Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-18 | Page 5 | Portugal's New Ruler

J JL I L I I 4 I 4 tI tIc tIt t c t t NEW EW RULER BULEE Called to the throne by the tho bloody assassination R of o his hl father and elder bu Manuel Mnnuel II the king kingor of or Portugal bids fair lair because of ot the tho sympathy he luau bos aroused to prove a strong force In Iii holding together tho the present political fabric of his lila distract distracted ed Cd country For the tine thou at nt least tine the making tot for a It republic are held In III check nut It Is thought that the mon men monarchy monarch archy arch will emerge stronger stroner than tItan ever Realizing that the responsibility for or recent happenings must fall upon him Premier Franco has hns resigned and IL a now ministry has hns been formed The rue army and tind navy na aro are undoubtedly loyal to the tho monarchy and tho limo strongest strangest cst political supporters of a republic feel that their hands intro have been tied by the tho assassinations and are arc afraid to make malle any ac active tive tivo nt lit the present lest they sharo in lii the th guilt of ot tim tho murderers The Tue government will remain a dicta dictatorship for fol some Sofia time but with tho time rankling element elemont of Franco France eliminated and tind the tho terror of recent events fresh tresh In mind the tho people aro uro expected to to It the tho best besl solution of ot a J difficult problem