The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
win the Lisbon Republic Last?

The "stImable gentlemen who have
constituted themselves Government ~
/ Lisbon after surprising and puIzling
revolution ar" irving To assur" the world
AMI I"rhaIrS themselves that II is sue
'">sfIl The capital they hold for the
J time bcIng and tho other large city.
/ Oporto, has rather tardilv acquiescci in
IA" uprising. apparently after waiting
| till II was sur" that IN" royal family was
making no resistance From IN" rest
Of Portugal, particularly the country
! districts there is no sign Of popular
! enthusiasm over IN" attainment Of free
dom AT most there seems To h. an ana
thetlC and unintar"Stcd acceptance Of
the new order. much az though It were a
mer" change of Ministry.
Of IN" patriotism and high PURPOSES
~ Senhor BRAGA and his colleagues
there can b. no doubt Their declara-
ton 1T principles includes every reform
that Portugal can wish for. They are
the most enlightened and progressive
men IN the land and their aspirations
are noble They must now find out
however. whether Portugal il able or
willing 70 live up To their ideals and
whether they themselves are compe-
tent - put them into practical form.
They form only n small minority ~ the
nation. tho republican party tn which
they belong met with little encourage
ment Al the last election. and when il
comes - filling tho offices the other
political parties must be reCkoned with
They have counte,l on a genuine. unself-
Ish outbreak of national feeling. such As
Italy met GARIBALDI with fifty wears
ago. and If that there j. no evidence
m the reports 50 far. Even in Lisbon
their opponents -Nem 10 b. recovering
from their daze and 20 be max ing trouble:
and they NAV ba called upon vet 10
control tho lawleSs street rabble In
any Gao they must soon call together
and meet soTne representative legislative
body which NAV or may not approve 81
their Dictatorship.
Now that definite accounts are arriv-
ing If what happened IN Lisbon IN the [,
early morning hours 81 October the
revolution seems moro extraordinary |
than ever The preparations were 1esS
SERIOUS than even Central American
etiquette requires. y, b DIV knew what
WAS going on, the leader Of tho ins,Ir- !
gents killed himself on meeting with
opposition; few officers /
II ordinary courage and loyalty could |
have -tnpp"d Il II they had kept their .
heads Tn" King and the royal family. /
80 long a. they were not ready IN give .
up their lives for the throne. can hardly .
b" blamed for rInning away The
IT two wears ago must
have left them no illusions about what .
they could expect from a Lisbon mob
or how much they could count on the
Of their soldiers. When day
hight came tho small body 81 insurgents
found that there was nobody IN author
~ to Oppose them. and the good people
of Lisbon, who had kept out of the way,
for the republic.
The republic Of Portugal ia in very
pr"Caripus condition. Foreign Powers
ar" not likely Ia interfere unless their
subj" - are mole.ted, and King MAN
UFLS hasty departure will probably
keep him from meddling for some time.
Tho questions 20 be "ttled first are Will
Portugal accept the republic peacefullv9
and. Of more mmeiiat" mpmen'. How
long will Lisbon allow senior BRAGG
and his Colleagues ~ remain in author
ny undlstIrbed,