The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-29
Whole Complicated At
fair Will Be Taken
Up on Monday.
SEELY LIKELY TO
QUIT WAR OFFICE
Name Of John Burns Most Dis
cussed as His Probable Sue
cessor-Radical and Laborite
Attacks on King Subside
as His Attitude Be
comes Known.

London. March os-N-hat has been
pronounced the greatest crisis for
Craftsmanship in 900 years is simmer.
ini; over sunday. Both houses OF Par
hftnent will train their heaviest guns
on the whole complicated AFFAIR on
Monday Passions are running hi.-b
and country houses. whore politicians
customafiiy spend the week ends. are
acsrrtcd
i@rtN leaders are comforting in Lon
Ho.' ana ufE"nt summonses have been
sent 20 All members to attend If IN.
outcome of the crisis is TO be , re en-
rrr election IN tho near future. the
rap!'ai wing Of the Liberal party will
''ffA clos" alliance with tho Labor
p,rtE' tn" coalition crystallizing It's
hi"torm into the battle cry the aris
tocrats against the people
,F"mier Asquith announced an army
order today. which generally is CON
sidered TO have been intended as q snrt
.! ch2T'er on which Field Marshal
fF"fcn ana General Ewart might no
lhHHctH !" remain in their positions
c'l'nel Seely's tenure in the o.Hce of
~ war Ministry seems destined 10 be
~ short coniinuancc The W.s,,ni,
ste- Gazette end the Dali cbro ,,h'h
foremost among Liberal papers arc
saving that Colonel Seely must re-
Ilqu'sh his portfolio The name az
John Burns is discussed most ofter
- ms p'obable successor
tnthinkrhIc n Decade 1uo.
'Ha' II democratic government could
ne carried 10 such lengths as to ri,n
supervision OF the army into Inc 80
Of the sturdy character who cane into
Inc hmeit@ht first as n labor agitator.
would lave been unthinkab,e = decade
ago. Yet reCor milton of the soldier
as on the same plane with the officer
IN the CHARTER rights and duties which
the government Proclaimed To-day is
long step toward the Same levelinr
or the classes
The Panama debate at WASHINGTON.
which ordinarily would have been read
mere With equal interest IL that which
~ "Ncites in the United States Is
Passing almost unnoticed, ana even
The suffraFcttcs are being ignored
The KINGS actions ard attitude dur
Ing the crisis gradually are becoming
known. Radical and I.aborite attacks
or the King for his alleged interfer-
ence in politics have suhsided
The King followed his ministers adj
vice from tho beginning Of the home
rule controversy. While maintaining i'm
partially. apparen;ly he had per-
sonal leaning toward home rule. The
King and the members OF his court
ward Carson for organizing the Ulster
volunteers, and resented his act in re-
viewing the Volunteers rs though they
We're regular military body. and in
ASSUMING prcvocativcs by reason OF
which tho Liberals named him king
Carson"
such an offence. as General Sir Rob
crt Eaden-Powell discovered when he
placed his portrait on postage stamps
during tho siege of Arafeking. Is an
objectionable sin III tile eyes OF the
court.
Thrcatncd to RcsiEn.
While Premier Asouith and Colonel
Seely were closeted with the King re-
Gently. Ma jor- General Sir William r.
Robertson. director OF military train
ing az the War Office. accompanied by
colleague. visited the palace accord
ing 10 reliable information, and asked
to he admitted TO the conference on
urgent business. The request was
granted. and the officers announced that
they ana a majority Of the stan Of
lcers would resign Immediately. unless
the government made its peace with the
CurraGh officers.
Premier Asquith's concillatory state
mcnt to the Times. the first interview
which the Premier has granted In Of
fee. was tho result OF the impression
that this ultimatum had been deliy-
cred.
No solution has yet been found OF
the situation caused by designations of
Field Marshal Sir John French and
Adjutant- General Sir John Ewart, from
their positions At the head OF the Brit
ish army.
Meantime the opposition of the army
TO employment in the coercion OF Ulster
Is vouchcd for by no less an authority
than Sir Edward Richard Russell. n
staunch supported OF tho government,
who in 2 signed article In the Liver
pool Post says to-day:
ut is positive fact that when he
visited the War Office early this week
Field Marshal Lord Roberts had In his
pocket Il list OF nearly 900 officers of
the army who are ready to send in their
papers"