The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-25
Asquith's Standing May
Depend on Statements
in arliament To-Day.
DID HE SURRENDER
TO ARMY OFFICERS?
Liberals Denounce Giving In to
Military Oligarchy, and Criti-
cize King With Great Free
dom = Telling Demonstra-
ton in House of Commons
Shows How Land Lies.

LONDON. March 2i.-Westminster
continues TO be q sccthing caldron over
what the Liberals NOW deuounce rs the
"mutiny OF the army aristocrats"
against democratic government Tho
tainablc evidence that General Hubert
Cough and the other officers OF the
Third Cavalry BriSad" demanded and
obtained written assurances that they
would not be ordered TO fight sir Ed
ward Carson's Ulster volunteers. and
that these assurances We're obtained
largely through the personal tntervcn-
ton Of the King.
Before they LETT London yesterday
the officers tclcgra phcd to tacir brother
officers in Ireland that they had found
support from the highest quarters"
On their arrival vt Curragh camp to.
day they We're welcome by n guard of
honor, and related the outcome OF their
summons to the War Office. The throne.
which traditionally has kept cut OF
discussion as ii never before has been
during King Georges reign or that OF
his diplomatic father. The Liberals.
who opposed what they denouncc as
surrender 10 q military oliTarChy. arc
critirizing the King with the greatest
summoning to the palace Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts, who. in his speech.
advised the officers that they might
properly refuse service in SupprcSsinG
the Ulster irrcccncilablcs They criu
cize Ills Majesty for dealing person
ally With FiciG Marsmai SIR John emn
General Sir Arthur 'agct. commanding
the forces III ireland. who should nave
been dealt with. they th'ni<. only by
cordance With thc customary oihclai
routine.
The government has promised 10
throw more light tomorrow on re
cent history by giving Parliament all
the written communications With Gen
cral Paget and officers. who refused
service. but how far the negotiations
were carried on By written com,nunica-
ernmcnt's two spokcsmen. Colonel See.
ly. Secretary for War in the House OF
Commons and Niscount Moriey, OF
Blackburn. i'll tho House OF Lords, were
confronted to-day by persistent de
mnnds for explicit information. They
We're asked what aSSurauccs they gave
were written, or verbal Both refused
TO answer any questions before the
papers were presented TO the houses.
Ii these papers disclose that the gov
ernnicnt surrendered TO those who re-
fused duty in Ulster. Premier AS sluith's
will face great danger
most reliable parliamentary writer's
viii make this statement IN the morn
ing papcrs.
The Labor party members through
out Mr.. Asquith's administration. who
have hcen criticized by many OF the
ing 10 be docilcly chained to his chariot
wheels, are in open revolt. They harp
ON the fact that Tom Mann was scnt
to prison for six months for incitinS
soldiers To refuse TO fire on strikers
when ordered, and demand to be in
formed as to whether there is to be
one law for ariStoCrats with commits
SIonS. and another Tor plehcianS in the
ranks. when it comes To matters OF
and obedience 10 orders.
John Redmond, leader of the Irish
Nationalist party. in Il statement to the
Associated Press to-day declared the
question is whether the atmosphere OF
the aristocratic London drawing
rooms or of tn. Will Of the majority of
the people shall prevail
The House of Commons witnessed q
telling demonstration Of how the land
lies. II showed where not only the
Irish home rulers and Laboritrs, who
made Premier Asquiths majority and
but that many Liberals are opposed TO
what from their present information
they consider y surrender 10 the army
officers.
The army appropriation bill was un
der discussion. and the tnionist. Leo
pold c. Amery. moved q reduction for
mout, on the ground that IL was not
entitled IL use the army for part pur-
poses. which is the basis OF the Union
lists position in the present crisis.
Ward Causes Demonstration.
The Laboritr, John Ward, who was a
dock laborcr and At one time a private
from different point OF view. liH
said the Conservatives by approving the
rebellion OF the officers. had started
To smash the British army Tn" House
he said had to decide whether il would
inaintatn the discipline OF the Amy as
(" neutral force. or whether the par
lament elected by the people should
absolutely without interfercuce from
the King or the army make the laws
OF the realm
Whcn the speaker uttered in stem
ioriAn tones without interference from
the I[in% or the army half the house
was on its feet cheering. Al! the La
lrishmcn. ana not only they. but many
of tl:c Liberal members. stood and
shouted ut length.
Parliament had not witnessed such
IN obviously hostile criticism OF the
throne I'm the memory OF the Oldest
memn :, not even in the past century.
JamtI lienry Thomas. Labor member
Tor Derby ana organizing secretary az
The Amalgamatcd Society OF Railway
servants speaking in the Houso ~
commons Tonight on the Ulster crisis
said that the notices given bv 100000
railway men would expire in Nuvcm-
oer. II the doctrine pronounced by Tho
ppposition We're allowed to prevail no
sad. Il might be his duty. in the In
lcrval, to visit the Industrial centres.
ana tell the railway men 10 drill and
orTnniIc 70 enforce their demands
Would the opposition members he
asked. be content 10 sit quietly IN
their seats and permit him to preach
such doctrines?
Pays Respects 10 Carson.
Belfast, March 2i-Maior-Cenora,
Sir Cecil Macrcady, attached! TO the adj
lutant generals department OF tho
W ar pthcc. paid Il visit today to SiI.
Edward Carson, the Ulster Unionist
leader. The general was especially
sent To Ireland by Colonel Seeiy. Snc-
retary of state for War. TO confer win
i!riSadier- General Count Albert CIef
chen. commander OF the Fifteenth In
iantry Brigade here. He arrived AZ
,raiGavon. N" residence OF Captain