The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-05
Republicans, Aided by Army
and Navy, Declare a
Revolution.
ROYAL PALACE B0MBARDED
Climax OF Turbulent Politics
Since Murder Made
Manuel King.
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LONDON. Oct. s, SEQ A. M.-Dsnnits
news has bsen received here that rsvo-
luton broke out In Lisbon yesterday.
King Manuel II. h a prisoner IN his
palace.
The army and navy are with ths revo-
lutionists, who have cut all the Telegraph
lines.
warships bombarded The royal palace.
which stands above the River Tags In
the western part Of the city.
We have given King Manuel notice
to quit. The coming revolution viii b .
kindly affair. We shall kill the least pos
sibe number Of persons
In these words DR.. Alfonso Costa. the
most advanced Of the Portuguese Re
publican leaders. warned the world Of the
| intentions of the revolutionary party
Immediately after the general elections
at the end ~ August Part at least nj
his prediction seems 90 be verified in the
brief undetailed dispatches to hand this
morning.
Ever since the tragedy which suddenly
removed King Carlos and his eldest son
the political atmosphere ~ Portugal
has been one 81 intense unrest. TIE
constitutional government which replaced
the dictatorship u France On King
Manuel's accession did not -,Icc~ed IN
allaying the national ferment The ac-
tivity 81 the Republicans not only CON
tinued bat increased. and the propa ganda
against the monarchy and the Govern
msnt was carried on with nnoessing vigoT.
Az intervals for months past there
have been reports of cOnspiracics IN
which the superior officers Of the army
and navy were implicated and Wholesale
arrests were made Of mut,nous 'rOols
Warships. the-proximity of which to ths
capital was regarded A. dangerous. were
despatched to SEA from the ragus The
severe censorship rendered u difficIlt.
however. to learn the truth Of the report,
that came from Lisbon, the more so
as almost every story was followed by a
contradictory version
II was predicLed before the eleotions
that the country would return an over
" helming number Of Republican Deputies
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upon seize control This prediction was
not fulfilled. except as regards the capital.
which sent ten Republicans TO Parliament.
This. however. was a significant and dam
aging blow TO the monarchy. but the only
outward eject until now was To strengthen
the Republican propaganda.
The foreign correspondents in Lisbon
during the last few weeks mailed d.
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sol,er pictures 81 the impending
CRISIS. Writing on September n the
London Poss resident correspondent
recorded the rapid and dangerous growth
Of sedition. King Manuel had just signed
"A deere. granting amnesty for press
offences. which benefited numerous Re.
publican newspaper mon who had rcvilsd
the KING and the Qussn Mother.
II was one nf several instances 81 the
Government temporzing with the revo-
Iuiionisi- which led the Monarchisss to
h ring angry charges of weakness
The present Liberal Government. wrote
the correspondent, has for party purposes
favored the ensrnies not only Of the
hut Of Law and order Il
prosecuted a few harmless friars. hut
gave rope TO dangerous seditionmong ors.
Things reached such a state that the
the correspondent said,
must either radically change its policy
or IT would dig she grave ~ the mon
archy.
He concluded with an appeal 10 the
British Govsrnmsnt to send q warship
TO protect the British residents. saying
that . revolution would mean murder
and pillage. and the criminal population
Dnce Jet loose would not distinguish be-
ween natives and foreigners
Two or three days later the CkroHtelss
AZ Lisbon wrote In the
,ame strain. declaring that the country
was on the brink OF q crisis which would
not improbably overthrow existing lnst-
buttons. The country. he said. vas
searied with misgovernment and politi-
raj strife and was looking anxiously for
strong man To CIean the Augean stable.
The Cortes was opened by the King
IN september -. but was Immediately
vi journed for three months. noTninally
a Permit the tribunals to adjudicats
he numerous election petitions. fully
half the new members being challenged.
The adjournment embittered the situs-
lion The opposition declared 10 tn be
IN INSCRIPTIONS move on the part Of the
ioSernment The latter retorted that
{ was constitutionally correct indesd
he only course possible.
Foreign Minister Branco. interviewed
~ the correspondent. scOHed ~ the
tepubIicsn boasts and predicted that
heir party would soon disappear from
he Curtes. The King. he said. was
immensely popular. The GovsrRmmD
vas fully prepared for all SmsrGeAclss
md would not hesitate "a suppress ruth
essIy any insurrcotionary movement.
rhe army and navy, he declared. we're
bsolutely faithful 10 tho monarchy
md would put down instructions.
Il seems probable that the actual IN