In the New Republic

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 25, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 42.

In the New Republic

In the New Republic.—Provisional President Braga and his associates of the new republic of Portugal are feeling secure in their newly assumed authority. The first step under the new order was the publication of an official decree ordering all religious bodies in Portugal to leave within twenty-four hours. Telegrams have been received from all the colonies expressing adherence to the republic, and thus far there has been no reaction in favor of the old régime. The seven newspapers which represent the entire monarchial press have been discontinued. Fighting was severe for a time at the monastery in the Rue de Quel, but when the Jesuits saw that they were being worsted and in peril of their lives, they ran up the colors of Great Britain, which, respected by the republican troops, saved the occupants with the exception of one priest who was killed. The chief enmity on the part of the populace seems to be against the state church. Having overthrown the monarchy the revolutionary leaders are now confronted with the serious task of putting to an end the excesses on the part of the rougher element of their followers, who having had a taste of mob rule, are prone to continue lawlessness for its own sake. The police force under the new government are adopting severe measures to prevent these extremes.