Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
The Story the Week Has Told

Dom Pedro II lost his crown by a
bloodleSS revolution, the Conservative
party has dominated the republic.
The revolutionists claim that Wash
ington Luiz, the President of Brazil,
is responsible for the assassination of
Joao Pessoa, President of the State Of
Parahyda and Liberal vice presidential
candidate in the elections OF last
March; that he fomented revolution in
Parahyba, sending thither ruffiians who
murdered PeSsoa. The Liberal candi-
date for President was Getulio Vargas,
and he polled 100000 in a total of
100000 votes cast OF course, the
Liberals charge election frauds.
William Luiz claims to have made
the best possible dispositions for deal
ing with the economic difficulties, but
the opposition claims that he concen-
trated almost exclusively on relief to
the coffee industry, that he did nothing
for the distressed packing industry Of
Rio Grande do Sui, for the iron and
steel and manganese industries CT Minas
Geraes, for the cotton, sugar, cocoa
and rubber industries of the North.
And they charge that the sterilization
Of the milreis works exclusively in favor
of Sac Paulo. But one is told that
there is plenty Of money in the country,
only 1t Is being coffered against a
change.
The generalissimo of the revolution
airy forces is Gen. Jose Antonio Flores
da Cunha.
Do not forget in estimating the Bra
lillian military situation that the states
have their own militas, and that in
many instances the police forces of
the cities are Semi-military.
The State Of Sac Paulo, the chief
seat of the coffee culture, Is said tc
pay over go per cent Of the Brazilian
taxes.
The history Of the State of Rio do
Sui is redolent of romance, for which
one may we'll consult the historical
sketches CT Cunningham Graham.
OF course, Brazilian securities have
fallen sadly on the New York and Lon
don markets. A temporary breakdown
in the regular service of the Brazilian
foreign debt is a reasonable fear; not,
one hopes, to be realized.
There has always been a mystery
about Chile's quasi revolution of 1925.
A respectable authority states: "Chile'S
revolution of 1925 had as its primary
purpose the characterization of an in
strument of government which had
given the landed aristocracy control
over the Senate"
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NOTES-Levitating, one notes as
among the chief perturbing features of
the European scene: The infinitely
complicated difficulties of Great Britain,
both domestic and in relation to the
empire and the British commonwealth
of nations; the depression, complica-
tions and uncertainties of Germany,
hot r.
ting the recent heavy sacrifice of gold
and foreign exchange to defend the
mark; the extraordinary concentration
of gold in France and the natural
French reactions to the reactionary de-
velopments in Germany; the enigmatic
developments in Spain; the political
fantasticalities in Poland; and the nasty
kick-up in Austria.
From Poland we hear of numerous
political clashes on a small scale, in
Volving some spilth of blood.
The second race for the speed cham
pionship of North Atlantic fishing
craft, between the American Thebaud
and the Nova Scotian BluenoSe, was
called off by the Race Committee when
the race was about half run, under the
impression that the racers could not
And the mark in the dense fog that had
suddenly closed down. Conditions, ex-
cept for the fog, were glorious, 35-
knot nor'easter. 1t would appear that
the Bluenose made far the better show
ing.
The infant mortality rate Il. e.. num-
Der of infants annually dying in their
first year for every 1000 live births) of
New Zealand is the lowest IN the world,
namely. So. That Of this country Is 81.
That Of Russia Is the highest for
civilized waite countries" namely, 400.