Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-07

the happiness of the fatherland it con-
fides in the patriotism of all.
1.-The republic is for the whole people
and the government therefore hopes that
the officers Of the army and navy who
have not taken part in the revolutionary
movement will present themselves at
headquarters to guarantee most absolute
loyalty to the new administration. In the
meantime the revolutionists must retain
all their positions for the defense and
consolidation Of the republic.
Gen. Carvalhaes is appointed COM
mandant of the Lisbon division"
Braga Telegraphs His Pledges.
LONDON, October THE Daily Mail
has received telegram from Theophile
Braga, provisional president of Portugal,
saying:
Public order has been perfectly main
tanned by the republican forces, and even
the people themselves. Their enthusiasm
is indescribable. Several army officers
who were partisans Of the monarchy un-
til yesterday have now Joined us. Sew
eral country towns are enthusiastically
on our side.
1.-THE stability of the republic is as
sured by the desire Of the whole country.
1t will respect all the natural covenants
Of Portugal. and will be pleased to fur
ther the consolidation on moral and
praCt1Cai lOOIluS OL eOOu I'LL
foreign peoples and Of the alliance with
England.
I'VE continue to receive fresh recruits.
We have just recorded the adhesion of
the governor Of the intrenched camp OF
Lisbon, Gen. Alvero Cardecai. formerly
minister of war under the deposed king"
Portugal's Reform Plans.
The London correspondent of the New
York Times has received the following
dispatch from DR.. Alfonso Costa, gem
orally regarded as the leading spirit and
chief organizer of the revolution In Por-
tugal, who telegraphed by authority. in
behalf Of provisional government:
LISBON, october g. II :46 p.m.-The pro-
visional government of the Portuguese
republicans, to which l belong, as min
lister of justice and worship, has noted
your amiable disposition toward the new
regime and thanks you for the publicity
which you will give throughout the great
republic of the United States to the ex-
preston of determination of the Portu-
guese republic to introduce political
ternal administration and to strengthen
upon moral and practical bases the good
relations between our country and foreign
nations.
to accomplish in additional measure the
radical program with progressive ten
denotes of the Portuguese republican
party-to extend education to all classes
of the population in the widest possible
fashion. The national defense and naval
military will be placed on sure footing.
1.-The colonial administration will be
based upon decent realization Of the
autonomy Of judicial powers; absolute as
surance of all essential liberties of the
individual; the extinction OF the abuse Of
the system of police judges and criminal
procedure: the expulsion of monks and
nuns; the closing Of CONGREGATIONAL
schools; the institution of obligatory reg
istration by the civil authorities of births,
marriages and deaths, and the separation
of church and state.
These are the urgent reforms which
the government will decree, while at the
strengthen the credit and finances Of the
nation.
with the authority and on behalf of
the provisional government
ALFONSO COSTA.
Minister Of Justice"
BERLIN, October 1.-THE new foreign
minister Of Portugal, Senior Machado,
has informed the Lisbon correspondent
of the Frankfurter Zeitung in behalf of
the provisional government that all the
contracts Of the state will be recognized.
Braga Honest and a Scholar.
NEW YORK, October 7.-Dr. Theophile
Braga, Portugars provisional president,
besides being a man Of letters, extensive
ly educated and politically powerful, has
the reputation of being thoroughly up
right and honest.
DR.. Maurice Baumf1eld of Berlin, the
correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt,
who has just returned to this country
after a trip abroad which included a
journey through Portugal, gave some
interesting facts about DR.. Braga and
rother persons Of recent prominence in
that country.
Speaking Of DR.. Braga, DR.. Baumfield
said that he is about ffty-five years old,
and when young man took up the
study Of medicine. Explaining that the
republican party Is divided into two dis
tinct parts. commonly called the intel
lectual and the radical factions, the
speaker said that the new president is
a member of the former branch
Braga Head of Reformers.
About three years ago, according to
DR. Baumfield, DR.. Braga became presi-
dent of the committee Of seven, a posi-