The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
BOY-ED MAKING
READY OGET IN
!. new L|NE0F LIFE
Former Hun Naval Aide at
Washington Tells Of Final
Collapse and Mutiny in Ber-
Inns Big Fleet.

BERLIN, Jan. G. (By the Associated
Press Like most OF my comrades III
the navy, | am preparing myself Tor q
new profession, In the selection OF
which my familiarity with American
perseverance and confidence is proving
an Inspiring factor" said Capt Kari
Boy-Ed, former naval attaChe at the
German embassy at washington, IN re-
ply to an inquiry AS to bis plans Tor the
future, Capt, Boy Ed indicated he was
likely to engage in some commereial
"The revolution In the German navy
was part 81 general movement he
said, in discussing the political cata-
cEsin that has come TO Germany Tho
independent socialists and Spartacus
adheTents prepared for II long ago, Re
cent revelations by Adolph Jofte, the
BolBhevist ambassador at Berlin'
showed that Russian gold played de-
cislVe role In the movement. On the
other hand, the extraordinary inilu>
ence ,hxeTted upon the resisting quail
ties Of the German people by the prop
agantla conducted by Lord Northcllite
does not as yet appear to be fully real
lied
independent socialist leaders recent
ly declared with almost cynical candor
that the outbreak Of the revolution was
planned for Nov. I. BY coincidence
the German high seas fleet was mobil-
ICED on Oct l3 for an attack on the
Flemish coast and this put the ava
lapohe into motion prematurelN
Revolutionary leaders used this rs
pretext to melting the men to insub-
ordination, telling them they were TO
led TO the shamblcs at the last moment.
Many tinaid men who had previously
been loyal were thus won over"
Capt Boy-Ed recounted his expert
ences during the Kiel revolution, lie
said
when the first evidences Of insubor
dination appeared, u meeting was held
on ship Of the first squadron. CONVEX
Sations between the commander ana
crew revealed no complaints on the part
OF the men regarding miStreatment by
officers. The mems complaints were
based wholly on political and military
views. That Decentralization and mutt
ny in seetions sI,Io Of various iud crews s,,ss
rapid Qllilthm, can be explained az
genes Sslbal collapse Of the peos
ple wiA0fN four years OIL Rrlnding
kWar yAlf tn 49, ter. bart OF the world,
fhah fEph ed y n JiiiSlt .its rRahpgeek.
sThe revolution hAss hgapeds lipen ne I
fatheriand disgrace that Is almost IN
| tolerabie. II Brought with 1t undigni-
! fled conduct by thoughtlcss elements
among the soldiers and civilians. But
even these sad occurrences can not
minimize the accomplishment of Ger>
many in the progress OF this great war.
| The great mass of the people remain
the people of Goethe and Wagner.
az am confident and hopeful that the
fatherland, byInborn diligence and soul
searching, will succeed In rescuing it.
self out of the mire into which 1t has
been dragged by the unscrupulousnesss
Of a small portion Of its population and
through the exploitation of its helpless
ness.
at is out OF the question for me to
continue my naval career, as It Is for
eign to my nature to confer with soldiers
and workmen's councils as to military
matters, | never could have served an
hour under the red flag which learned
TO despise during my operations against
the Russians My love for the navy
was killed at Wilhemshaven, Harwich
and Scapa flow