Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

ultimo without incident
Manuel's The first appearance Of
the king in public since
OeouI' the terrible tragedy Of Feb
ruary l was the occasion on the part OF
parliament and people OF cordial and
sympathetic ovation.
The reign Of King Manuel II. II clouded
by the drama in which he was an actor.
begins nevert heless under bright SKIES
for the legislative elections of the 5th
ultimo have resulted in a complete VIC
tory for the monarchist parties and thus
presage peace to Portugal.
The elections passed off in perfect quiet
and order. except in Lisbon. where it is
reported there were several conflicts be-
tween the turbulent elements and the
troops or police. and in which all told
there were eleven killed.
The monarchiStS and partiSanS or the
present cabinet are in general very mucn
elated over the results of the elections.
which are taken to be a complete defeat
of republicanisnl. which has gone down
under the stigma Of having aided and
abetted the abominable assassinations OF
February I. Briefly resumed. the political
situation at this hour appears to be as
follows: 1873 moharchial concentration.
radicals. republicans. francoists. ma
tionalists, total of twenty opponents OF
the government majority. Under such
exceptional circumstances 1t would seem
disturbed and the reign of the young King
Manuel begins under exceptionally IA
vorable conditions.
lie Temps. whose republican sentiments
are too welf.known to be misunderstood.
referring to the opinion
Portuguese manifested, in some quar-
tiers that the Portuguese
government was in some
way responsible for the recent disorders,
declares frankly that such insinuations
have forfeited all claim to be believed
on their mere word after the abominable
crime committed in, February The Euro
peaf opinion on the promoters of that
bloody but chery is more pronounced than
the Portuguese opinion which. Indifferent
and indolent. has not seemed to measure
the horror which such crime has in
spired. in the civilized world And the
Temps adds:F "A party which has not
feared to resort to such means has dis
credited itself for. long time to come.
1t will not find in France either esteem
OR Indulgence"
On the other hand. the Temps INDUCES
in some reflections which will not appear
OF. :. the political situation of parties In
France and other republican countries.
For example the Temps declares that a
regime of opinion in a country like Por-
tugal where Is per cent are unlettered, Is
bitter pleasantly. Universal suffrage
implies at least elementary instruction.
Lack of that necessary basis, political and
parliamentary life Is lamentable COM
edy."'
Aside from all sophisms and specula-
tions. it may be well to recognize the fact
that not even education appears to con-
duce entirely to the supreme happiness OF
a people. 1t is a question If the Korean,
for example even If given unlimited in
struction, would ever learn the simple
lesson Of contentment when his whole life
from the cradle to the grave is composed
Of struggle for place.
Nor is the Korean alone to be cited as
an example. for the argument may be ap-
piled to other people.
Education against whom the charge
r.,,:l, of savagery may not be APP
piled. The struggle for
life, indeed. is a struggle for place. and
education alone has not proved an abso-
lutte remedy for social ills, as7tet. There
are those optimists. however, who be-
lieve firmly in the good time coming In
deed. that it has already come. and that
this is for fact the very best Of worlds
possible"
LIE Temps declares that the two mon
archial parties in Portugal have effected in
the presence of the body Of the dead king
sentimental concentration. which is a
concentration of mere form. According to
LIE Temps, there is no real concentration
of ideas, but only concentration for the
division of spoils, division of the "ad-
| ministration pie" 1t is not too much to
say that all parties are prone to similar
that it was an American statesman who
once said that parties are held together
by the cohesive power of public plumber"
LIE Temps does not need. however. to
be reminded of this disposition, which is
| not peculiar to Portugal, it should be said.
The Temps declares: I'VE fear the coun-
ellis of the ministers may resemble those
OF Ruy Bias, namely: Give me the arsen-
ic, leave you the negroes" This is not
the formula of government, but it is a
| common proceeding and a method of ex-
plOitation.
lie Temps frankly confesses. that NJ.
Franco followed this fruitful system. The
dictator. however, was unpopular not be-
cause Of his violation Of the constitution,
which had been violated by his predeces-
sors but because of his struggle against
abuses and his attempt to reform the
public accounts. the economics he had
thirds the annual deficit And LIE Temps
asks: The authorities of today, will thew
continue this system or will they follow
a prebendary policy?"
X X
1t may not be just indication of a
nations character to recall some incident
in its history in order to
National point the moral which we
Character. may have in mind. But
straws serve to show
which way the wind blows. and a peoples
past may certainly show it's characteris-
tics
Portugal in ancient times was a part of
Lusitania and was inhabited by the rest
less and warlike Celtici Gallaci and Iusi-
TAM. They resisted the Roman DONNA
ton under the heroic Viriathe, who fell
assassinated. The spirit of the Lusita nj
still dominates the Portuguese people,
! Nine. Adam, who has written a delight
full book about Lisbon mentions the Pal
ace of Necessidades. now occupied by
King Manuel and Queen Amelie This
palace" says Nine. Adam, with it's very
singular name has its legend: In 1859, at
the period when the pest made horrible
havoc in the capital. two humble people,
| a man and his wife. chose a modest her
mitage near Ericeira, where they rrayed
to virgin of miracles. then an object of
devotion to all sailors. Deeming them