Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-30

the utlmatum recently issued by the
Military League for the enactment OF
an ordinance suspending all promotion
for five years and the abolition of tho
pests of rear admiral, vice admirals
and Is places of lesser rank
Tibaldos took a prominent Part in
the military movement last August.
He was the first officer to go to the
camp at Goudi, outside the city, after
the premier's refusal to receive dep
utation of officers and he was subse-
quently appointed commander of the
rebel camp. At a meeting of the Mill
tary League yesterday Tibaldos said
Il led the last revolt and without
me it would have failed. Now you
abandon ME, but / will carry out a
second revolt single handed"
The Military Leagues statement dis
owning Tibaldos, who was in command
of a flOtilla of torpedo boats and sub
marines ana demanded the portfolio OF
minister of marine. ascribes his pre-
tcntiOn to madness and influence OF
outsiders and threatens to have him
cOurtmartialed for treason. The
League held a meeting late tonight to
discuss what it's attitude should be
toward the naval officers who took part
in todays fight. 1t is believed that the
League is inclined to show them indul-
gance.
Meanwhile the position OF the mutt
nous torpedo boats resembles the
Russian battleship KniaZ Potemkine
which mutinied in 1905 and fired on
Odessa and then roamed the Black sea
for several weeks, and the government
> is apprehensive as to where it next vii
| here of them. 1t is rumored that the!
| have gone toward the island OF Crete
| IN the Chamber of Deputies this al
ternoon Premier Mavromichalis, after
detailing the events of the day. sale
that the government was determined
| to suppress the outbreak by force
Rannily the movement was very limit
| ed The Minister'S he said, were occu-
pied with reforms in all branches OF
the administration and would not neg
lect the navy. Therefore, the officers
imratience was unjustifed. The pre-
mier added, however, that If the naVa
officers had been led astray, they still
had time to rehabilitate themselves.
| The following shows how the reVol
had it's origin:
The government in response to thu
| demands of the naval officers for tn
suspension of promotion for five year
| and the abolition of certain high naVa
| poSts had consented to introduce
navy purification bill: but it insisted
that the bill must be absolutely i'm
personal and declared that it Woult
fatty reject any proposals aimed a
individual officers. The Militar.
League accepted this. but Lieut. Tidal
dos spurned it as inadequate and SEE
reilly convened meeting OF naval OF
ficers who all signed a document lay
ing down their minimum demands
This document Lieut.. Tibaldos pre-
scented Thursday night to Col. Tsorba'
head OF the Military League. and
the same time appealed to the leagu
to make him minister of marine. Co
Tsorbas declined to entertain the pro
pCsals and an angry scene ensueC
Lieut.. Tibaldos retired from the seen
to prepare for the revolt which fol
lowed and Col Tsorbas returned to in
form the premier.
The government. however, displaye
curious hesitation. 1t took no step
to arrest Lieut.. Tibaldos and permitte
him partly to carry out his plans be
fore any measures in opposition Wer
taken Even this morning, in orde
| TO nrevent bloOdshed, the government
dspatched q friendly officer to endeav
4 or TO dissuade him from his wild de
i sign.
The troops. which had been sent t
] al, tn
vent a number of TibaIdos' comrade
from joining him and as he had br
few officers to man his torpedo boat
he Communicated the loyal fleet for hi
attack. 1t was not very serious. al
fair. Vice Admiral Buduris, who ha
command of the arsenal, was withor
means of defence and was compelle
to surrender when Tibaldos threatene
to employ force
At midnight the troops still Occupie
the shores opposite the arsenal an
were under orders to fire upon any {
the mutineers who attempted q land
ing. The palace and parliament build
ings are strongly guarded by troop
and throughout the evening soldier
were passing and re-passing throug
the streets OF the city. Meetings {
politicians We're held at the recidence
of the party leaders.
No news has yet been received of tn
mutinous torpedo boats A neWspape
prints the report of the arrest OF
prominent officer, who, however, is NJ
Lieut. Tibaldos,
Further reinforcements have bee
summoned from the provinces to tn
capital.
The general opinion is that the MI
itary League has suffered a great los
!. in prestige by reason of todayis event