Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-30

is rumored they have gone toward
the island of Crete,
| In the chamber of deputies today
| Premier Mavromichalls said the gov
| ernment was determined TO suppress
the outbreak by force. Happily the
| movement was very limited The
| ministers, he said, were occupied in
reforms In all branches of the ad-
ministration and would not neglect
| the navy Therefore. the officers
linpatence was unjustified The
premier added. however, IL the naval
OFFICERS had been led astray they still
| had time to rehabilitiate themselves
Regarding the origin of the revolt.
the government in response To the
demands OF the naval officers for
[ the suspension Of promotion for five
years and the abolition of certain
| high naval posts had consented to in
| troduce navy publication bill, hut
1t insisted that the bill must be alb
solutelv impersonal and declared
that it would flatly reject any pro-
posals aimed at individual officers
The military league accepted this
solution. but Lieutenant TlLaldos
spurned 1t as inadequate and secretly
convened meeting Of naval officers
who all signed a document laying
down their minimum demands
This document Lieutenant Tbaldos
presented Thursday night to Colonel
Tsorbas. head of the military league.
and at the same time appealed to tho
league to make him minister OF ma
rine Colonel Tsorbas declined 10 en-
ter In the proposals ara an angry
scene ensued Lieutenant Tibaldos re-
tiring To prepare FOR the revolt which
followed today and Colonel Tsorbas
to inform Premier Mavromichalis
The government. however. displayed
curious hesitation 1t took no steps
to arrest Lieutenant Tibaldos and per-
mitted him 10 partly carry out his
plans before any measures in opposi-
tion were taken. Even this Morning,
in order to prevent the shedding Of
blood, the government dispatched a
friendly officer to endeavor to dis
suade Lieutenant Tibaldos from his
wild design
The troops that had been sent to
occupy coast points were able to pre-
vent number of Lieutenant Ttbal-
as he had but few officers to man his
torpedo boats, he Communicated the
loyal fleet for his attack.
1t was not very serious AFFAIR
Vice Admiral Buurls, who had COM
mand of the arsenal was without
means of defense and was compelled
to surrender when Lieutenant Tibal-
dos threatened to employ force
At midnight troops still occupied
the shores opposite the arsenal and
were under orders to fire upon any
or the mutineers attempting a landing.
The palace and parliament building
are strongly guarded and throughout
the night soldiers were passing
through the streets Further rein
forcements have been summoned from
the provinces
The general opinion is that tho
military league has suffered n great
tgs IN prestige by reason % today's
events and may be compelled to pro-
claim a dictatorship.
1t is officially announced that only
two of the men of the loyal fleet were
The losses to the mutineers
are not known. one of their torpedo
podtS NhS ulSuplcu ana aHotncf Ileu
In the direction of Eleusys. on the bay
Of LeVsinau. a third reached the
Phoros naval station. where it met
With a hostile reception, and again put
10 sea.
The loyal fleet tonight was cruising
off Piracus to prevent any attempt at
landing or an attack on the town, and
also to close the Salamis straits For
ner Premier Rails tonight predicted
the crisis would result in die over
throw OF the government and the en-
rance of the military league into Of
ice.