Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
PORTUGUESE TANGLE
STORY OF PRINCE LOUIS BAN
IsHMENT DENIED.

Special Cabiegram to The Star
LONDON. November 23.-According to q
letter from The Stars correspondent at
Lisbon, the puzzle of the Portuguese
news dispatches that have appeared
abroad Is to be explained by the \cam-
paign tactics of the former cabinet min
listers who have to face a prelongation OF
their exclusion from constitutional poll
tics. under the decree of May II, by, which
Premier Franco dissolved the cortes with
out announcing new elections. which
under the constitution should have been
followed within six months by an an
neuncement of intention to convoke an
other assembly.
That period elapsed last week without a
sign from Franco, and this evidence that
nothing was to be expected from that
quarter persuaded the leaders OF the old
groups in the eortes to redouble their at
tacks on the dictatorship. There Is little
sign that the country Is moved deep by
the illegality of the present regime, %hlcn
is supported by Portugafs French cred
itors, who are satisfied at FRANCOIS sue
cess In reducing the years deficit from
30, 600 600 to 1O.Oa0,UO0 francs without IN
|creasing the taxation. chiefly by ABOLISH
ing tax gathering sinecares.
-. :, . Franco Accepted.
me eOucdteQ ana luucPchoShI PuSHf>
understands that the present situation
lis a temporary expedient and the com
mercial community strongly support II
as such. The army also Is loyal to King
Carlos, except such members Of 1t as
are affected by the reductions In expendi-
lures and the military families connected
with the old administration. Their Ell
forts to arouse an Indifferent peasaptry
to sense of wrong are frustrated large
Iy by the priesthood, who are support
ers Of the royal house. especially OF the
queen, whose protection OF the Jesu,ts
has long enabled them to override the
old limitations imposed on them Dy the
cortes.
The story that the Crown Prince Louis
has been banished to the Villa Vicosa Tor
joining the conservative parliamentary
party against his father is doubtless faD-
ricated for the same purpose as was the
report circulated in July that King car
los had fled aboard a cruiser and tnat
Franco had achieved coup detat, When
the fact was the king had taken his usual
summer cruise along the coast on board
a pleasure yacht.
Government Statement
LISBON. November 23.-The city of
Lisbon is now practically under martial
law. Detachments Of police and mu-
nicipal guards are constantly patrolling
the streets. but no violent incidents have
occurred. The censorship over Geographic
dispatches is strict, and the post office
officials refuse to accept letters which do
not carry the addresses of the senders on
the envelopes.
Much dissa tisfaction is reported to exist
among the officers of the Portuguese
army. Three generals are known to have
been relieved of their commands and. &C
cording to report, some three hundred
political prisoners have been placed on
board a cruiser which left this port i'm
mediately afterward. Another version OF
the rumor is that the officers Of the
cruiser were disaffected Rebellion Is said
to be rampant in the navy. -
A decree Is published in the official gov
eminent organ proclaiming an extension
on the period of restraint governing the
liberty of the press.
An official statement given out by the
government tonight declares that the sit
uation in Portugal has been grossly mis-
represented. 1t says: 1.-The fantastic
rumors concerning members Of the royal
family, the attitude of military forces an6
political leaders, as well as the stories OF
an outbreak against order, are absolutely
without foundation"