Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
State Rights Issue in Brazil
Interests North Americans

Conflict between the central govern.
ment OF Brazil and some of the prov.
| tnces interests North Americans be.
cause Of the state rights involved
That this country Is concerned as tc
the settlement Of controversies Is en-
phasized because of business and in.
vestment relations between the two ma
lions, but 1t Is held that the United
states had no part in the existing dis
putes. Many are inclined to the view
that business depression has led to the
| criticism of the Government.
The tendency toward lack Of harmony
Is brought out by the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, with the statement: Here K
a great people Of many diverse national
origins, shaped to a Portuguese tradi-
ton OF militant independence. Govern.
mental reverberations in such a nation
are no mere tempest in the coffee pot y
AS the situation is viewed by the Oak
land Tribune: THE revolutionists have
been nghting q government which was
put In ONCE at a popular election last
year. The rebellion is unlike some
others In Latin America in that it is
no attempt to overthrow dictator, but
rather an armed movement on the part
OF certain states where interests and
policies are at variance with those OF
the majority"
1t Is declared by the Birmingham
News that under the constitution, the
FEDERAL government was forbidden to
interfere in the government of the
states, save In carefully defined circum-
stances, but that paper records that
significantly, In 1925, these rights were
extended to enable the government tn
intervene in order to reorganize the
finances OF a state which is demon
strably unable to meet its obligations. u
The News concludes that "the present
struggle seems to have been born of
SOME such exigency; perhaps the gov
eminent now in power created resent
ment in the states whose economic life
was already disturbed"
Charging that 1.-The trouble started
In the 1nf1ammable state of Rio Grande
do Sul," and that these untrammeled
1oIk turn TO revolution as their more
civilized country men turn to bull
nights" the Milwaukee Sentinel saws:
whether it will result in the setting
up OF an independently by the Rio
Grand1staS-one Of their ancient hopes
1t Is still too early to say. Our guess
Is that the State of Rio Grande do Sui
Will yet be department of the Bra
lillian Republic when the cattle barons
are receiving more beef orders and the
cowboys are set again to pursuing err
ASSAA' nAtAC AdIA1CA b1ldl IIlelT loyal 1el-
low citizens
:. Economic distress has accentuated
the critical attitude of opponents of
the government, which is alleged to
have increased greatly the public debt,
mlsmanaged public funds and manipu-
lated national elections to secure con-
troll for another term" in the opinion
Of the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. The
Grand Rapids Press states, whether
Brazil has suffered from dishonest gov
eminent or not, the fact is that grave
depression has been inevitable aic~
that Brazilian discomfort goes with de-
pressions."
THE agitators were emboldened and
helped, no doubt" thinks the Atlanta
Journal, by disturbances in Peru, Ar
gentina and Bolivia, all of which touch
the boundaries of Brazil. Most Latin
American countries continues that
paper, 'are in the business doldrums.
Their export trade has sadly declined,
their productive enterprises lag for
want of markets. their ranks Of unem-
ployed men have increased; they feel