Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-11
T'EIJTONS CRUSH
MUTTNY IN NAVY
WITH Iron HAND
Outbreak at Wilhelmshaven
Showed Unrest and Low
Morale of Sailors
RADICALS NOW MENACED
Militarists Expected to Seize OPP
portunity to Sweep Away
Opposition in Reichstag
COPENHAGEN. oct. IL.

49, than 1000 sailors and several men,
=. ~ the Reichstag were involved in the
,,,rv in the German navy which broke
All, the first Of September, according TO in
,orrnation received here today from Ger
man naval port.
The leaders were plotting revolution when
.ho outbreak was checked by loyal German
soldiers and sailors.
Most of the warships affected were lying
=, wilhelmshaven when the uprising took
place.
Latest reports give the following causes
ss the chief ones leading up to the mutiny:
Irauence exerted by the success of the
,.voIt in Russia, which inspired the men
20 a demand for naval cOmmittees," such
- now exist In the Russian fleet.
Rad and insufficient food.
Inv morale caused by long inactivity.
vbether there was any connection be-
.,yeen the outbreak in the navy and the
nutinous uprising among the German
soldiers on the western front is unknown,
but il is assumed here that there was.
RINGLEADERs PUNISHED
The rngleaders in both instances were
severely dealt with A number were shot,
.nd severe terms of Imprisonment were inn
nosed upon others. The sentences, harsh as
tbev we're, fell short of the penalties de-
manded personally by the Kaiser
Among the warships affected was the
Westfaen, which was reported sunk at the
time of the battle of Jutand. Others were
the Luitpold, Prinz Regent, Kaiser ana
Nurnberg
The Government had the utmost difficulty
In suppressing the revolt. Some of the
marines refused to fire upon the mutineers,
40 infantry was called to tile scene and the
iron disciplined soldiers showed no hesita-
tion in turning machine guns and rifles upon
the mutinous sailors. IL IS not known now
many were killed
Unrest in the German navy continues
despite the stern measures that have been
taken to stamp it out.
II was recalled here today that, at the
time of the Kaisers hurried trip to Will
helmshaven at the time of the mutiny, the
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger and other papers
stated that William was going to review
the fleet and the defenses on Helgoland
II is understood here that the German
navy has commenced to conscript sailors
from the fleet for submarine duty, and this
may have been one of the underlying causes
of the growing unrest
The mutineers were reported to have
damaged some of their ships by dismount-
. ing guns. Some of the loyal officers on
Of the Rechstag involved are Socialists
RADICALS IN DANGER
The German military machine Is now ex-
pected to seek eradication of all opposing
elements by new iron-hand methods News
of Reichstag sessions of the next few days
will be eagerly awaited here. Belief is
expressed in some quarters that German
militarsts will seize the opportunity af-
forded by their prompt suppression of the
revolt to sweep away all radicals. The in
dependent Socialists, of the type of Lieb-
knecht, Ledebour and Hasse, have always
been thcrns in the side of the Pan-Germans.
Lebknecht was removed by imposition Of
long term of Imprisonment because he cir
culated petitions for stoppage of the war.
That several months ago. His work
of internationalsm was taken up by Lede-
b6ur, Haase and a small minority group Of
Socialists They have constantly harassed
the Government. Now the Government re-
taliates by seeking to connect them with
the naval revolt.
The minority Socialists have demanded
that the Reichstag appoint a committee to
investigate the charges lodged by Admiral
Won Capelle against Deputies Haase, Ditt-
mann and GOgtheer. The majority Socialist
wing demanded that the Marine Minister
furnish full proofs, meantime refusing to
oenne their own attitude on the charges,
The fact that the German censors passed
the news of the naval rebellion is taken as
evidence that the militarists have managed
again TO gain complete ascendancy and that
they are seeking excuse for even more
rigorous measures against popular rule.