Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-14
Passports Sent the Portuguese Le-
cation at Rio.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN OFF
Affording Cana an Asylum the
Cause.
WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT

LONDON. May 14.-The Brazilian lega.
ton has received the following telegram
from Rio de Janeiro:
President Peixoto has broken off diplo-
matte relations with Portugal. The presi.
dent has sent to the Portuguese legation
the passports for Count De Paraty and fol
the members of the Portuguese legations
staff.
"(Signed)
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS"
LISBON, May 1.-THE staff Of the Bra
lillian legation in this city has been with
drawn and diplomatic relations between
Portugal and Brazil have been broken on.
News Received Here.
Senior Mendonca. the Brazilian minister
today received the following cablegram
from his government:
RIO DE JANEIRO, May IA, 1S94.-Tc
Brazilian Minister, Washington. d. c.: The
president Of the republic has suspended
diplomatic relations with Portugal, giving
passports to Count Paraty and the person
Eel OF the Portuguese legation at Rio, and
ordered the Brazilian legation at Lisbon to
withdraw.
MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Cause of the Rupture.
This rupture of diplomatic relations is the
direct result of the action of the Portu.
guese naval commanders at Rio in afford.
Ing asylum to the Brazilian rebels. When
Da Cana abandoned his fleet in Rio harbor
March IL last, he took his followers aboard
the Portuguese men-of-war Mindello and
Aiohso de Albuquerque, where they were
sheltered The Brazilian government pre-
1erred demand for their surrender hold
ing that as the refugees were taken aboard
.ne fortuguese vessels within territorial
waters they could not claim asylum and
shouid be submitted to trial by the Brazil
Ian courts
Inc portuguese commanders refused to
surrender the rebels and the next day sailed
away away 10 the river Platte. The refugees were
lie cause or much trouble to their hosts for
after some ugly complications with the Uru.
guayan authorities, growing out of the yio.
iatlon or quarantine regulations, the Portu.
euese commanders permitted a number OF
the refugees to escape on an Argentine yes.
sell They were recaptured. but this involved
the Portuguese in a dispute with the Ar.
genuine government, the result of which
was that they were obliged to give up theii
prisoners. who at last attained liberty or
Argentine soil. Meanwhile Brazil had no,
abated her claim and insisted that Portugal
return the refugees.
What May Come.
Clearly this could not be done, SO the re-
suit is as announced in the foregoing cable
gram. a rupture between the parent country
and Brazil. What the outcome will be can:
not be predicted. Minister Mendonca, wher
seen today. avoided discussion of the fu
ture course Of his government. A rupture
of diplomatic relations is sometimes tanta.
mount to declaration of war, but II IL
scarcely to be so serious in this case 1t is
difficult to see how the Portuguese govern
ment can conciliate Brazil. although this
might be accomplished by the surrender oi
Admiral da Cana, who is reported to be er
route to Portugal, and an ample apology
Portuguese pride, historical i'm its obstinacy
will probably stand in the way of any such
concessions, and II is more probable that the
two nations will continue to stand in an un.
friendly attitude toward each other until
time mollifes the outraged feelings of the
Brazilians