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ballot, obligatory education, uniformity
in taxes. Plans also call for the even
tual convocation of o new Congress
composed Of IL representatives from
each State.
Favor Natives Of Brazil.
It also is planned that in the future
only native born Brazilians shall occupy
public Office.
As a prelude to obtaining recogni-
ton abroad, the foreign ministry has
notified diplomatic and consular rep
resentatives in foreign countries that
the revolution which upset the govern
ment in Rio de Janeiro was a blood
less affair, conducted with order, and
that its aim was to unite the Brazilian
people in one family.
kilograms exchanged between heads
Of the junta and those In charge Of the
States which backed the revolution OF
three weeks ago are wholly congratula-
tory in character and stir the belief
here that the revolutionists In the fleld
will Join with those in the capital In
working out some form Of new govern
ment.
Tavora May Defy Rio.
OlSDdJCIl6S IEOLQ LA1C 11OA bAA 44AdAN0O~p
however, that Capt. Juarez Tavora may
have ideas Of his own as to constitution
Of q new regime. This ofacer, who
began the revolt In the Northern State
of Pernambuco and accumulated large
army as he pushed through the States
Of Parahyba, Alagoas, Sergipe and down
into Bahia, Is expected here by airplane.
The deposed President, washington
Luis, was still held o prisoner today In
Fort Copacabana. Revolutionary au-
thorities said this morning that the
former Executive had not actually
signed q decree Of resignation but had
bowed to the will of the military men.
In Rio de Janeiro business went on
o. usual this morning, with stores and
coffee shops open. No alcoholic bever.
ages were sold. however, BY order OF
ordered that no person could leave the
capital without pass for safe conduct
issued by his department.
DR.. Luis held out for hours against
resignation with the words that he
would be taken from Guanabra Palace
only when he had been bound hand and
foot. Later he consented to the military
junta's demands.
Cardinal Takes Hand.
His decision finally was made at the
counsel Of Cardinal Lerne and Mon
signor Rosalvo Costa Rego, vicar gen
eral Of the Rio de Janeiro diocese. He
left the palace in the company Of the
cardinal, the vicar general and Gen.
Tasso Frsgoso. As he passed through
the reception room he bade gooo-Dy 70
the assembled ministers Of his cabinet
and members Of the civil and military
household.
Outside the two ecclesiastics and Gen.
Tasso Fragoso entered an automobile
with him. Other heavily armed ON
GERS mounted the running board as the
deposed President was whisked away
from the scene of his nearly-complete
four-year term 90 chief executive OF
the Brazilian Union to the fort.
There u little apparent animosity
toward the deposed President, who
generally was regarded As honest in his
convictions, but surrounded with milf
tary and officiai family which many In
the nation found objectionable.
Justice Minister Held.
The military iunta in its night-long
meeting, decided 70 hold the deposed
minister of justice, Wanna do Castillo,
and the depoeed minister Of war, Gen.
Sezefredo dos Passos, as prisoners, set
ting at liberty other members OF the
cabinet, all of whom had been arrested.
Dispatches from Sac Paulo said Presi-
dent-elect Julio Prestes, who but Tor
the revolution would have succeeded
Dr.. Washington Luis November is, had
disappeared. There were rumore that
In an orgy of destruction yesterday
damage estimated at 81 100000 was
done to seven newspaper ofhces and
buildings by gangs Of hoodlums. Troops
and police today guarded strategic
centers.
Newspapers Are Damaged.
The newspapers A Noite, o formal do
Brasil, o Paiz, Vanguardia, A Noticia,
Critica and A Ordem all suffered In
the rioting. Movable property was
thrown from windows into the streets
and everything infiammable was burn
ed Fawcets were opened In the build
ings and streams Of water seeped
through them damaging property Of
other offlces.
sac Pauio dispatches said that quiet
prevailed there, but that there was con-
siderable uncertainty as 70 what moves
were TO be expected Of the federal" and
''rebel" armies still aligned against
each other, although not fighting, along
the Parana-Sao Paulo frontier. state
ofaces were deserted by officials yeSter-
day after some firing on the government
palace. It was expected that pro-
vActOAioA BOfeElAAiShs WOuAo SS 4SAhASN
today.
Because Of the censorship which the
government invoked at the ports still
under its control, advices of the coup
were received outside this country yes
terday with surprise, but residents OF
the capital had known for days that
1t was impending, many believing that
It would be postponed 50 Is to allow
the president to conclude his term
November IS. ~
Sought BIoodIess Change.
It Is believed, however, that the milf
tary figures who led in the coup de-
cided to prevent further bloodshed and
acted sooner. According to the best
information, two generals, two adj
mirals and Cardinal Leme went to
Guanabara Palace Thursday night and
urged him to resign, but he refused.
At 2:30 am. the entire barracks and
military police were aroused and sent
to guard the palace. DR.. Luis was
asked to resign again and was given
until IL Am, but he refused still.
Leaders Of the coup, recognizing that
he had fallen, even though still refus-
ing the technicality Of his signature
to abdication papers, announced his
deposition and resignation. AS matter
of fact 1t was not until late Friday
their demands and left the palace under
guard to become q prisoner
Crowds gathered to cheer his deposi-
ton, and the Red colors Of the Liberal
Party, which has opposed the admin
istration, were to be seen everywhere.
II. q. AWAITS DEVELOPMENTS.