PREMATURE REVOLT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19766, 14 February 1927, Page 7

PREMATURE REVOLT

RISING IN PORTUGAL HATRED OF GENERAL CARMONA MISGOVERN-TENT CAUSES BLOODSHED [By Telwrranh—Per Press Assn.—ConyrfrttJ Received Feb. 13, 9.40 p.m. PARIS, Fob. 12. Scnor Costa, ex-Prcmier of Portugal, reveals the inner history of tho revolution. Interviewed by the “Ere Nouveile’’ he said tho revolt broke out prematurely. It had been planned to occur simultaneously in all the large towns, but an unexpected incident upset the plans. General Carmona, Prime Minister and Alinister of War, went to Oporto to commemorate the first Republican revolt in 1891, a date held sacred by Republicans. The expression of cynicism' <garding this act on the part of the authorities led students to prepare for the 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 a responsible constitutional Government. This let the cat out of the bag and enabled General Carmona to prepare to suppress a revolt. Scnor Costa declares that General Carmona’s Government dissipated a deposit of £3,000,000 in England, and negotiated a loan of £12,000,000 in London, based on the Portuguese tobacco imports, thus depriving Portugal of an important source of revenue. This exasperated the Portuguese people and fanned into flame the spirit of revolt.

STRINGENT MEASURES PREVENTING FURTHER TROUBU REVOLUTIONARIES SEVERELY . DEALT WITH. Received Feb. 13, 11.30 p.m. < MADRID, Feb. 12. Complete order prevails in Portugal General Mannona has taken stringent measure to prevent a renewal of the outbreak. All the revolutionaries’ property will be confiscated and the leaders courtmartialled. Civilians found bearing arms are threatened with immediate death, and marial law continues. Military patrols arc guarding the chief points, owing to tho police having joined the revolutionaries. Many British and other foreign offices were damaged.