El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-15

done by night the word goes round that
the Carbonarios have been on the RAM
page The report is always holly de-
MED. When there is q report that the
existing government is to be thrown
out and another set up in its place
and the event does not transpire, 1t IS
Whispered in the wineshops that the
Carbonarios sent out word that when
( the scrimmage should occur they would
be there to uphold the hands of author
ity. Like the Ku Klux Khan of recon
struction days, the CaTbonarios set out
TO do the work of regulators" Like
the Ku Klux Khan they will have
tendency TO grow irregular as they
proceed. 1t is predicted that the time
will come when some members of the
order will have to be dealt with sum-
marily in order that they shall be sup
pressed In the meantime the Car
bonarios form a picturesque factor in
the political equation in Portugal
Composed of Young Blcods.
This secret society is formed wholly
of young men. Many OF them are the
young bloods of the communities in
which branches are formed. but others
are humble sons of the soil. The army
and navy are cleverly organized into
groups of Carbonarios and loyalty TO
the secret order is. in the heart
any member of it, far above loyalty TO
the army and navy The small groups
do not know each other. but merely
know Of each other One person in
each subsidiary group belongs TO u
higher group. so that all groups are in
touch with one another
One hears in Lisbon that the provis-
ional government does not draft law
or take any other important step with
out first getting the consent of the
Carbonarios. It is also explained that
some Of the half-baked measures pro-
muIgated are Carbonate laws" cooked
up in hurry and rushed through over
the heads, and against the cooler judg-
ment, Of the men who are nominally
the administrators of Portugal, But
the ministers keep silent under crtti-
cism and make no explanations OF their
apparently cratic acts.
Their Police Force.
The Carbonarios have constituted an
informal, but quite formidable, police
force to guard the city and various
buildings and institutions If an at
tack should be made on any Carbona-
rio-protected building, hundreds Of per-
sonal acquaintance would meet about
them to discover in each other mem
bers of their order, for clerks belonging
to different small groups and knowing
only members of their own groups, as
fellow members may work side by side
with members OF other small groups. A
corps Of volunteers has been formed
TO drill regularly and constitute a part
Of the militia of the state That the
government is willing to furnish arms
and equipment to such a corps shows
under the auspices of the Carbonarios
how well the secret society stands
with the ministers.
When the general railway strike
threatened TO paralyze the trade and
stagnate the capital of the country,
the Carbonarios said that the strikers
must accept the terms offered by their
employers. as they seemed just enough.
although not satisfactory to the hot
headed men enjoying the first fruits OF
the Right to Strike" law promulgated
by the provisional government.
Wreck Printing Office.
The suggestion was promptly adopt
ed without discussion, and both en-
ployers and employees afterward APP
plauded the clear headedness and quick
decision of the secret order This is an
example Of good work done by the
Carbonarios. Examples Of utterly law
less and unwarrantable actions charged
against them are not wanting. The
BraganZas directed for a time the des
TIMES Of a small and weak monarchist
press in Lisbon. 1t could never have
done the royal house any good or the
cause OF democratic government any
harm But the anarchist element in
the capital objected TO it's utterances
and to its continued existence. SO one