Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
A MOVE FOR WAR.
President Peixota Summary ScTcrs
Diplomatic Relations with
Portrayal.

Diplomatic Relations with
Portugal.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May l4.-Senor
Mendonca, the Brazilian minister, to-
day received the following cdblegram
from his government:
RIO DE JANEIRo, May Il, 1S9i.-1o EF'-
lillian Minister, lFnshjnG'on ID. T. 1'"
President of the Republic las suspended
diplomatic relations with Portugal --l,--.e5
passports to Count Paraty and the personnel
OF the Portuguese legation in Rio, and
ordered the Brazilian legation III Lisbon to
withdraw.
MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS.
This rupture of diplomatic relations
is the direct result Of the action OF
Portuguese naval commanders IN Rio IN
afording asylum to the Brazilian rebels.
When De CANA abandoned his fleet in
the harbor on March IL last he
Portuguese men-of. war Minde!lo and
Alfonso de Albuquerque, where
they were sheltered. The Brazilian
government preferred demand for
their surrender, holding that as
the refugees were taken aboard the
Portuguese vessels within territorial
waters they could not claim asylum and
could not be submitted to trial by the
Brazilian courts. The Portuguese com
mander refused to surrender the rebels
and the next day sailed away to the
River Platte. The refugees were the
cause of much trouble to their hosts,
for after some ugly complications with
the Uruguayan authorities, growing
out of the violation of quarantine regu-
lations, the Portuguese commanders
permitted a number of refugees to
escape on an Argentine vessel.
They were recaptured, but this in
volved the Portuguese in dispute with
the Argentine government, the result
OF which was that they were obliged to
give up their prisoners.
Meantime the Brazilians had not
abate d their claim and insisted that
Portugal had to return the refugees.
Clearly this could not be done, SO the
result is as announced in the foregoing
cablegram. What the outcome will be
cannot be predicted.
Minister Mendonca, when seen to-
day, avoided q discussion of the future
course Of his government. A rupture
of diplomatic relations is sometimes
tantamount to a declaration Of war, but
it is scarcely likely to be so serious
in this case. 1t is difficult to see
how the Portuguese government
can conciliate Brazil, although
this might be accomplished by
the surrender of Admiral Da CANA,
who is reported to be Ell route to Portu-
gal, and an ample apology. Portuguese
pride, historical in its obstinacy, will
probably stand in the way of any such
concessions, and it is more probable
that the two nations will continue to
stand in an unfriendly attitude toward
each other until time mollities the out
ragged feelings of the Braziians.
LISBON, May 1.-THE staff of the
Brazilian legation in this city has been
withdrawn and diplomatic relations be-
tween Portugal and Brazil have been
broken Off.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Brazilian le-
cation in this city has received the fol-
lowing telegram:
RIO DE JANEIRo, May a. - President
Peixoto has broken off diplomatic relations
with Portugal. The President has sent tc
the Portuguese legation the passports for
Count De Paraty and for the members O.
the Portuguese IeratiOn'S stat