>eca, but reports say j; was qucllrd
by the Tenth infantry.
Briefly stated the facts are: All the trou-
bic comes from the military and naval Of
iiccrS, who are quarrelng among them
selves. and it will end in Kilkenny cat
fight. The Brazilian people are generally
quiet and, in their calm and Indifferent
manner. look ON and awaiting developments.
They say the military will eat each other up
and then peace will be established in Brazil.
1t is well known that the revolution in the
empire did not come from the people, but
! through the array and navy officers, Su>-
tanned by few headers. The headers be
ing weak, were dependent upon the mill
tary, and they dictate to the President.
The more respectable element of Brazil