New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-12
Peace Parties Inhu-
enced the Rebellion
Against Fleet
Officers
Socialists United
Against MichaeIis
Capelle's Charges May
Presage Fall of
Imperial Chan
cellor
tH,aH C1re5pondsn,el

ldtm Corrc3pondel,~l
LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE attempted
revolution in the German navy. an
nounced by vice-Admiral Won Capelle
at yesterdays session Of the Reichstag,
was a far more serious movement than
the Minister OF Marine admitted.
Despite his assertion that rumors OF
the affair mad been greatly exaggerated.
secret information reaching this coun-
try gives extraordinary details Of the
movement and proves indisputably that
it was not a mere fare-up, but a care
fully considered move on the part Of
a large section Of the navy, Influenced
by certain parties in Germany, to bring
about peace.
Meanwhile. according to dispatches
from Copenhagen, the manner in which
the government made use Of the reye-
lations has led to the most serious
parliamentary crisis which Germany
has faced-one which is likely to result
in the downfall of the Chancellor. This
event, as the political situation in Ger
many lines up at present, would be
pronounced triumph for the movement
toward psrl!amentsrisIn
Socialist Split Healed
The virtual charge of the govern
ment that the independent Socialists
were fomenting the mutinous plots, ap.
parently unsuppt rted by sufficient svi.
dence, has healed the split in the So
cialist party for the time being and
made it a solid rock against the Cabi-
net with Michaelis as its leader
The Socialists have also won sup
port from the great Catholic Centrum,
the balance Of power in the Reichstag,
as we'll as from the National Liberals;
and these elements have turned on the
government in the role Of aceusers.
The issue is thus clearly delineated
as between Pan-Germenism and peace
on the basis Of the Reichstag resolu.
ton. Seemingly Michaeis had Lam
trap for himself and is likely TO fall
from the pinnacle Of his recent sue
cess on the question OF benevolent
education" of the armie.
Other Outbreak, r1s>sded
It was learned to-daJ nat the naval
revolt was only one OF a series Of oat-
breaks which have been fomenting
since the Russian revolution and other
political events Speeches outside Of
Germany opened the peoples eyes
somewhat TO the possibilities Of peace.
Indications Of what va, going on
reached England some time ago, when
officials here noted in the German
casualty lists the announcement ot the
ceath Of an officer Of he navy "due
20 accident" Prisoners questioned re-
ported tnst the oa.cer Rad been thrown
overheard. and otaers later confirmed
this report.
From other confirmed statements
from similar sources it is evident that
other officers occasionally suffered the
same fate.
censorship. IL is impossible to know
just how far the mutineers succeeded
IN carrying out their plans, but reports
leaking through from all corners OF
Europe indicate tae seriousness of the
movement.
Capelle's Action Natural
It was quite natural that Cspelle
should saddle most Of the responsible
ity for this uprisiny on the shoulders
Of the Independent Socialists. Haase,
leader of the Socialist minority, who,
together with Dittmann and Vogtherr,
was accused by the Minister Of Marine
OF being involved in the mutiny plot,
has consistently rejected the votes OF
credit before the Reichs,ag. in accord
ance with his declaration Of August 4,
1914. lie, with Liebhnecht. Ruehle and
TehrinS, has held that even u defensive
war By Germany was wrong, and nat
urally has done everything possible 10
bring peace.
Last February the Socialist major
ity, Of which Sche Gemann is the lead
er, communicated the minority, and
in April the latter constituted them.
Stifcs dH iuucpctutHt peiFys hsNHVubu
all the German Socialists in the
Reichstag, numbering 10 members,
advocate drastic internal reforms, they
differ on questions Of peace terms.
The one big lesson 70 be drawn from
the recent German uprisings is that it
shows the wisdom OF President VIII
sons policy in diferentiating between
the German people and ,heir rulers.
The spcech in which the President
drew the line carefully between these
Two groups put into the minds Of the
German people the germ which later
developed into a serious mu.iny.
The view is taken in some quarters
here that the disclosures about tho
revolt were made merely to strengthen
the hsnd of the government and 10
discredit the Socialists involved in the
plots. But II Is impossible TO explain
AWAY the reyolution ;Aaelf which 10