The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
DomCarlos Coupd'Etat
ENGLANDS PLEDGE TO ARMED INTERVENTION
IN HIS BEHALF IN PORTUGAL

in existence. England should have re
Trained throughout the war in South At |
rica from occupying Lorenzo Marquee |
through which Portuguese port the Beers
received not only much OF the material
which enabled them to carry on the cam
paIgn. but likewise reinforcements in the
shape OF volunteers. In order to eX-
plain this it is necessary to draw atten-
ton 10 the fact that at the outset OF the
war there was for a time n very serious
danger Of foreign Intervention, for which
Great Britain was but i'll prepared Lord
/ Salisbury, therefore considered 1t pohcy
| to avoid. so far as possible, giving any
| sort Of pretext 10 the continental powers
| for even questioning the action OF Great
/ Britain, and he fully realized that an
| English occupation of Delagoa Bay, even
] with the consent OF Portugal. would FUR
/ nish pretext Of this kind, and might
/ afford to France. which was then un-
! friendly. to Germany. and to Russia,
plausible ground for demanding an inter
/ national congress to consider the Whole
South African question, which scheme, u
rejected by England would have placed
! her i'm a position Of hostility 70 the entire
| concert of Europe. Then, too, there were
| the national suscepubilities Of the Portu-
| euese themselves 10 be considered, espe-
/ claflv as there IS in Portugal strong
republican element which, aware Of the
| support assured 10 the throne by Eng
/ land. regards with disfayor the British
proclivities Of Dom Carlos and his gov
! ernment. Rather than confront possibili-
/ ties such as these Lord Salisbury pre-
| ferred to take no steps whatsoever with
/ regard 10 the TransvaaIs use Of Lorenzo
| Marquee as a source Of supplies. until
| complete victory was assured. and Pre-
/ toria had been occupied by Lord Roberts,
| Although Dom Carlos is being de-
/ nounced by one-half of his subjects as
| usurper. who should at once make way
for the legiumist sovereign, Dom Miguel
Of Braganza. and by the other half Of
| his countrymen as "A ridiculous and use
| less dude" as "an incapable fool" as "a
manifest coward as "a common thief Of
public funds" and as "a criminal worthy
If death'-I am quoting from speeches
in Parliament and from the leading pa
pers at Lisbon and Oporto, which loudly
demand that he should take his departure
and make room for the establishment Of
a republic. "the only form of government
consistent with human dignity, common
sense and modern progress yet he is
| the victim Of circumstances. rather than
personally at fault The present situation
! arises not from any Of the offeuses i'm
puted TO him by his assailants, but 10 the
fact that he has compiled too strictly
with the terms Of the constitution. leav-
ing to selfish and incompetent politicians
10 wreck the country by virtue Of the
authority repoSed I'm them by their Par
liamentary majority. rather than trans
gress his statutory limitations by sending
them about their business. He possesses
all the qualities that should have en-
deared him 10 his people. and which
establish his hold upon the affection Of
his friends. He is. in spite of his bulk
an athlete. and excelled i'm the national
sport Of bullfghtiug as a toreador. He is
one Of the finest shots and best swimmers
in Europe He has shown his bravery by
, many fcats Of courage, including the saw
. ing Of a man from drowning and the
rescue Of another from a couple Of would
, be murderers. He is extremely talented,
both win his pen and with his brush, he
ing a frequent exhibitor at the Paris
salons. He IS genial sunny-tempered.
, kind-hearted and generous. while there is
not a word of truth in the accusations Of
dishonesty brought against him, nor I'm
the charges that he Is SO heavily in the
debt Of the Count de Buruay that he COM
PEELED the government to renew the lat
ter's contract as farmer Of the state to-
hacCO monopoly on terms most disad-
,a1
Dom Carlos Is not eXtraVaE9nt, has
plenty OF money OF his own. and has mar
ried very rich wife. who not only in-
! herited n large share Of the great wealth
Of her father the late Count Of Paris, but
will come in for a still larger fortune on
the death of her mother Moreover the
Kings marriage has been a happy one in
2 every respect, and nothing has ever oC-
CURED 10 mar the relations with his hand
some consort. Finally, he IS q man Of eX-
: ceedingly broad-minded and liberal ideas
- on the subject Of government and Of re-
: lgion, a circumstance which, while il has
in no sense benefited him with the Re
publicans. has embittered against him all
2 the Conservatives, and especially the re-
Y ligious orders. the parish clergy, and the
, rural population subject 70 their influence
As for Queen Marie Amalie, her generous
p devotion 20 the cause Of every form of
, suffering, her foundation. endowment and
70 supervision Of innumerable hospitals and
! philanthropic institutions, her study OF
medicine. in which she now holds the
diploma of full-fedged physician. in
- order to enable her to understand more
- thoroughly the needs and requirements OF
f the sick. and her exemplary private life
o should have endeared her 10 the people OF
b her adopted country. But quite the con-
T trary Is the case Instead Of winning
s gratitude she has reaped nothing but
r abuse and animosity.
i The fact is that the Portuguese arc
taught by the foes Of the dynasty TO be.
lieve that this irreprOachable royal couple
? are wholly responsible for the present po.
. litical and economic debacle at Lisbon
Q whereas the blame. as have mentioned
e above. belongs wholly 70 those incompe
70 tent ministers and dishonest Statesmen
b. who. with nothing to show for It, have
@ piled up a national debt 10 an extent tha
, it now eats mp two-thirds Of the nationa
/ revenue IN interest Confronted with tn,
- danger Of a Legitimist insurrection. o.
the peasantry. the religious orders an,
z clergy, and the old territorial aristoCracy
I under the Legitimist pretender Dom Mi
@ guel on the one hand. and on the othe
with a revolutionary rising. for the pur
Z pose Of establishing a republic. unable {,
/ depend on his army or on his navy Kin,
n Charles has as a last resort done ava,
/. for a time with that parliamentarisn
[ which has been the hane Of this, the mos
- illiterate nation In Europe, and is endeav
f Oring 10 rule as an absolute monarch
- with the aid Of the most honest and capa
s bic ministers that he has been able [,
q find, in the hope of eXtriCating his coun
@ try from its present political and economi
d chaos. IT, as is predicted. he fails in hi
d efforts nothing remains but the arme,
i Intervention Of Great Britain.