PORTUGUESE DICTATOR.
OF MUSSOLINI. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, June 8. ■ The Daily Mail’s Oporto correspondent interviewed General Manuel Gomes Dacosta, Dictator, who commanded the Portugese army in war-time. He said he had decided on proclaiming the Dictatorship after years of deliberation, in which he saw utter chaos result from unstable political parties. No man dared govern, it was everyone for himself, thus impoverishing and corrupting Portugal. He meant to attain his goal and reform the country at all costs, and intended to model his dictatorship on the lines of Mussolini. . He would never forget Lord. Haig’s words when he said good-bye in Flanders, adding, “Some day we may hear of you "doing something for Portugal within itself. I recommend you to do it as there seems sore need of help.”
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1926, Page 10
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