New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
MARTIAL LAW IN BRAZIL.
THE REPORT CREDITED IN WASHING
TON. ALTHOUGH NOT OFFICIALLY
CONFIRMED.

1v..,,r,tor Nov l6-No official information
bo. hsen received confrmatory OF the report ca
bled from Rio Janeiro via London to the erec'
that President Moraes has issued decree ueciA
ing martial law for period OF thirty Gays Ne'-
ertheless the report Is credited In diplomatic eH
elias II there was evidence Of the existence OF
political conspiracy In connection with tHe ioeO"'
attempt on the life of the President OF the bid
lillian Republic as the cable states susPe"eio"
OF civil rights It is pointed out, would be hecessMy
N accomplish the arrest OF any members or the
House of Deputies or the Senate WHO ihe"s ~
implicated IN the conspiracy -,
The constitution OF Brazil gives the menoei' VI
Congress immunity from arrest ouilHs ''o
sions except by the direction OF tho prahe" % ~
LEGISLATURE OF which they may he members ~
procure such an order Of arrest from 'ons'V1
1xould be a long process and. in addition lnl'ain
nonular excitement py the precipitation OF o''''
nnd acrimonious debate. This being the Na,
there was reasonable ground Tor the oe"'i q,
any of the radical members OF Congress "ele -,
voIved In the conspiracy the only way IN VIM!
49,, ,,,,,a In suumarIy dealt with would De 10
daoi.r. martial law This would not only place !"
tina hands OF the Government the weapons nc
,ary TO bring the conspratoTs TO Jusuee' 'u' 80.
very assumption OF this exceptional "U'"0l4''
would in itself tend to crush the conspiracy al"
allay the excitement ..,,. 90 tho
ox,s,,ng noI,,csl divisions In Brazil II - eto' 10
further evidenced by the reported resisha.ion %
IN. prefect of police who is prominent hAui'A'
or Jacobn. 49,. x..r IN
rba nolit,cal excitement In Brazil dates oack "
,.st Nav when the Republicans In both pranches
of Congress split into two factions previous ~
that time there had been practically nut one pa,S!
in Brazil known as the Federal Repuohc"ns' -.
old Monarchists or Reacuonists, were NOT Ao
noidable and made no pyetensions to the disht! Vi
"a marty TIL, line OF cleavage In the RepuVho""
,er,v separated the Radicals from the Cohser'"
lives The former who are known as .iS 60
nina hut also cling TO the name OF eueI"' ~
publcans desired to exclude all the ola ant
ISIS from any participation IN me pSSnDnbiisans'
he,r slogan was The RepuoNc LOT ~ 1an5 thnv
Tbs Conservatives, the other many N a.'
u,ere I'm the majority in both houses y. and
S%siievsd in conciiatlng the old Monarensss A an
edsr the leadership OF President MoISes al az
nounced the policy OF ReBuDmS, rot Marty also
,ans The two wings or the ttepu al
ncnnosed each other on the financial Suesio a. 60
fXSpUSh the proclaimed purpose OF ehSh maS " hal
InSSuIshh rstrenchment policy which woula pa.-
ance the expenditures and receipts % ~
Past month tho two parties nominated one
spective candidates for Presioeh ID a.neroI cleo
.innS r.rt March There was naturally inuCn a.
onnant which was intensified oy the SUI oso
Satas in Congress which was IN SESSION. aher
Sahates were occasionally OF very persona -,
scter nnd were marked ny sensatoHdi ns Sauss
az leaders of the respective Sides Campoe oarS s
Sysrnor Of one Of the Brazilian states was non
mated for President by the Conset t Pare by
Means and Lauro Sodre, senator from ~
me Radical Republicans. BY the eonsutuiLIont ,o "
brazil the President is inengieifp resident Moraes
in no wise involved dissatisfacuon with LIE
nipfs