Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
To Use Force
 if Necessary
STRONG DECLARATION OF SIR
 EDWARD GREY.
TRAGEDY OF BLUNDERs
War Secretary Shoulders Blame ard
 Oners HesIsnation-Paget Also Made a Serious Mistake and May Resisr,

London, March 25.-The governnae-,f published today it's promised statemeTt ot its dealings with the officers of The
 Inlro cavalry brigade who had revolt another heated and disorderly session Between the documents presented and Ene statements drawn from the cabinet ministers the vital facts of the affair were made clear. They reveal a conn cay, or tragedy of errors. perpetrated py Colonel Seely. secretary of state Tor war, and Sir Arthur Paget, cou- lna1olng the troops in Ireland Colonel Seely Tenders His Resignation Colonel Seely took all the blame unon nls own shoulders. He frankly de- GIareo ne had made a great mistake HIS written assurance to General Hu- pert Gough that the government must I 4SIaih US right to use all the forces of the crown in Ireland or elseWhera Io maintain order and support the CIVIL powers in the ordinary execution or their duty, but has no intention whatever Of taking advantage of this rIsnt In order to crush political opDo- Sluon to the policy or the principIes of the home rule bill,7 was given Witfont the knowledge Of the cabinet and con
 rary to its policy.
 The war secretary rendered his ren- Ignation to Mir. Asquith, bue eae pre- In1er refused to accept it The eoy- ernnent naS withdrawn Colonel SealY'a guarantees, according to the stats- ment made by Viscount Morley in the house Of lords, and Sir Edward Greg told the house of commons that the governments decision would be made known to General Cough tomorrow,
 General Paeeps Bfunder.
 Thus the situation with respect to GeneraI Cough and his 6e cornradsx who sent in their papers is still in a state of suspense.
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 the day were to the effect that ths government did plan an important military and naval demonstration upon ulster. Winston Spencer ChurchhiL nrsI tord Of the admiralty, confirmed the reports that he had ordered the th1rd battle squadron and a torpedo notilIa to Irish waters, but explained that when the military arrangen,entr had been successfully carried out he countermanded the orders by wireless received with jeers
 The blunder made by General PaEet appears to have been in giving vir- tua1 uIhmatum to the officers of the cavalry brigade. to say whether they would take active service in Ulster or accept dismissal.
 Government Prepared to Use Force.
 The cabinet on Monday framed A general statement of the officers' posi- ton and duty under the law, and Col onel Seely freely admitted that his er- TOT was in yielding to General Coughs demand for written assurance that the army would not be used to SUD- press the covenanters.
 Premier AsQuith's statements that the officers should return to duty m. condtdona1ly were made in good faith. since he learned of Colonel Seeiyse amendments to the cabinet memoran- dunn only yesterday afternoon. The prime minister made plain to the house or commons the governments position regarding the army, declaring that he would not assent to the claim of any body of men in the service of the crown to demand assurances of what they would be required to do in dr- cumstances which had not yet arisen.
 SIT Edward Grey spoke even ueeo strongly. He said:
 The government is prepared at exY moment to use force to whatever ex- tent is required to make the win of the country prevail. This is g. contingency which cannot arise for long tine, and we will still labor to avoid 1t"
 Paset and Cough May Resisn-
 Much of the oratory in the debaAa in the house of commons tonight con military ar1stocracy, The government members were placated by today's revelations, but there remain a very strong and outspOken dissatisfaction with the whole affair among the Fadi- calls and laborites- Many think that the matter would have been allowed to rest except for the almost unanirnotss attacks by the liberal press and boast ings of the conservative press oyes what they call General Coughs r1c- tory.
 All talk of compromise on the honas rule bill is for the time suspended. The conservatives hold that recent events have shown that no compromise is possible, except in unconditional ex- clusion of Ulster The liberals say that would not be compromise, buk surrender.
 Colonel SeeIy's transfer to another cabinet post is predicted and the an and acceptance Of the res- ignadons of General Paget and General Cough would be no surprise.