The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-28
MASONIC TEMPLE
RA|DED IN LISBON
| United States Army Officer
| Tells Of Persecution Dur.
| ], ing Revolution
F
MONARCHISTS
| PROSECUTED MAsONs
Wrecked the Temple to Throw suspi-
cion of Assassination of President
Paes on Masons 60 Several Masons
Were Arrested.

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WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-Capt. Henri
Armand de Mast. who was discharged
from the United States army on Tuesday
after two Years in the service, in which
time he spent Is months in Portugal as
assistant military attache of the American
legation i'm Lisbon, brought an interesting
report of Masonic activities III Portugal
to those attending the biennial meeting of
the supreme council, Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite of Free Masonry for the
southern jurisdiction of the United States
in Washington.
Captain de Mast was for II wears news
paper man in Chicago, and other cities be
tore entering the army. While in Por-
tugal he was made knight of the Order
OF Christ, and knight. of the Military Or
der OF Avis, By the Portuguese government.
For aid he rendered to Portuguese Masons
during the revolution in that country last
WINTER he was made an active member
OF the supreme council, Thirty-Third De-
gree Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
o. treemasonry of Portugal, and given
honorary membership in every other Ma
sonic lodge IN Lisbon. Mrs. de Mast and
| their child were with him there.
| rs a military observer of the revolution
| for the United States government. Cap
t tam de Mast had exceptional opportuni-
ties to learn the facts He reached LIS
| bon March 81, 1918, and President Sidonio
l'aes was assassInated ON Dec II. 1918
| Preceding this deed, the Masonic temple
| IN Lisbon was Talded and the interior was
| wrecked by persons not yet individually
| identified The official censorship, he
SAYS, did not Permit any mention of the
| incident IN the press and he learned of
1t by a chance visit in search OF DR.. Sc
bastiso de Magazines Lima, grand com
| mander of the supreme council of the
| Scottish Rite in Portugal.
On the floor of the rooms,'' Captain
dc Mast said, lay British, French, ItaI
ian, and the .Portugese Republican flags
II was significant that the United Statcl
flag had not been touched. Papers, docu
lnents, rituals, -aHd Masefiic pairaflrcrnaii;
of every description were scattered Owe
the hallway, and the furniture had beer
wantonly smashed. Paintings and rar
photographs were ruined, including a nfc
size painting of King Edward VII in ful
regalia of grand master of all the lodge
in England"
= When Captain de Mast found Dr. Ma.
| alhaes Lima, he said he was told that j
) expectation Of such an attack upon Il
, temple, all tie important Masonic re,
u ords and documents had been remove,
Captain de Mast later took charge
them and kept them in safety until tt
Monarchist revolution had been SUI
f pressed when the Masons began to l.
@ build the temple
While the Monarchists were in powe
and wherever they exercised authorit
: Captain de Mast said Masons were pHs
cuted 1t was for his work in preservr
tie records and in visiting imprisono
Masons that he was honored with mer
s bcrship in the supreme council.
In the opinion of Captain de Mast. I'll
wreelsing of the Masonic temple ";
r planned by the Monarehists for the pu
s. pose of directing suspicion to the Masol
/, when the assassination of President Pa
! Should be accomplished, as it was. :
= days later On the streets and in Il
=, = cafes, he said, he heard persons chargil
the Masons with being responsible I
the deed. Such charges, he believes, we
inspired. but he repudiates them abs
:. lutely. and cites the fact that Preside
:. Paes was a Mason, although he had n
= hcen active in the order for some tin
:. The Monarchists, he assumes, thought t
u public would attribute the tragedy to !
"a venge by the Masons for the wrecking
ip their temple.
is Dr. Magalhaes Lima was arrested INN
diately after the assassination and kept
tn prison for two months and other AIaso
IL, were similarly treated. Upon uvestit
ng ton at the prison, Captain de Mast 81
lis he found DR. 3Iagalhaes Lima we'll car
is for and guarded to prevent the antiA
re, sonic element from attempting to ha1
is him.
". Most Masons in Portugal are Den