The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
Harsh Hand OF Rulez
Hard on Portuguese
And Royal Blood Flows
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The government order signed by King
Carlos forbidding public gatherings OF
any kind and giving magistrates the
fullest power to deal with political Of
tenders and at the same time charac-
terizing az high treason anti-mOnarchical
activity was the death warrant for the
King and crown prince. His majesty
signed it az villa VicCsa and ii was
quickly circulated. This aroused the
antj-iynasty adherents to a state Of
frenzy and il was publicly proclaimed
that all OF the members Of the royal
house and the presen, ministry had
been marked for death.
BY Selling the leaders Of the uprising
that was scheduled 10 have taken place
Tuesday IL was believed the government
had secured control Of the situation.
This, however, seems 10 have been a
wholly false impression.
The wholesale arrests Of the last few
days added to the general compleNed
situation. For weeks premier Franco
/ has not sIeyt twice in the same house
and each night he has been guarded By
d couple Of troops Of cavalry. which
I have patroliel the particular residence
/ in which he took refuge. But it was
| hoped that tie King 'sould be safe in
! Viua Vicosa.
| 1t is admitted that for months arms.
| ammunition ana bombs have been
/ smuggIcd across the border. and the
/ charge has been made that certain lead
/ ing Portuguese merchants had pooled
! their fortunes 10 finance the revolution.
Detect the Plans.
Following the arrest Of the plotters
in the national library last Tuesday,
tie police of Lisbon got possession Of
the plans for the Instruction. 1t had
been intended 10 swing a lantern from
the tower OF the library. and armed
bands were then to have seized the city
aided by a ship which was in the
harb0r and on which was 10 have been
mounted a cannon TO dem0Iish the gov
eminent palace.
King Carlos latest gazetted decree IS
the most sweeping public document
ever promulgated in Portugal. It Was
made retroactive 10 January q, Sus-
pended parliamentary immunity. COM
pared all persons convicted OF political
agitation TO criminals, and deprived
them OF civil rights.
The King IN signing it justified it by
declaring u necessary 20 remove the
leaders and instlgators Of agitation
against public order before the country
was deluged with blood.
Victim Of Poverty.
Ever since Carlos I assembled tn,
throne Of Portugal in 1859 he had beer
the victim of a poverty that made bin
known throughout Europe as th'
/ '-Pauper King" To sit with him UpoI
the throne Of hts INDECENT country Ia
brought Marie Amelis De Bourbon
daughter OF the Comte de Paris, whom
he had married IN 1886
Il is doubtful II there was a singh
day OF their king ana queenlood tina
was not darkeped by their increasing
. lack Of moT,,y, the ,iissension. and tnt
. plots that have boEeycombed the little
monarchy for decades ana later b,
domestic troubles. IN which even tn
!. crown primes arrayed himself agains
his father, the King.
No sooner had the new King and Queer
. mounted their tottering throne than
I revolution broke out in Brazil. It wa
successful, the South American vessels
proving easily victorious over tho de
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? / Lisbon.
I Thus, at the very outset Ct his reign
Carlos was deprived of his country
most valuable possession and its mos
d profitable source Of revenue.
Hit by Panic.
Hard upon this came the industrial
and financial panic Of 1892 whicl
plunged Portugal 10 the verge OF ute
collapse. To avert this crisis the Kin
and Queen renowned - per cent OF the!
court revenues. amounting 70 more tina
100000 a year.
, All these troubles came upon tn
royal house while the crown prime
was a stripping. More befer as he grew
older.
I The crown prince was born Marc
{ q, 1857. The people OF Portugal de
J, nounced him as the son OF usurpel
J. They liked neither him, nor his father
z nor his mother. They were able t
make the lives Of all three miserabl
d by constantly recurring threats and de
t uands for more prosperous government
= Three years ago the Queen induce
t the King TO give up the royal zach
b sell half Of has stables, close Up a
n the palaces but two, and even fore
, the crown prince to an economy tina