New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
BRAZIL YIELDS TO NAVY
Every Demand Granted the Mu-
tinous Sailors.
GUNS FASTENED CONGRESS
While Matter Was Pending
Vessels Put to sea-Dcsti-
nation Unknown.

1ora;ro Nov. 25.-The Chamber of
| T,a,,,+;as this evening by vote of IA to
| % nassad resolution granting amnesty to
/ the r,utfnous sailors on BOARD the battle
shin Mtuas Geraes ana sac Paulo, the
| coast defence ships Marsnal florlaDo and
| Marshal Deodora and the scout ship
Babia The Senate had unanimously passed
the measure on Thursday
| I-,r,s.5ia+eIv after the lower house had
| voted to pardon the sailors for having
| p,u+;nied and killed several of their officers
and thrown shells into the city, President
| Fonseca authorized Deputy Carvalho to
visit the Sac Paulo and confer with the
mutineers.
| The decision of the Chamber was not
reached until there had been stormy scenes
and several fsticuffs on the floor. When
| the Senate passed the measure on Thursday
| the Chamber immediately took up its con-
| sideratIon. The debate was without result,
| however. and the session was adjourned
| until to-day.
President Fonseca had stated that should
! Parliament vote amnesty he would sign the
measure.
The Chamber reassembed at / o'clock
| this afternoon, but owing to the arguments
| OF the deputies for and against the propo-
sition the vote was not reached until this
evening. Mean time the mutinous vessels
which had been waiting outside the bar
since noon for a signal to come in put to
sea and disappeared Their destination was
not made known.
| What effect the outcome will have event
TALLY on the discipline in the navy Is a
matter Of some concern. The immediate
effect is TO give the sailors increased pay,
shorter hours of service and less work
crews and to abolish corporal punishment
in the fleet
Following the action of Congress the mu-
tineers went through the formality of sur
rendering. and before noon to-day the city
had resumed its normal activities and the
public excitement had subsidized
Mutineers' Offer of Surrender.
A wireless dispatch was sent by the mu-
tfneers TO President Fonseca, offering 10
surrender. 1t read as follows:
Repentent of the action we committed in
our defence. and for the sake of order
justice and liberty, we lay down our arms
trusting that amnesty will be granted to
us We will remain obedient to your excel
Iency, IN whom we have all confidence
Four officers including the captain Of the
battleship Minas Geraes, were reported 10
have been killed in the mutiny.
While the revolt lasted the people of the
city were kept in suspense. fearing that
the mutineers would make good their
threat TO blow up the capital unless their
wishes were complied with II is doubt
ful, however, that they would have taken
this step in any event because of the ukeI-
hood OF complications with Great Britain
During the progress OF the revolt James
Bryce British Ambassador to the United
States, was the guest OF Baron Rio Branco
the Brazilian Foreign Minister, and he
would have been as likely as any one to
suffer from the bombardment
On the other hand, the mutinous bat
ueshfp Sac PauIo had on board several
British subjects, who accompanied the YES
sci on its first trip home after its con-
structfon at Barrow-in- F'urness England. !
AT the outbreak of the trouble Sir William
H. D. Haggard, British Minister TO Brazil. |
notified the Brazilian Foreign Office that
any attempt OF the loyal torpedo boats TO
destroy the revolving warships would he
attended with danger to British subjects
on board. 1t is also known that the gov
ernment hesitated to damage the bulwarks
Of its navy.
No Politics in the Revolt
There is no attempt to give a political
color TO the revolt, as only petty navy Of
fcers participated with the sailors, but the |
ships constituted a controlling proportion |
OF the fleet
Brazil has but two Dreadnoughts, the
Minas Geraes and the Sac Paulo, and these |
being Joined by the coast defence ships |
the Marshal Flortano and the Marshal !
Deodora. and the scout ship Bahia, the |
mutineers were IN practical control of the |
feet. and. If necessary to accomplish their
ends. probably could have made short
work OF the smaller craft consisting of six
protected cruisers, three torpedo cruisers
and several vessels of the gunbOat class
The trouble among the sailors had been
brewing for some time. and when the Ninas
Geraes ran UP the red flag, on Tuesday
night, the other vessels soon followed her
example Captain Neves of the Minas
Geraes and two officers were killed, as
were several of the seamen who attacked
them, the officers preferred death TO the
surrender of the ship and fought gameIy.
The officers of the other mutin0us war
ships yielded and were put ashore
Throughout Wednesday and Thursday the
city was at the mercy OF the outlaw crews
who dropped occasional shell into Rio
de Janeiro to add force to the, demands
ultima tum to Congress.
Prompt Action of Congress.
L
unanimously agreed TO offer amnesty to
the revoIters. The lower house hesitated |
delaying action until to-day. Last night
the Minas Geraes anchored opposite the
government palace. with her deck cleared
for action. The Marshal Deodora, stationed |
near by fired few shots at the naval ar
senaL These tactics were successful in
persuadng the government that the mutt
neers would not compromise.
Early dispatches yesterday from the Bra
lillian capital indicated the surrender OF
the nutineers following the vote Of amnesty
In Congress, but subsequent advices that
the warshtps left the harbor during the
debate in the Chamber imply a doubt
whether the formal agreement to surren-
der had become an accomplished fact.
Owing TO the difficulty in the transmission
Of news II is not known whether the yes
sells have sailed away whether their
movement was merely slight change of
base.
New York lawyers who are versed in ad-
niraItv law said yesterday that there was no
precedent by which foreign nations might
he Guided in their attitude toward the war
shins in control of the mutinous Brazilian
crews should they set out on the high seas
in a continued state of rebellion. The