The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-08
PORTUGAL IS
LOYAL TO KING
Country May Yet Put Dcposed Mon
arch Back on the Throne
Says Former
Official.
PRISONS ARE FILLED
, He Says Reign Of Terror Exists in
New Requisite and people
Fear For Their
PRISONS ARE FILLED

respondent of the United Press.1
PARIS, Feb 6-That conditions in
Portugal are now approaching those
OF the French terror was the state
ment made In an interview granted a
United Press correspondent by Cap
tain Joao diAzevedo Coutinho, form
err secretary of the Portuguese navy
Capital. Coutinlho, now ex-King Man
nelss military nearenant, is in Paris
after a thrilling escape from Portu>
gal where price had been put upon
his head because Of his activities as
leader of the last attempt to restore
Manuel to the throne.
4Royalist sympathizH-s are shot
down in the streets and the authori-
ties never make an arrest" declared
CAPTAIN Coutinho. ''All royalist pap
ers have been put out OF business, 60
the murders never become generally
known. When King Manuel was de-
throned some 10000 of his followers
went into exile with him. Now, so
fadghtful have become the persecu-
tions of them by the present govern
ment of those who remained at first,
that 10000 royalist Portuguese have
fled to France, Spain, England, Amer
led and other countries They are tar
rorstricken. They dare not live in.
Portugal. Take my own case. Imme-
diately after King Manuel's downfall
was expelled from the country.
asked for an explanation at that time,
as had not lifted a hand against the
republic. The reply was that they
could not guarantee my safety
Portuguese prisons are full to-
overfiowing. No evidence is neces-
sary for arrest and imprisonment.
and hundreds OF people who are mere
" suspected OF offenses against the
government are imprisoned without
any sort OF trial. Justice in Portu-
gal There is none! myself saw.
fifteen prisoners who lost their minds
because of the frightful prison regi-
me. Prime Minister Costa IS the big
man of Portugal today. He is virtual
~ dictator, and dictator of the
worst sort He is without scruples
and doas only what he wishes to do
What law there is in the country is
made by him. He is the law
But the monarchy will be restor-
ed. That is certain OF course, you
need not ask me when and how. AS
King ManueIs lieutenant not only
have to be careful OF what | say, but
of my every act as well, for | am
constantly watched The restoration
may come this year, or next year, or
later; but it will surely come. We are
already assured OF SIX or seven sec
lions OF Portugal being with US TO a
man, but we will not act this time
until We have verything discounted,
and the right moment arrives. Ii
the king believes anything viii be
gained by heading the movement, he
will do So"
Captain Coutfnilo, In addition to
having been twice minister of the
navy. has served as prefecJ Of Lis
hon; encouragement of Mozambique
aide de camp to King Caroius, ans
later to KING Manuel. He is CRANE
officer in the Legion of Honor, {
French decoration of the highes
grade, grand officer de la Tour e
Epee. and a mernbs r of other orders
Of continental Europe.
Man will one day be made In ths
laboratory, according to Professot
Charles Nordman, one of the bes
known scientists in France.
THE laboratory viii one day b,
tlls cradle Of orphans who viii hav'
Ill nature for parents declared Pre-
fessor Nordman today. "Throug,
psycho-chem.cal reaction. science vii
be able to evolve human beings
Geniuses will be produced in the lai
oratories of the future by the yer