A BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 91, 7 June 1911, Page 8

A BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.

S CCOESSFUL PITOT KST AG A INST 'JTIE LASH. Reference to a Brazilian mutiny of Novemhci last appeared in recent cables, enquiries Haying been made regarding the fate of several of tiio mutineers. A Brazilian merchant. An. Alexander Kcarnian, who arrived in Wellington from Sydney tiie other clay, was" able to give a “New Zealand Times” representative an account of tho mutiny and the subsequent proceedings, and also made some comment upon revolutions in general which is interesting. The revolt in November broke out on tho Brazilian Dreadnought Alinas Geracs, its cause being tiie desire of the sailors to abolish the use of the lash. It was alleged that men received between 2i)U and 250 strokes for some offences. Four ships were affected by the mutiny, widen lasted tfirco days. Tiie city of Rio was fired upon, but little damage was done, and while the sailo'rs were still in revolt a Bill was passed by tho Brazilian Legislature abolishing the lash, and granting an amnesty to the mutineers upon condition of their prompt submission, "'no mast striking feature of the whole proceeding was tnat a big nigger, -loan Candida l>y name, took charge of the Dreadnought and navigated the big ship around Rio harbour “as good as- an.,’ Admiral.” lie was for tho time Admiral of tho fieot, but what happened to him when the mutiny . ended Air. Kealman was not able to say. Tho mutineers were deported to tho north, and the latset cable refers to trouble which took place on 0110 of tuo steamers used for this purpose. “But too much is made of the South American revolutions,” protested Air Kealman. “Tho Brazilian Government is a stable government, and tho Ministers are all tried and trusted men. I think tho standard of- political honesty is as good there as in most countries. Allowance must lie made for tiie temperament of the people. What would he called a scene or a brawl in your city would ha' a ‘revolution’ there, because they .To net fight with fists, as is the Eng!isn custom, but use knives and revolvers. A few men are killed, but the public is not more upset by that than Englishmen would be if a similar number of participants in a brawl were badly knocked about, but not killed.” '