The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-30
Army and Navy Reluctant to
Support Orders of the
Government. =
CALL FOR ENGLISH WARsHlP
Portuguese War Vessels Sent
0ff-Working People Restless
Place Hunters Angry.


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administration Of Portugal broken down
after barely three months existsnos'
Statements az con siderable dsfniteness
reached Paris tonight suggestin & that the
question can he answered affirnasively.
II IL asserted among other things that the
British Minister at Lisbon has telegraphsd
to his Government asking that a warship
be sent there Immediately because tho
provision al Govern ment 10 no Ion ger aba
to rely on the army and navy. and thas
three cruisers con sequently have bssn
sent away from Lisbon on various pre-
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The news OF the anti mon archical ont
break at the beginning Of October reached
the world first by way Of Paris. and the
fact that to- lights reports have currency
given TO them by the sober Temps adds
weight TO them. The Tsmpss news. IN
addition TO saying that there is disAhsc-
ton in the army and navy. mentions the
r--tle-sn ers OF the working people, Who
are bitter against the Government and
ar. max ing demands that it is impossible
for tn. latter to satisfy.
II ~ also reporte that the adminissra-
Iion has discovered that a secret society
IL plotting 10 restore the monarchy and
that the ringleaders have been arrested.
On the other hand il il noteworthy that
these disgusting stories come from
Madrid. whose news centres ase in no
wis. necessarily mirrors Of truth. ssps-
cially where Portugal il concerned.
Nevertheless mailed reports from Lis
hon which have reachsa England at inter-
walls in the last few weeks have been such
az to prepar. one to expect . crisia
Numerous strikes in Lisbon and else
wher. have been one feature Of these
reports The working classes think tho
Government has not sufficiently recog-
nized the share hey took in establishing
IN. republic They apparently expected
that the change OF government would
bring IN. millennium and their disappoint-
ment IL commensurate with their disil-
lusionmeni
They hav. made demands Of their
EMPLOYERS which the latter declare is 10
| impossible To grant hut which the workers
Finding ont their mistake the proletsrist
has become. generally Unaffected toward
the republican rulers. and according To
current reports they threaten grave
tTouhl"
characterization in the army and navy
- said To b. rampant. Discipline has
been lost entirely. MANY officers Of both
services hav. resi- gn-d. finding it impos-
: sibIe to confirms. in their commands.
! The cruiser Braga. formerly the Dom
. Carlos was ordered recently to procesd
to Madeira t. assist IN enforcing the anti
cholera measures The crew refused
ra,Iv - 90. and when the -hip was con-
s"uuen,lv ordered on disciplinary cruise
tn. men threatened reprisals. II 10 satd
! th. r.p-rc-Ission Of the mItiny At Hao do
/ .I.n.irn j. felt throu ghout the Portuguese
navy which is likely 10 fail the republic
I an rh,. hour Of need as II failed tho mon
G-rrhy.
, Another reported cause ~ unrest is the
4 str,!ggl. among the place hunters. Poll
tics j. r trad. IN Portugal and everybody
who assisted in the revolution 10 ciamorins
: for n -har. Of the spoils. There arc half
a score Of applicants for every vacancy.
AMI ,hos. who are disappointed fofnSnt
dI-cnrd
F The abandonment Of the prosecution
II Premier Franco and HE fellow
Ministers il another cause OF discontsut.
The Judges who ruled that Franco and his
colleagues cam. under the amnesty
proclamation and ordered their release
! have been attacked bitterly by the pubic
and press
The Government. apparently with ths
I view To ap2"a-ing the outcry. has decreed
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the Portuguese possession in India. but
they ar. to retain the same salaries they
received in Lisbon Tn. extremists are
not satisfied with this. and have demanded
that more drastic treatment be gwen to
the Judges.
| Trad. too - suffering Money ~ not
circulating freely. and the commercial
! classes which are mainly republican.
are badly hit Tn. Government has been
! forced to issue more paper money than tbs
gold re--rve warrants
IL il reported that for some time hnAn-
cial circles IN Pans have been con-
WINGED that a crisis il Inevitable Tbs
mon.yrd PortugIs~. have been trans
I farring their wealth to Paris. whittier
also many prominent Portuguese have
emigraied during the last month. Theses
say that the condition 81 their country IN
approaching chaos. and the Government
has not ths strength TO cope with the
situation
! A rigid censorship prevents the direct
transmission Of news
LONDON. Dec ~ The Lisbon CORES.
poncient ~ tn. DAILY Mol says that to
/ important DEGREES were published on
Thur~day The first prov de~ penalties for
offences a ~ inst the republican system ana
provisional government. and also penalties
: for spreading false and alarming reports.
The second prescribes punishment for
acts Of military indisciplinO