PORTUGUESE REVOLT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18925, 14 February 1927, Page 9

PORTUGUESE REVOLT.

A PREMATURE AFFAIR. INNER HISTORY DISCLOSED. (bt cAbit mess is*ocutio*-combjoht.) tAi'STBAM Ayr) *.s. cabl:: association.) (Received February 13th, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, February 11. IV. Alfonso I'osta, a former. Premier of Portugal, reveals tho innor history of tho revolution in au interview printed in tho "Era Jsouvelle." He said the molt broke out prematurely. It had bceu planned to occur simultaneously in all large towns, but :ui unexpected incident upset the plana. General Lnrmona wont to Oporto to commemorate the tirst Republican revolt of ISUI, a. date held sacred by the Republicans. Cynicism towards thin act on the p;irt of tho authorities Icdi students to prepare for tho fray immediately. They telegraphed General Carmona, whom they described as "An operetta President," asking him to stop the burlesque comedy and give up power to n responsible Constitutional Government. This let the cat out of the bag and enabled General Carmona to prepare to suppress the revolt. Dr. Costa declares that General mona's Government dissipated a deposit of £3,000.000 in England, and negotiated a loan of £12,000,000 on London based on the Portuguese tobacco imports, thus depriving Portugal of an important source of revenue. Hi is exasperated the Portuguese peoole and fanned into Same the spirit of revolts

MARTIAL LAW CONTINUES. STRINGENT REPRESSIVE MEASURES. v'AVSTBASU* AXD *.B. CISLI AMOCtITRWI) (Received February 13th, 5.6 p.m.) MADRID, February 11. Complete order prevail* is Portugal* and General Oarnona hat taken strin-' gent measures to prevent a renewal of the outbreak. All property belonging to revolutionaries will he confiscated end the leaders court-martial]ed. Civilians found bearing anns an threaten' ed with immediate death. Martial law continues and military patrols are guarding the chief point* owing to the police having joined the rerolutionar- . les. Many British and other foreign offices were damaged.