The Washington herald., 1922-11-11
SD CT ET PROBE IN
N RAzIL SIX vs.
EV0L|TS AHEAD
coAflnee1 rom Re5s oes.

GQ4u1014 from F0D& O1e>
prevent AMP indicatlon o. the situs-
tion from getting outnide.
The entire country has been uu-
der martial law since the Middle Of
July. and It u admitted that this
Il the only reason that there has
not been any serious trouble since
the suppression Of the three-day
revolution. July b-s-7.
censsrship Prevails.
The censorship attending the
martial law s<cureiy strangles the
ErasiIian newspapers. The man
aging editors OF three BraxiliaD'
Newspapers have been In jaIl with
out trial since July because they
criticised the government.
No word Indicative OF the internal
situation Is published in Brasil. but
the widest rumors OF revolution
and assassination are becoming
more numerous daily with the ap-.
proach OF November i5.ythe Date set
for the inauguration OF Bernardes
Although opinion il practically
Unanimous among the foreign in
terests established here that Ber-
nardes would probably make a good
President and attempt to improve
Brsxtl's present u-.eaviabie imam
ciel situation. rumors are whis-
pered by scores thar ne will never
be allowed to assume the Presi-
dency, that he will be assassinated
on his way ia Rio ue ,aneiro rro.s
the Interior. that the train carrying
him Will be wrecked. Nand that II
he arrives and Is inaugurated there
will be o real revolution.
Yet even. " Bernardes. political
enemies advance no good reason
why he should not be made Presi-
dent. they generally admit that he
has made good president in the
state OF Minas Geraes. and they
admit that he was fairly elected.
A careful investigation of the sit
uation shows that the opposition.
when well sifted down. gets to the
fact that Bernardes is not a ma
chine politician and does not be-
long to the professional political
ciiaues' Of the capital He won his
election only because he. received an
overwhelming majority In two
states--Sao Pauio and Minas Geraes
which gave him a slender major
ity over his opponents heavy ma
jority outside these two states.
Jealousy of Sac Paulo and Minas
Geraes on the part of the rest of
the country appears to be the prin-
cipal cause for the present unrest
This jealousy would be certain to
make Bernardes' administration a
difficult one. at least In the begin
ming.
Brazil has a territory larger than
the United States and a population
equal to that of all the rest of
South America. The scarcity of
and communications
has prevented the cementing of this
vast territory into a strong federal
union or the creation of a strong
national sentiment.
Sac Paulo and Minas Geraes which
produce probably IS per cent of the
nations revenue, are intensely dis
liked by the rest of the country on
the ground that they monopolize 100
ment from him regarding his pro-
these two States gave Bernardes a
majority sufficient to win him the
nations Presidency against the
heavy vote OF mis- opponent outside
thtSt t"o bNoNtS saw a
the country. especially the profess
sional politicians, to oppose him.
Bernardes' appointment of Felix
Pacheco as minister Of foreign rela-
tions puts the direction of Brazil's
foreign policy into the hands of a
man who is one of the most enthu-
siastic friends the United States has
in South America.
One Of the two undersecretaries
of the foreigS office will be Sebas-
tian Ssmpaio, for several years at
tached to the Brazilian Embassy at
Washington and latterly as a COM
merciaI attache toured the United
States disseminating propaganda for
the international exposition. Sam
paio is probably better known in
the United States than any other
Brazilian. The appointment of these
two men to the foreign ministry is
interpreted. in many quarters, as
constituting complete reply to
Bernardes' enemies that the incom-
ing President is anti-American. and
is planning to curtail foreign activ-
tiles in Brazil.
Copyright, 1921