GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1917, Page 3

GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY

NAVAL MUTINEERS

fAUSTRALIAN N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON, October 11.

Tha “Daily Chronicle's” Amsterdam correspondent says that the details of Admiral Von. OapeUe’s revelations confirm the seriousness thereof. In several cases of ships at sea the crows attempted to dispose of their officers and make for a neutral port. ' ..o' The fleet’s inactivity against Itussia in the Baltic has recently been criticised, but unrest among the crews of large ships had rendered 1. inadvisable to embark upon anything requiring the use of ■ battleships. The insurrection has involved at least six important ships. The authorities dared not take the sternest measures On a large scale fearing to increase i unrest. The number of men condemned probably does not exceed six, but scores have been imprisoned and many have been changed or intermixed It is believed that the phrase “Object of handing over ships to the enemy” used in tho Rldiohstag, literally describes a fact.

Travellers state that submarine crews are only collected by the high pay and privilege#)

SOCIALISTS IN DEFENCE

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LONDON, October 11

Deputies ‘ Dittman, Haase and von Therr denied that their proposals wero revolutionary. They declared that they had a perfect right f speak to the sailors regarding their conditions. /

The Conservatives urged that these deputies should be tried fior high treason. ,

Dr. Michaells admitted that some of the sailors had committed regrettable drimes. They /possessed tickets binding them to support tho Independent Socialists’ principle and they carried on a propaganda aboard th<•warships. He declared that the Independent Socialists were now, dependent Socialists were now outside the pale to which a German official must belong. (

THE GERMAN ‘MUTINY

PRESS COMMENT

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AMSTERDAM, October 11. The ,leading German newspapers deal guardedly with the mutiny. The “Vossisobe Zeitung” considers that the affair was very regrettable but regards the manner of the revelation as a n important Government coup ‘in view of the outcry against the Government’s pre-war propaganda • and anarchy in the navy. The “Udliner Tageblatt)’ ‘ doploros the disclosure of this profoundly sad navaj tragedy in the midst of a political struggle and hopes that the Reichstag will hand over to justice the Independent Socialist leaders if they are proved guilty. f Tho “Vowaerls” in an article entitled “Michaels’s End” ensures tho Chancellor for dishing up the revolt without proving the allegations against, the Independent Socialists.

ANOTHER. REVOLT

ROTTERDAM, Oct 11

A revolt occurred at Wilhelmslinven six weeks ngo. The inquiry showed tht there was widespread and organised sedition. II was suppressed with diffi 7 eulty. There were also several mutinies in tho army, hut there were less grave.

MICHAELIS DISFAVOURED

AMSTERDAM, Oct.. 11

A wireless message states that the Gorman papers, commenting on the Reichstag peace debate, contend that the nation is unanimous that Herr von Kuhlmann is tho only possible Chancellor

The Cologne papers consider that’ Dr Michaelis should take tho hint and retire. The papers add that everything at the present moment depends upon tho way foreign affairs are handled and that Herr Kuhlmann is a master of such matters

AMERICAN PRESS OPINION

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('Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 12.

The Times and Sun warns the public against attacking undue importance to the Germany mutiny. The movement must be well under control otherwise.the censors would not have permitted a word to go out. Tho Tribune is of opinion that the time is not ripe for a proletariat revolt i n Germany.