The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-23
Premier Asquith Democrats Wns County
Reassuring Statement Ondcials to Help
Regarding the Movement Of Of
Troops In Ulster. State Campaign.
FOR PROTECTION Of PROPERTY WHY THEY WDnT RETURN
No Desire to Officers w. Tells W. 7. Nor
Serve Against Orangemen gan Progressive stand
Whole Controversy Transferred
to House of Commons. County
Premier Asquith Has Issued q
Reassuring Statement
Regarding the Movement q
Troops in Ulster.
FOR PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
No Desire to Make Officer
Serve Against Orangemen.
Whole Controversy Transferred
to House Of Commons.

London, March GA much easier
feeling has been created in the British
Isles by the reassuring statement given
out by Premier Asquith, to the erect
that the troop movement in Ulster had
been ordered only as precautionary
measure for the protection of govern
ment property. The inference is gem
orally drawn from the premier's re-
toward army officers who did not de-
sire to serve against the Orangemen.
had been misinterpreted
The public, in all parts of the United
Kingdom. awaited eagerly today, the
explanation Of the cabinet. in the house
of commons. to which place the Irish
controversy has been transferred.
In some quarters there was an in
clination to believe that General Sir
Arthur Paget, commander-in-chief in
Island. had placed a much graver in
depreciation upon the governments in
Quiries as to the feelings of army off,
GERS. in the Irish garrison, than was in
tended. He presented an ultimatum
to the officers that they must serve or
resign. Sir Arthur always has taken
a serious view of the threatened re-
fusal of officers to serve in Ulster. 1t
is understood that he followed his pub
lie warning to them by a private in
timation that their designations would
not be quietly accepted by the war Of
fee.
General Paget, Brigadier General
Hubert Cough, commander of the cav
airy brigade at Curragh. and other Of
ficers attached to the Irish garrisons.
reached London this morning and inn
medfately went to the war Office to a
conference with General John Seely.
secretary of state for war and Field
Marshal Sir John French. This con-
ference was followed by a full meeting
OF the cabinet.
Explanation Is Vague.
London. March 23.-Interest in the
disaffection in the army arising over
the latest phase of the home rule at
fair, was displayed in the house OF
commons this afternoon, when the
house w44 crowded to listen to a state
ment from Col. Seely, secretary of
state for war. The communication
made by Col. Eeely was very brief and
utterly vague. The gist of it was that
some officers had informed General
Sir Arthur Paget, commander in chief
in Ireland, that the could not serve in
certain eventualities. There was. he
said. a misunderstanding and these
officers had been ordered to rejoin
troops he concluded, was solely in or
der to protect the stores of govern
ment arms and ammunition. Both
Premier Asquith and Andrew Bonar
Law, leader of the opposition. recog-
nized the wide spread anxiety for an
exhaustive debate by agreeing to a
motion for the adjournment of the
house Immediately after the secretary
for war had spoken in order to dis
cuss the Irish situation.
The leader of the opposition de-
clared that the government procedure
was a most amazing instance of
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