The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-28
LooLInEto Portugal. Colonies.

The revolution IN Portugal happened
"a coincHie with the meeting of the Ger
man Colonial ongr-ss IN Berlin. - that
II Is only natural tina, the German news
paIEI~ should Immediately form hOIa.~
Of he "ollsysa Of Portugal and M. I,ar-
tItion OF the remnants Of her colonial
dOmIuions among che Powers thar are
strong enough 20 -"ile upon them
Their" - no love wasted on republican
forms OF Government n the kal-er-
land. even among those who vote for
Social Democrats There il deep regret
AMONG those who dream Of German
world empire that the Farh.rlsnd
should have begun To scramble for the
possession Of the earth ~ late and that
II has no traditions of discovery or con
dIes' 20 support it, pretrn-ions II was
CALLING that the I nitai States should
prevent the further plunderlng Of SPAN
and should bar with The MonrO. Ioytrine
GERMANY obtaining foofhod ~
Brazil land ~ IN b" acquired anvwh"r"
Ella" on he glob. IN Morocco III" South
Seas china. m" Ottoman Empi-" ~
sfllidNOf ~ N'Tlid, SIC = IH'lINl ~ Ef''
her share. b. 'ha M s.r- divine r.gh'
4 no Other p'"'-t' an 10 offered
The prospect II sharing Portuguese
loot NAV well arouse German ~Ipiditv
{ would not h" Dispensing - Gr"a,
Brain atther unless she W.fe Tor, cd 90
give gp more than she wishes Both
countries could make good usa - lands
that are IN Portugal hands 5nlv
reminders - former greatness Con-
sid-r.hg how weak and unImp"rtani
Portugal has been since she regained
her independence. IN" extent - IN"
colon ~ possnssIons won bv he pluck
and energy ~ her great explorers which
-he was allowed ~ retain - remarkable
H.. greatest ~ all Brazil and she Amer
can pps-,.-- ms she lost within - cer-
'urv pny partially ~ Hr-' nv a part =
'rpn among 'HH BPIGHS1.S hg' finally
when Do, Pedro - wa- turned pu'
bv he BraIlnanS 'w"ntN wears agr IN
asia uul" fragments ~ her wonderful
"nuuue-'s arc ."''. 30 rlsigrrfioan' n
her hands that nohod~ cares 90 .nter-
f"r" Goa and Du 10 India. Great Britain
would hardly care - take over neither
d0n- Macao "- IImor trouble any ono
80 long - Portugal holds them With
Macao ~ the mouth 81 the Canton River.
IN German hands. however. = would
be another story. that IL a. des rabla
'pr Germany ~ 4 ~ objectionable
10 tho Chinese and every Power CON
rerned With China 1imor. too close 10
German New Guinea would bs accent
able 10 the Kaiser whose Possession ~
the ISLAND would keep the rest ~ the
Moluccas IN HOT water
Its on Africa e-pec ially that roveto,Is
ewes are cast, for there British and
German interests clash and the chances
Tor compromises at PortugaIs oxpense
are be-t Portuguese Fast Africa bars
~" road ~ South African expansion
It, southern portion contains IN" -ea-
ports which the Hhodesian provinces
need Lorenzo Marques and Belrs.
making the connectIng railroads NJ
present International. in IN" Interior
u cuts int" British Central Africa. winch
must b.for" long be Joined ~ III" south
African confederation. IN" northern
portion adioin- GerInany- cherished
Fast African colony. imn1 ~ division
advant sRsnu- 10 British and Germans
alik" ,an bc drawn easily. On IN" w.--t
coast G"rrnanv ~ 'rrltat"d NJ m" barren
np.s ~ m" land che serl"d IN" would
hke nothing better than ~ annex Pur,u-
gIe-e West Arrl'A. winch would take her
- IN" borders If m" Cong" Free state
and enable her a. last 10 stuck hnr finger
IN that PIE Great Britain would wish