Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-02
MADEIRA REVOLT
REPORTED QUELLED
Portugal Announces Offer OF
Military Junta to Sur
render.
By the Associated Press.

By Jne ASSOClhteu EISSs'
LISBON, Portugal, May AFTER four
weeks of blockade by government ships
and several days active siege by land,
sea and air, the revolutionary forces at
Madeira were stated by the government
to have downed their arms today.
Wireless reports from the loyal forces
informed officials that Souza Dias, one
of Portugal's most famous generals and
leader of the revolt, had surrendered
Internationally.
The breakdown of the revolutionary
movement followed closely on the heels
of May day disorders in Lisbon itself,
which for time assumed revolution
airy nature and resulted in the cabinet
taking refuge in the barracks OF the
Sd Artillery Regiment. Lisbon was
quiet today.
HostiIities Ordered Suspended.
This afternoon Minister of Marine
Correia, who commanded the govern
ment punitive expedition to Madeira,
reported that the offer to surrender
had been sent him. signed by Gen.
Diaz and several others OF the MILL
tary junta in control of Funchal.
The rebels said they had decided TO
capitulate because they were facing
superior forces and in order to avoid
loss of life arong the non-combatant
population.
Correia ordered a suspension Of hos
tilities as soon as the rebels assured
him their surrender was unconditional.
Funchal will be occupied by govern
ment forces tonight.
The minister of marine felicitated
the government on the outcome OF the
punitive expedition and paid high trib-
- RI fai inc IN
seige. He concluded his message with
a cancellation of his earlier request for
additional troops and material.
Prime Minister Oliviera sent a wire
less message to Correia congratulating
him and all the officers and men Of the
expedition.
The government heads took to cover
yesterday when May day riots got out
Of hand and police turned machine
gun on a mob in Rocio Square. Two
men were killed and about 20 we're
wounded before some semblance of
order was restored.
It looked like revolt and the cabinet,
which sought shelter in the fort once
before a week ago, went back there
while the army took things in hand.
City Under OminOus Calm.
This morning trolley cars ratified
along the streets again and taxicabs
were back in service. Storekeepers took
down their shutters, but there were few
customers and the city lay under an
ominous calm.
A number of men said to have been
hired by radicals to incite disturbances
were arrested and much Communist
literature was reported to have been
seized. All trains passing through the
Spanish frontier were watched closely
as result of the collaring of three
Spanish students bringing messages Of
sympathy to their Portuguese COM
patriots. They we're sent home.
The streets were almost deserted as
armored cars passed to and fro, Vigilant
against any attempts to renew violence.
Heavily armed troops kept watch along
the principal thoroughfares and business
was almost at standstill.
The populace spent night OF appre-
hension, alarmed over the days events
and fearful over developments. Martial
law was expected TO be declared, but 1t
had not become fact this morning.