The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-25
REPUBLIC NOW
! SEEMS LIKELY
House of Braganza lettering
in Portugal Owing to Un-
popularity of Premier.
DISPATCHES ALL CENSORED
REPORTS TO BE RECEIVED WITH
CAUTION.

Paris, Nov. 24-Reports representing
that Portugal is on the eve of a revo-
luton are received here with caution
as dispatches coming directly from that
country have been censored. and those
coming indirectly across the frontier
are held more or less under suspicion.
Both the reports of the Punishment Of
the crown prince and the mutiny of the
fleet are denied at the embassy mere;
nevertheless, the making of arrests, the
suspension of a newspaper and other
repressive measures which have been
taken by what Premier Franco terms
an administrative dictatorship, seems
conclusive proof that matters in Portu-
gal have entered upon critical phase.
Precipitated by King.
This condition undoubtedly has been
precipitated by the interview with
King Carlos, which was published last
week, in which he announced his dbso-
lutte faith in Premier Franco ana his
intention to allow the premier to choose
the time for the holding of the election
of he cortes The parliamentary OF
position which has been stirring up he
country for months past, expected ny
a gigantic demonstration planned FOR
Jan. next, to force the king to dis
Il
bold Endorsement of the dictatorship re-
moves this hope abruptly, consolidating
the entire opposition in the direction of
republicanism.
Hostile to the Dynasty.
Senior Ma. the proprietor of the
newspaper Vanguardia, of Lisbon,
which was suppressed, is now in Paris
and considers that a republic is inev-
fa NJ noF no will ha ne l.
before Jan. l. He declares that the
people are hostile TO the dynasty and
that the army is disaffected.
IF the king abdicates," ne said,
there will be a peaceful republic as in
the case of Brazil. If he does not, there
viii be revolution, with all its violent
cares
seandalous Conditions.
A correspondent of the Temps, who
has just returned after an investiga-
ion Of affairs in Portugal, and who
has had an interview with King
Carlos, Premier Franco and eX-Premier
castro. ex-pTemier of justice, as well
as opposition leaders. makes il clear
that the situation is the Outgrowth of
scandaious political conditions, which
have been endured for years. The main
object OF the members of the progress
der the rotative system. he says. was
TO preserve personal emoluments and
whether in office or out. they protect
ed each others sineCures, while at the
same time the members of the royal
family got advances which were new
er paid.
Francois Shrewdness.
Premier Franco, when he assumed
the dictatorship cut off the parliament
airy sinecuTes, arOusing the fury not
only of the politicians, but the cour-
tiers as well. and even the queen
mother. On the other hand, he legal
lied the kings advances and increased
his allowances by decree on the ground
that the civil list was SO insufficient
that the royal family were obliged to
sell the crown jewels, mortgage their
property and hypOthecate their hold
ings of government bonds. He, how
ever, shTewdly increased the salaries
of pooriy-paid government employees
and the officers of the army and navy,
the net result of these changes being
considerable saving to the treasury
Premier Franco, according to the
correspondent, insists that the people
and the military are loyal to the king
and that the surface effervescence has
been engineered by the politicians.