The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-30
Belief Entertained That Can
alejas Will Move to An
mex Portugal
MAP INVOLVE SIBERIAN
PENINSULA IN WAR
Mailed Hand of England Will
Appear in Connection With
Administration OF Portu-
guese COLONIAL Affairs

LONDON. December 3o.--The an
EeAatton by Spain Of The newborn
republic OF Portugal is believed to-
day by English onaciaidom to be i'm
minent in the event that the reported
monarchiai movement In Portugal
reaches tHe acute stage.
line .apices received to-day
say IL masslng troops on
the frontier with the In
TENTH ening II the little re-
pubiie IN into war.
Premie4 s-anaiejas of Spain is de-
clared tn have decided on sucn q move
In the hope that the seizure OF f'or-
tugal viii arouse the patriotism of
spanish people and check the way.
OF repnblicanisnl that has been sweep
ing over Spain since It's adoption OK
an anti-clericai policy.
Owing to the Spanish and Portu-
gnese eensorships. definite news to the
extent OF the monarehsal movement Is
NEST meager the report that an
English warship has been ordered to
Lisbon in response 10 the request. OF
the English minister there, has not
been confirmed. The Portuguese
charge q affaires here has received no
news OF any movement against the
goyernm cnt. Neithersex- King Manuel.
" no Is still refugee in England. nor
the Marquis Several. foremr Portn-
guese minister to England. who IL
now here. vas accessible to-day. The
Marquis Several he's been in confer
enee with KING George recently at
Sandring CHAM.
While English ofHciaIdom admits
that the provisional government of
President Braga. Of Portugal, Is I'm a
had way the result OF the failure
OF the new republic To meet the ex-
trayagant demands or the pepuiace for
the immediate mitigation OF all their
troubles. II Is believed that an attempt
to re-esta oiish the monarchy would
plunge the country into civil war. The
sfderfd far more probable than the
restoration of the monarchy
Influence Would He Felt.
II Spain should Intervene II IL I'M
lbahle that England would inter-
.ere as England has sufficient in
nuence al Madrid TO shape the de-
selopments that would follow. Eng
land has a reversionary interest In
portugais colonies tnat she rs bounn
to protect and snould Spain prove IN
traetable. following her absorption OF
Pcrtu9a., England would take q firm
hand in peninsuiar affairs.
ANY attempt ny spain. however, TO
wipe out the struggling republic would
In all probability lead to a revolution
by the repubii, ans OF Spain, who look
10 the success % the Portuguese re-
public as the sign Of their ultimate
triumph. 1t Is this phase Of the sltua-
ton that leads sober Englishmen To
believe that the political disorders in
Portugal are likely to involve the
whole peninsula In revolution.
Disorders have already occurred In
d number of places In Portugal In
connection with the monarchial move
ment. President Braga Is ordering
the arrest Of scores of malcontents.
lie declares that the threat OF inter
vcntion by Spain will consolidate the
pc ople and weld the republic more
firmly than ever.
Should the republic he overthrow
the Duke of oporto. uncle of King
Mnuel, il believed To have the best
chance for the throne. although II Is
certain that Don Miguel. the preten-
der. would oppose him. Manuel has
already demonstrated his tncompe-
fttncy and Is not believed that he would
he restored under any condition.