The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-27
Led to King Carlos Murder
Ii is Claimed
THE POLITICAL LEADERS
Wished to Kin carlos--Both Sides Agree
IN SmothcriHg the Investigation at
Lisbon, But Only Betrayal
Stopped Uprising.

Lisbon, Feb. ~ The mystery behint
the murder of King Carlos and Prime,
Luiz il not likely ever to be completely
lifted. Tho new Portuguese government
prefers that the crime should be re-
guarded both al home and abroad as In,
deed Of individuals carried away bs
the political passions of the moment
and inasmuch "a the Republicans ar,
also anxious to clear their skirts Of re.
spousibllity for regdcide, both sides are
glad to see an investigation smothered
Yet there Is undoubtedly much that
could be cleared up II is matter OF
common knowledge that there were IN.
trigues IN high places as we'll as low
before the tragedy and the rage Of the
leaders and licutcnanis Of the two gro.
tatire' parties against which Premier
Franco and King Carlos were warning
exceeded all bounds.
There Is ne suggestion that there was
a repetition Of The Belgrade plot aimed
at the kings perron. but that some 81
the desperate political leaders were in
yulycd III the series Of abortive plots
against francois life which preceded the
murder Is believed here in well,iniormod
circles. Franco himself told friend the
day before he left Lisbon Virtually on
the order of the government that il
WAS Impossible TO reveal TO the world
what he had learned about tho intrigues
OF The enemies 81 the king and himself,
"A "a.
retire forever from the political arena,
The connection between the Republi
cans and the regieides is equally difficult
to establish The disclaimers Of leaders
Hike Rtrnardino AiachadD must bc ac-
copied 50 FIN as fhe peaceful wing is
CONCERNED. but this cannot he said Of
The advanced or radical wing. as there
is plenty of evidence that they had
planned rising on the night Of the
eimc
Signals 10 the ships in tha harhor and
the barracks 0n the slope of ST. Georges
bin were shown toward midnight from
The root 81 the national library and
bands AZ men went To tile barracks 81
an artillery aud infantry regiment which
was 10 JOIN ii the proclamation OF
republic. The signals brought no RI
ponse and the doors of the barracks
we're fauaI leskel.
Tho entire conspiracy tell through. ID
5 related. because q the treason Of q
Young lis0teraai who after Tile assasSi.
nation IL the king e0niessed 70 hiS ia
thes, as of.icer Tie role Is WAS q play,
The ysssg Han asserted THAT he had
heca dec vsds fAat hs did uns know
regisidc vas contemplated, having bsen
lsd Is hglgeye that anly the lile 81 the
dictator was s. 81 taken
lis@ advance warming eaahled TIE mil
itarv anfhegisles 60 take the necessary
sna thus fruss ate the NIT
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N5Ne spsveSs ID the plN Naswithssana
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8 asAku Il appsy taAs sae crown priuee
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Is prove tAst sAe p'es MAS to sia ,he
sa$ise raAVs An tAws ehitsrase tie
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