Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-15
Little Brazil

We overheard a man gay: Huh, what
docs the entrance u little Brazil
;.faount -. in this war? what DO any
~ thoge small nations amount 10?
The Kaiser can brush en- of az he
would fleH-what can they de:"
10 lookcd about him IL defiance.
50 one cared - answer o. perhaps,
none ~ hia Table waH prepared 10 give
him Information that would open MS
e5ea. II "as evident that this strong
minded man did not know that in point
II aize little EJazii" il almost a. large
~ the L nitcd States with great AEska
20. 10 i;icD and Hs aaii aided On He
did not know that in population Brazil
has 21,1bt,bto independent. democratic
people lisin2 in prosperity, ana playing
big and rapidly increasing part in
world affairs. He did no, know that i
Il, great agricultural country with al
mort iimiticss possibilities The cen
rUH 81 1919 showed more than 30 mil
llop attic. II million swine - million
shctp snd ~ million horses ana mules.
brazH's actual entrance into the war
m the SIDE Of the United States and
Inc Allies, swakens anew and swide-
fDfead Interest in that greet sister
american republic. As Sept I and
ND+. u are the t~o principal national
a>.aays VI the country, 1t il fitting,
ssnce the latter H. to be celebrated on
rnorslat. that the American people
enfdiio recognize il and It's gignicance.
The former Is the Brazilian indie
pendfnce DaT. fpr On that day in 1922
me then Yice-Tegent ri Brazil. the yax.
colonial possession n Portugal, who
Vas Dom Pedro. son Of King John VI
declared the Independence pf Brazil
from the mother country. The Portu-
GHes@ military ganison4 In Ei0 de
Janeiro anu other Brazilian cities were
"a+Iy overcome with little or no blood
~n'd and we're transported back 10
Portugal, and on October L. Dom
Pedro Was solcmniy declared the
constitutions! Emperor and perpetual
dcfendcr ~ Brazil. and thus was estab-
hHhed the empire of Brazil
For 81 years Brazil remained the
only independent country in the West
"tn world "ith q monarchical form Of
E"> eminent ~ the end Of that time.
however, the ideas Of democracy and
sell government had gained such as
tendency that the people of Brazil de
'id"d 10 transform their monarchy into
- republic and for the second time
'Eere Was complete change in gov
eminent through another bloodless
revolution. The people Of Brazil had
no great quarrel with their easy going
monarch, nor had they any desire to
mar" MN or the members OF his fam
iH. Al respected Dom Pedro II. ana
many loved him for his fine personal
qualities, but it wa the nonarchjc,I
system OF government in its entirety
they wanted 10 get rid of. and so il he
came necessary for them To- dcpose
MN. ThiA they did On November 10
1888. Marshal Manocl Deodoro Fon-
-oca, ono Of the ablc+i aud most popu-
iai generals OF the Brazilian army
placed himself at the head Of the royo-
H'tion and on the date named pub
tahed a proclamation in which he
~'ated that tho people. tho army and
The navy had dccreed The deposition Of
the imperial dynasty and the extinction
81 the monarchical system. He as
8ured the people that the provisional
government guaranteed all inhabitants
OF Brazil security for life ana prnpcrt>
and respect for individual and poIitic:,l
rights; that il recognized and rcspcct-
cd all national engagements contracted
during the monarchy; ana that il,
would adhere to existing treaties with
foreign countries, acknowledge the do
nestle and foreign debt. and assume
all other legally constituted obliga-
tons.
This was very simple and very
plain document and was signed nv
Marshal t'onscca as chief of the pro-
Nisional government and the members
of the cabinet that had been selected.
That was all there was to 1t. :, very
polite and courteous letter to Dom
Fcdro III informed him that 1.-THE pres
ence of the Imperial family in this
country, in face OF the now situation
created by the irrcvocable revolution
IF the 10Th inst. would be absurd and
impossible and provocative of troubles
which the safety OF the public i'm
presses upon us the necessity to
avoid" \ time was fixed for the en-
harkation of the royal family, and the
former emperor was assured that
your comfort and health during the
passage will be looked after with the
greatest of care. and the government
will continue TO pay you the sum as
sured by law until this point has been
settled by the approaching constituent
assembly" And so it was all settled
in the incest manner possible. Dom
Pedro III, erstwhile Emperor of Brazil.
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