Evening journal., 1911-02-11
CONDITIONS
in PORTUGAL
No Recognition by U. S. Of
New Government Causes
Disappointment
PRESENT RULERS HOLD ON
THE PEOPLE IS SLIGHT
Bp United Press Leased Special Wire.
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Bp United Press Leased Special Wire.
(By Charles p. Stewart)
LISBON, Feb. 2. (By mail TO New
York; THE greatest surp Use the new
Republican administration OF Portu-
gal has met with has been the delay
by other republics. particularly tho
United States, IN recognizing the new
government.
We We're anxious for recognition,
Foreign Minister Bernardino Machado
said to me, "and we took il for
granted that your nation was great
enough and independent enough 20
grant it without waiting for the great
mona-chies to do so first"
ITO what do | attribute the delay?
Well, there is the matter of the
Panama canal. America may feel
that she will need England's support
In connection with that enterprise.
Perhaps the Washington administra-
ton is waiting to know what the
British would like"
President Taft's reference 10 the
new republic as "A ode facto" govern
ment has proved distasteful 10 Portu-
gese officialdom. why should the
phrase de facto' be applied to the
government Of the republic Of Portu-
! gal, Machado asked me. "anv more
than to the government Of the repub-
lie of the United States? Both OF
! them derive their powers from the
same so ~ce-the will of the people. -
We contemplate no such program
of legislation as England Is now en-
acting TO improve the peoples con-
/ dition," Machado said What we pro-
/ pose to do Is TO give the people,
through Just government, an oppor-
i tunity to improve their own condi-
ton"
/. WIZ Not Lower Taxes.
To this end there will be no at.
tempt 20 lower the eXorhitant tax rat,
. in Portugal, but a serious effort vii
be made to give the people honest re-
turns on their taxes. Summed up
the Republican leaders praekcali-
tell the people that all the Govern
ment will do is to remove legislAiv
3 restraints against improvements ii
- their condition. The people arSNsr
r cepting the dictum IN a way that c,
y only lead TO trouble.
a II the trouble fails 10 improve cor
y diuons. the people are sure 10 tur
u against te present government
+. There will be another revolution an
D another provisional government-lR,
r. publican again. But 10 will surely /
q a worse government than the preser
one for there are literally not enoug
competent and incorruptble men /
Portugal to form another as good 2
the present one. So. I am convince
there viii be successive upscts unit
some man steps into the situatio
with strength enough to establish OF
der by the use of force.
This may happen while the preser
government lasts, but Il Will not /
done by the revolutionary leaders a
: body. because as a body, althoug
clean, most of them are visionary
mere theorists, writer's and philOs,
piers. Moreover, they are alread
split into factions and intensely jea
Gus of one another.
Peoples Chance TO Improve.
= To illustrate the point that the ne
# government intends to give The pei
pie a chance to improve themselye
J. MachadO spoke of the prevalence
n strikes since the establishment of II
Is republic. Under the monarchy" !
n said, there was a law against strike
II is our view that workers have
II right to ask for what they want az
s. tG- strike If they don't get IT, So v
l. repealed the old law and nautral
~ strikes resulted. The strikes. howevC
. are not tanti-Republican i'm the least
4 One thing that Machado and
secretary, Senior J. Batalha-Reis co
-e vinced me Of was that there will
no restoration of ex-King Manuel.
matter what the outcome Of Portuga
lt government efforts.
d While the possibility Of return
as monarchism may be slight there
|, danger. as ! SEQ it, Of the establis
ment Of a military dlrectorship. y
present governments hold on the pc
pie is of the slightest The vast m
iority Of the people are densely
r norant and have only a slight conce
r. tion Of what republic means. T
d. new government has not brought {
s. expected relief and the people a
m gradually becoming more and mo
m dissatisfied.