THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 16, 13 October 1917, Page 7

THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY

FURTHER DETAILS i PLOT TO HAND OVER SHIPS 1 TO THE "ENEMY" j NAVAL PLANS IN THE \ BALTIC PARALYSED Amsterdam, October 11. .! la the course of the debate in. the ' Reichstag, Dr. Michaelis admitted the truth of the Socialist statement that sentences aggregating two hundred years ' with hard labour had been parsed upon ■. sailors for carrying on Socialist propaganda in the Navy. •; The Socialist deputy, llerr von Therr, warned tho Chancellor that hundreds of i thousands of men and women, including ; men at. the front, were behind the Ho- ; cialist Party, and that the Chancellor's policy was bound to fail. Herr Haaso (Socialist) said thai, the ; Government was at tho end of its tether;, and was trying to .unite oilier parties : in its support by a waving of the rtd ] flag. Five of Iho Socialist Majority mem- - bers lmvo abandoned tlieir party and '• joined the Independent Socialist?.— •; Iteuter. I The "Rhenische Wesffalische Zeitunz" •! urges the criminal prosecution of th* j Socialist deputies.—Reuter. i DETAILS DISCLOSE SERIOUS N INSURRECTION I OUTBREAK PARALYSED THE ) BALTIC OPERATIONS. .\ (Rec. October 12, 7.30. p.m.) | London, October 11. | The "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam \ correspondent says: "Details of Admiral j von Capclle's revelations confirm the seri- '. ousness of the mutiny at 'Wilhelnislmven. ■•-'; Jn several cases on ships at sea the crews j attempted to dispose of their officers and make for a, neutral port. The fleet's inactivity against Russia in the Baltic was ! recently criticised, but the unrest among l j the crews of the large ships rendered it ) inadvisable to embark upon, any actiott' i requiring the use of the battleships. The insurrection involved at least six important ships. The authorities dared .not take i the sternest measures on a large scale, j fearing an increase in the unrest. The ' ■ number of men condemned-probably does not exceed six, but scores aro imprisoned, ! and many of tho crews have bestt j changed, and intermixed with other crews, j It is believed that tho phrase. TVith ths j object of handing over tho snips to tha j enemy,' as used in the Reichstag, literally '"; describes the fact. Travellers state that' ; submarine crews are only collected by .' high pay and privileges.—ius.-N.Z. Cabla Assn. " j AUSTRIAN TORPEDO-BOAT SURRENDERS -; WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. (Rec. October 13, 1.30 a.tt.) ; Washington, October 12. . I The Italian Embassy announces ttafc \ the Italians have captured an Austrian torpedo boat. The crew surrendered \ without firing a shot—Renter. ■ . ;