The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-05
RETOLJ ION PREDHTED.
NAnuel's Reign. O. Was said. would
Precede Republic

The revolution IN Portugal did not
come without warning or without pre-
dictions that went so far a. To say that
a republic would succeed Manuel's reign
Manuel II --cond son Of Carlos sue
ceedet 10 the throne on February !. 1875.
when his father and his older brother
were assassinated while driving through
the streets Of LIshon The Queen. Who
was IN the carr'ag" with her husband
and son. threw her body across theirs
% shield them, but was tor late The
killing was done by a group 1T men armed
with carhineS who ran across IN" street
and fred Five 81 the assasslna wer"
killed on the spot bv the polIc'. escort
and three others wer" arrested
The killing Of the Crown Prince ~ vol
a. the 70 gnlng King pstssst IN" thrun.
on 20 Manuel Ne wa horn November
IS issa and - therefore not quite -
years old he -Icca..,i.t ~ a sovsreig nty
that wa troubled on all sides. among his
inheritance wer" a strong revolutionary
party thai was wai'iu~ IN" opportunity
90 se' up - republic q quarrel with the
Roman church that PIT MN IN = Tr-ition
pImilar 20 that N which hing Alfonso has
found himself and ~" opposition - the
.o-called I"gi'imi-t- VINO ar" n"hind bon
Miguel pret"ndrr ~ M" rhron"
The Ministry ma power ~ the death NJ
King Carlos was hcad"d bv S"hpr Franco.
who in an effort 10 bring about q reform
~ Portugals civil administration had
taken 20 himself with N" lat" Kings
sanction. IN" powers ~ Dictator The
national 81 eCtion. which he At the time
scarcely could hope 70 carry ho had de-
ferred until the following spring. thus
passing by the time h'it set by the law
Of the lard
In these attitudes a goodly section ~
the Portugal public had stood back e
the Premier After tn" a->a--inAtion
81 the King and the Crown Prince. how
ever. many Il ths-" turned aga mt IN.
Ministry. seemingly On N" assumption
that at least a Ministry ought - 10. able
to protect ia" life II the sovereign
The eighteen year-old King Ifnmedi-
ataly announced that he would retain
the old Ministry and Expressed conf
denCe IN France Within few DAYS
however. the King had revoked several
DEGREES Il the Prime Minister. among
them one which had Imprisoned a num-
her 81 msmbers u the Chamber 81 Depu-
ties. ana suspended their privileges
The announcement 81 the more moderate
measures Of the new King relieved the
situation temporarily and gained him
Then Franco was forced 20 resign
and finally he fed the country be-, atIss
of threats made against his life The
government which follow ed the dictator
ship - Franco confined itself to the
limits ~ III" Constitution, hut still unrest
continued
Last August Lisbon newspapers
printed reports ~ a plot on tho part "
~" Clerical parry Tor the averthrpw
- n" Government This party was not
a. all pleased With m" liberal policy pur-
sued by King Manuel aud one ~ the FIRST
things which the alleged revolutio narv
p-"pa ganda waS Expected 20 d. was
:, Wip- ont all traces ~ Tho Republicans
Meant ne ~" Republicans 'h"m.aly.s !
were not content with Manuel liberal :
policy and ia" Government found tt-aIs |
trying 20 halanC" hetWe"n M" tao *.
treUe parties
With IN" reports of tho Clerical plo, 1
emphasi1sd ~ continued rImDrE Of a /
break petw"'.n the Portuguese. throne |
and the Vatican ~" Republicans matched \
The tlerlcals IN armIng m preparation /
Tor ~" fight which al parties appearad .
- teheve vas inevitable Each side
wnen u had wiped out the other. PLANNED
AAso 70 depOse Tie present royal family