Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
BRITISH CABINE 7
I. IS SHAKEN BY
ULSTERCR|S|S
Pandemonium in Commons When
Resignation of War Secretary
Is Announced.
az HERBERT TEMPLE.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, March 25.--Premier AS
Qutth's Cabinet was shaken to-day
BY the resignation of Colonel John
Edward Bernard Seely, Secretary for
War. The resignation was officially
announced this evening He gave up
Ms post Lecause of interference with
MS plans for rnobilizlng the army 10
crush the Ulster volunteers organ
fxed to fight home rule. Premier AS
guith refused TO accept the resigna-
Fi~n.
News OF Seely's resignation came
while the House Of Commons was
holding the stormiest session that has
marked the proceedings since the
home rule bill was introduced. Win
mton Churchill. First Lord OF the Ad-
nairalty. and one of the chief advo-
Gates OF an aggressive policy against,
the people of Ulster, was made the
target for an attack by .he UnioniSss
shortly after the House Of Commons
convened. He was bombarded with
questions ais TO the attitude Of, the
Government toward Ulster, and re-
piled calmly until asked whether he
had hoped that the precautions taken
70 guard the Government stores IN
Ulster would cause fighting.
Churchill Venement in Reply.
Lea ring to his feet. the head Of the
British navy shouted:
"Perhaps may be eilowed to repu-
date that hellish insinuation.P
A prolonged nproar followed, the
unionists demanding that Churchill
Withdraw the expression "hellish i'm.
SInnntionn and the Liberals shouting;
No. no; he's right"
Speaker Lowther finally ruled that
Churchill would have to withdraw the
aKpTcs sion, and he complied amid a
daafening din of shrieks and Kisses.
When the confusion over the
Churchill Incident had been quieted,
Colonel Seely, whose late arrival nj
the session had been taken as con-
Hrmation Of earlier eports that be
had quit the Cabinet, was questioned
by members OF the opposition as 70
the proceedings IN Ulster
Colonel Seeiy made fiat denial
that King George had taken sny inl-
tiatIve In the dispute Involving the
refusal Of Ulster officers TO march
against their countg lmen. He elab-
Grated details of correspondence re-
Iattng 10 the Ulster matter which the
Government had made public earlier
IN the day, and made the informal
announcement that he had rendered
bis resignation,
Pandenoniun1 Follows.
Pandemonsum followed Seeiy's am
nouneement. Elk Pre- mier A. ], Bali
four. Unionist shouted to Premier
Asauiti.
us this statement traeTy
The Premier answered:
Colonel Sicily Is sim q member OF
sta Cabinet"
Colonel Seely attempted to proceed
with hts statement, but the Premier
INTERRUPTED and cried;
Colonel Seely Is still a member Of
The Cabinet"
C0louei Seely made long state
mAnt In his own behalf Speaking
coidly and in impassloned tones, the
War Secretary calmly gave his own
version OF the War Offices activities.
He road Government correspond
ence bearing upon the matter. AID
declared that the military prepafa-
tions were al Of precautionary ma
ture.
UNFORTUNATELY, the officers who re-
signed we're laboring under q misap-
prehension," said the official. "They
got the impression that the Govern
ment intended TO treat Ulster as an
enemy and overwhelm her in a sur
prise attack. but this Is utterly UNI
true.