Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
LISBON STILL AND STUNNED
PORTUGAL WILL STRUGGLE
SLOWLY BACK TO ORDER.
Ex-Premier Franco Is Down and
Out-Little Progress in Unravel-
ing the Regicide Plot.

LISBON. February Lisbon is begin
ming to recover from the shock and hor
ror of Saturdays bloody tragedy. but
strong undercurrent of popular and gov
ernmental nervousness remains. The
political tension is slackening. although
the progressists refuse to join the con-
centration of the cabinet which Admiral
Ferrera do Amaral is forming from all
the monarchical groups. because the con
servatives arc in predominance. The
hitch. however. is likely to he straight
encd out and a temporary union OF all the
monarchical elements attained for the
purpose of getting the country back on Il
constitutional basis. ending agitation
and restoring tranquiil;y.'' as expressed
by the leaders.
Senior Bernadno Machado the leader
of the peaceful wing Of the republicans.
agrees to a truce provided that his friends
now under arrest are liberated. freedom Of
the press restored and the elections or
dered. Admiral do Amaral. the devoted
friend OF the queen. who assumes power.
is committed TO the reversal of the entire
policy of the Dictatorship, the abo ittou
of repressive measures and the restora-
ton of the old liberal monarchy Sat
urday government by decree will he with
drawn. amnesty. etc, accorded political
offenders not implicated in deeds Of v.o-
Done With Franco.
Frances downfall is complete. lie rec
ognized that it was impossible To saddle
the youthful king at the outset of. his
reign with the stern program involving
the immediate banishment and deporta-
ton Of several hundred political offenders.
to which he had committed himself if he
retained office.
tn fr;a
of the king ended his political career lie
ohered his services. however but these
were refused. both Queen Amelie and the
dowager queen, Maria Pia, agreeing with
the unanimous view of the council of
state that the author of the dictatorship
must be cast aside.
Practically no Roadway has been made
in unravellng the plot Of which the muir
der of the king and crown prince was but
one step. The police now admit that the
three men arrested were not involved
Every one Of the desperate band except
the three men killed. escaped in the CON
fusion. The Identification of these three
throws but little light upon their connec-
tons. While IL is believed by some that
they were involved in the conspiraci
which were unearthed in the latter part of
January 1t is possible that the regicide
was planned and executed on the spur of
the moment. after the appearance of
decree by a small group of militant revo-
lut1onisfs. or anarchistic socialists. who
may have imagined that the oblitera ton
OF the Braganza dynasty would cause a
spontaneous uprising of the people The
conspiracy was fofled in both respects as
the younger prince escaped and the peo-
pie wait in mourning for the double
funeral on Saturday
Little Sign of Mourning.
A visitor would be struck by the alb
sence of the conventional signs of ma
tional mourning. The white and blue flag
of Portugal and the standards of the for
eign countries are half-masted and Off
GERS have black bands on their arms, but
only here and there il there a knot of
crepe at the windows. Among the better
classes the men wear black cravats The
royal arms shops are draped and the
shutters half closed
Most of the European states are send
ing special missions to attend the funeral
these including the Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Aosta. 'Ehe Countess of
Paris. Queen Amelie's mother will arrive
here tonight. Two of the ships Of the
British fleet at Nigoa are expected here.
King Carlos having held rank as an ad
miral of the British navy
The two queens remain I'm the palace
with their dead. Frustrated with grief.
The queen mother is broken hearted
Both are devoted Catholics and sDend
much of their time i'm praying.