Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-06
PORTUGUESE KING
IN Lime LIGHT
Unrest Among All Classes
May Cause Complete
Revolution

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gravest character. The situation has
become SO acute, indeed, that London
would not be surprised to learn at any
moment that King Carlos has been
forced to leave Portugal and that re-
public had been proclaimed at Lisbon.
Still, the fat and jolly King Carlos
has weathered many a storm during
the past few years, and he may be
able to pull through the present cri-
SIS.
But when the principal newspapers
of monarchical country begin to hold
up their sovereign to public obloquy as
manifest coward as ridiculous
and useless dude and as IAN incapa-
BILE fool" and loudly demand that he
| take his departure and make way for
| the establishment of a republic, the
"only form of government consistent
with human dignity, common sense
and modern progress" then a revolu-
ton may be regarded as imminent and
the overthrow of the throne as at hand.
Peasantry Are Disseminated.
For long time past there has been
growing discomfort among the peasan-
| try, due to the excessive and ever-in-
creasing taxation to which they are
subjected. 1t is safe to say that they
will cheerfully welcome and submit to
any change of rulership, no matter
what 1t is, that will tend to alleviate
the crushing burden of imposts with
which they are at present literally
1 overwhelmed. AS for the urban popu-
lation, 1t is republican to the very core.
The chambers of commerce and the
chambers of manufacture. the associa-
lions OF wine growers and wine deal
ters, the industrial guilds, the banking
classes, the legal and medical profess
sions, the faculties and students of the
various universities and colleges, and
even the very officers and soldiers Of
the army, particularly the scientific
branches of the latter, are nearly all
openly protested foes of the monarchy,
and acknowledged republicans, who
are firmly convinced that Portugal
will never recover her former prosper
ity as well as her prestige among the
nations of the universe, unless she
adopts form of government that ex-
ercises a less blighting influence upon
the life of the people than the deplora-
BILE rule of the house of Braganza. AS
for the urban labor element, it is al
most wholly socialistic.
Carlos Not to Blame.
Really, Carlos is not responsible for
this state of affairs. He is a fat and
lazy fellow, good-naturel and easy-go-
ing, and probably would be happy II
J he were we'll rid of his job, provided
he received a good-sized pension fol
himself and family. 1t has always
been said that the political ideas OF
King Carlos are liberal and progress
sive, but unfortunately he lacks the
energy and courage of his convictions
= His chief desire is to worry himself a;
little as possible about the condition o.
} public affairs. He is extremely fond O.
sport and pleasure. He is first-rat'
proved style, is an adept both will
D the pencil and the brush and is
splendid swimmer and diver. His ap
: petite is proportionate to his size, an,
: he is the biggest and latest of all tn
. monarchs of Europe.
> Queen an Able Woman.
Carlos is said to be faithful to hi
wife. Gossips have it that he is in to-
great fear of her not to be, If he wer
inclined otherwise. Queen Amelie i
homely, being large boned and tai
with prominent features. but she ha
a good deal of political sagacity, NOR
than any other. perhaps. of the Or
leans family. Some of the Orleanist
say that if she had been born a ma
she would be king of France.
But she has a hard enough time O
it to keep her own throne. She
fond of every kind of sport, is strong
minded, and smokes strong cigars
- Yet she is domestic, as she shows b
occasionally making her own dresse!
and she learned medicine in order t
properly care for one of her own chill
dren, who was suffering from an in
X durable Illness. Her strong commo
sense has saved Portugal from man
financial and political crisis. an
q she may be said to be the real minis
"a ter of Portugal today.
n Fatality Pursues Brasanzas.
. Such is the pair that rules Portuga
!" But over them seems to hang the ia
tally that has pursued the house II
the last two generations. Queen Ste
phanies death in 1860, three month
after her marriage, was supposed {
have been due to foul play. Don Joa
y died by poison, as did Prince Ferd
"A mani. Don Augustus and King Lu
= were also poisoned, but escaped deaf
=. although the Ia tier never recovert
IS from its effects and remained an IL
b valid to the day of his death. The tr'
Is ditions of the house Of Portugal fro
IS first to last have not been such as
IL make the people anxious for a cOnfiI