The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-30
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What Extent Authority Is Dependent Upon the Army Shown
Peril in Spain, France and Germany.

ment officials. and court dignitaries; that,
he was, indeed, the only one Of them all
who was prepared to fight and sacrifice
/ his life for the sake OF the monarchy but
he added that as long as the army and
especially its officers, remained true 10
him the Crown was safe. This was a
perfectly correct exposition OF the state
OF affairs. and when on the very day OF
the visit paid by Edward VII 10 Lisbon
an deliberately organized revolution broke
out il was suppressed so quickly and so
effectively by the metropolitan garrison
that neither the general public nor the
foreign visitors knew anything about the
matter until some time afterward.
Work Among Troops.
This made clear to the leaders Of the
republican. movement in Portugal THAI
without the support OF the army they
could accomplish nothing. and in conse-
Quence thereof they set 10 work 10 SOW
the seeds OF dissatisfaction among the
troops. especially among the subalterns
and the noncommissioned officers. who.
by reason Of the smallness Of their pay
and the slowness of their promotion. are
always inclined to grumble and to look
with a kindly eye upon anything that is
calculated 10 improve their lot profession
ally as well as materially. Dom Manuel.
unlike his father and elder brother. was
Indifferent 10 military matters. He pre-
ferred the piano stool 20 a seat IN the
saddle and the baton OF the conductor of
an orchestra TO the sword
He failed in the most signal manner 90
remain In touch with the army and neg
lected 10 cultivate that spirit OF CANA
raderie by means Of which King Carlos
had identified so many of the officers OF
high and low degree with his cause. The
result OF this was seen the other day
when the revolution was brought about by
the soldiers OF the metropolitan garrison
and by the officers and crews Of two Of the
war ships al anchor In the Tagus, the
only troops who remained loyal being the
Sixteenth Regiment Of Artillery. OF which
the Kings soldier uncle. the Duke OF
Oporto. was the active commander, and
the Municipal Guard, composed entirely
OF veterans and well paid noncommis~
stoned officers OF the army.
situation In Madrid.
According to the dispatches received
within the last few days from Madrid.
the Spanish republicans are now busily
engaged in carrying on among the sub
altern and noucommissioned officers OF
King AlfOnso's army the revolutionary
propaganda which has NOved so success
ful across the border ~ Portugal. In
Spain. too. the pay OF the lower officers
and OF the nOncommissioned ranks is
ilaqeQuate and promotion slow. In fact,
the same causes subsist to-day which
led 10 so many military pronOuncia-
mentOs during the nineteenth century.
The sOI among them. therefore. Is par
ticularly well adapted for the seeds OF
seditiOn scattered by republican agents,
who are lavish in promises OF all sorts
Of advantages in the event OF the revo-
lutionary cause proving successful
II s. noteworthy that these agents con-
fine their efforts 70 the subaltern officers
and uJncommissioned ranks OF the gar
ris0ns Of the big cities. especially az
Madrid. and do not accord much attention
20 the troops in the rural districts. For
II the republic is successfully established
at Madrid, with the assistance of the
garrison there and the King dethroned
and either expelled from the country. or,
what is more probable in his case, killed
lighting for his crown, the army scat
tered throughout the remainder OF spain