| Show BRAZIL ON VERGE OF REVOLUTION National Government Is in a Critical Critical cal State DISCONTENT IS JS HUH hits lir hJ f Sac te J I II I Brazil Thursday Thurs la Aug 8 Telegrams from rein Hlo lIla Janeiro for Cpr the thc thelast thelast last few Indicate thud that the Brazil Ian national government Is IA I a II critical state Impartial observers have ha beet been expecting this though the crisis linn has perhaps come sooner fooner than titan most people anticipated There Is iii widespread din dis discontent content everywhere but bul the tho people long suffering Buffering arc accustomed to en endure dure dur dul much before lefore allowing It Tho The tendency ncy therefore 1 lIS is to endure endur much ethic complaint tutU and postpone action Under previous administrations debt has haH grown steadily stead I with sith resultant In Increase crease of ot st payments and taxa taxation aXa ion tion which has tins no become unbearable unbearable ear able The present crisis has las been precipitated precipitated however by b events of secondary Importance A few weeks ago aco there were riots In im tIle Hlo Janeiro over oel an un attempt of or a n tram train tramway way wa company to make a slight Increase In fares lares Under the order of ot the minis ministers Idle of at Justice and amid Interior the hie police pollee fired unon the people anti and killed several The riots Ilot continued d however to the I surprise of ot everybody and aull the company I was Will compelled to restore the tho old fares tarel I An Jui effort made by I the tile ministry to se secure secure secure cure new nel regulations for the govern goern government ment of ot the tho higher schools school ano proved unpopular and enlisted the students In Inthe Inthe inthe the ranks of oC tho time opposition And Amid In addition to this the till n a few te days ago ao of ot a series of It scandals In con connection connection ion the tho supply of the thu national capital with fresh frosh beet beef which through a municipal service falls fails under the supervision su suo of ot this same came minister linn line aroused opposition to the to fever hea heal It was proved l that dis diseased l la eased a ld meat fluent had hall been boen sold to the tie public arid that the he i and sanitary officers charged with the service of at In iii Inspection had hind been accepting bribes to tol l n s the meat meal The news from Rio Illo Janeiro to tho the effect that the minister of Justice anti and the tho Interior the chief of police pollee the municipal medical me Inspector and a nd the tue dl di director rector lector of at the medical school have all resigned shows that the Iho has baa won u n decided victor victory Add to this the statement hint the he minister of at finance Is to resign September 2 and there Is much reason to believe bellevo that lint the president lre l dent hits bus nt at last been compelled to lis its listen listen ten to the protests of ot the tile public Ainther it N is I the open criticism of or the president himself by several newspapers of ot Rio Hlo Janeiro for Cor having merchandise Imported for tor his private use life passed through the thc cus cue customs customs toms tome house free frel of oC duty |
