The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
PEACE OF PORTUGAL
FAR FROM SECURE
Suppression Of Revolution
Finds Anti Republicans
No Less Active.
ssecia, co,respondenee 10 THr srx

LISBON. May 2o.-The suppression Of
the recent revolution against a dictator
ship IN Portugal does not by an means
indicate that the republic Ia any more
secure or the monarch!sts any less &C.
tive than before. President Arr!aga's
effort to allay the war crisis Of January
merely directed the agitation along
other lines until II now has renewed
the dormant struggle between republic
cans and monarchists. with the latter
in n stronger position than they were.
The present trouble arose over the
question OF whether Portugal should
enter the war as an ally OF England.
but that question has been forgotten.
II Is now a question Of whether the
Il .posed King Manuel shall be recalled
to the throne OF Portugal.
In December the war advocates In
Portugal became strong enoug TO con-
troll the Ministry that was formed In
that month. This Cabinet was opposed
from its inception by manv people In
Portugal. with the entire army leading
the opposition.
Less than a mont after the new
Ministry had been sworn In sixty-four
officers OF the army were arrested for
declining to obey orders. Their arrest
only added 10 the popular unrest. and
on January o5 President Arriaga sent
an Appearing leltel 10 HS oh Iileih
Gen. Dimente da Castro asking him TO
help save the country.
Gen. Castro was known as a strong
leader. though not n politician. He
had been a monarchist. hut OF late had
been supporting the Administration.
With him as Prime Minister the Gov
was assured OF the support OF
the army.
Either the dictator was too liberal
In his efforts to join all parties In sup
port OF the Administration or he seized
the opportunity to help the monarchy
ca use. His first act was to restore tho
swords to the sixty-four officers who
had been arrested. Then he began
making concessions TO the monarchists
These concessions led to the revolution
of the last two weeks.
First the ban was lifted from mon
archist newspapers and they appeared
on the street for the trst time in many
months. Then he went "A step further
and put monarchists into appoint!ve
offices without asking the approval of
Congress.
When the councils OF Lisbon and OPP
orto refused 10 obey DEGREES Of governors
appointed by the Prime Minister they
were dissolved. Their dissolution united
all the warning factions. democrats and
republicans. against the Dictatorship ;
and the mo%narchists. In and out OF
office, took up the Governments side.
Then, as the struggle became one be-
tween republicans and monarch'sts.
mob fghting began in Lisbon and other
cities and continued until May ~. when
the navy deposed the dictator and his
Cabinet by bombarding the Ministries.
TIN ~bumbarding was done by three gun
boats in che River Tejc.
During the lighting an attempt was
made to . ssassinate Senior Joao Chagas,
who had been appointed TO succeed
Castro as Prime Minister. The mobs
lynched the assassin In the streets OF
Lisbon
A soon as the dictate, ship had been
o~verthrown the mobs burned the offices
OF thu three royals. newspapers IN
Lisbon. the residences OF two leading
~monarch!sts, and a clubhouse which was
~patroa.zed by monarch!sts.
The situation became so grave that
Spain ana England sent warships to
Lisbon TO protect the Interests or their
citizens.
Now tina, the republicans believe they
have overcome the monarchists II Id
only a matter of a few months until
the united republican party of the last
month will dis!ntegrate into It's com
| petlng factions and there 10 no assur.
lnce that the trouble OF the last few
weeks will not he repeated.
The new Ministry II composed OF the
following; Joao Chagas. Prime Minis
ter and Minister OF tho Interior; Paulo
| Falcao, Minister OF Justice; BasiliG
Teles. War; Fernandes Costa. Marine
Barros Queiroz, Finance; Alves d
yeisa, Foreign Affairs: Masaihass
Lima. Public Works Jose Jorge Pereira.
Colonies; Jose da Castro, Minister Of
Education.
Since the above article was written
President Arriaga has resigned. His
| place was taken by T~heopllile Braga.
| who WA the provisional. President. when
The psgtuUu00reUueho-was osUaAps4.