Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05
CHILE MUT|NEERS
ORDERED BOMBED
Flyers Ordered to Attack
After Rebels Refuse
to Surrender.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, September S.
Bombing planes took off from naval
bases along the coast between Talca-
huana and Coquimbo today 10 bomb
ships OF the battle feet in the hands
OF rebel crews.
They were ordered out after the rebels
had defled an ultimatum calling upon
them to surrender.
Meanwhile Federal forces occupied
coast defense and stationed troops to
protect foreign holdings.
A guard was placed on fuel oil base
owned by the Anaconda Copper Co. at
Tocopilla, but thus far no Americans
have been injured and no American
property has been damaged.
The government today disclosed that
it had served an ultimatum last night
ordering that the battle feet be sur
rendered by am. today When that
hour came the rebels were given 20
minutes grace and orders went out TO
attack the fleet from the air.
Cabinet Orders Arrests.
The government ordered the arrest of
all Communist leaders in the nation,
charging them with responsibility for
the movement.
Gen. Carlos Vergara, minister OF war,
was put in supreme command Of the
army carabineros and air corps, and
was directed to prepare plans for battle.
Acting President Trucco issued an Of
fetal communique. signed by Premier
Mora and all other ministers. saying
the governments forces would move
at once to the attack.
Pleads for National Unity.
Reviewing the vain attempts to draw
up q truce ending the mutiny, the
communique said the government is
thus placed in the painful and unavoid-
able necessity of adopting measures at
it's disposal to dominate the subversive
fleet. Those measures will be adopted
without vacillation.
In such grave moments, we trust
in the unity of our countrymen. in whom
the honor of the republic and the fate
of the constitution and the laws on
which rest our political organization
CduIlOI DuJ SuDCASCdC my OSA'NA Va NSA'
of ideas and interests"
Communists were said to have in
stigated a large part OF the trouble
which led to the fleets rebellion and
to the governments decision to take
emergency war measures. Loyal troops
have taken over the naval defense forts
at VALPARAISO and Talcahuano and will
guard those cities against aggression.
Mutiny in Fifth Day.
The naval mutiny is in its fifth day
with 5000 sailors controlling the fleet
in defiance of authority.
An official spokesman for the gov.
eminent said wireless message sent
by Communists to the leaders Of the
mutiny at Coquimbo. urging them moi
to sign q truce until communism Selzec
power in all Chile, had been intercepted
1t also was said that Communists
operating from a radio station outside
the country, were circulating false ru-
mors that the revolt was spreading
that troops in Valparaiso had Joined the
navy. The government denied the VAL
paraiso report. and said the situation
throughout Chile had Gained down dur
ing the night.
Rebel Vessels Turn Back.
A number of ships that left Talca-
huano to reinforce the Coquimbo flo
tilla were said in official quarters tC
have turned back because the crew:
were unable'to handle the vessels at sea
Valparaiso was inflicted with a gen
eral strike of laborers which tied uI
street car and bus service and disrupted
railroad trafic between there and San
tiago. This incident also was attrib'
uted to Communist agitation.
Santiago was quiet on the whole
but troops continued to patrol the busi
ness section under the authority O
martial law. Trolley cars were sus
pended from service on the ground thai
radicals inundated their crews at ter
minal points.