The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-28
Attitude Toward Seely
Indicates Dissension
in Cabinet.
ARMY HEADS WILL
NOT RETAIN POSTS
Field Marshal French and Adiu-
tant General Ewart Stand
Firmly to Their designations
in Spite of Efforts of
King and Ministers to
Dissuade Them.

London, March 27.-The, political sit
Another Cabinet council Will be neId
tomorrow morning. and no ohicia,
declaration as To what course I'icId
Marshal Sir John French. chief of the
general staff. end General Sir John
spencer t.wart. adjutant-gcneral Of the
forces, sill take with regard TO their
rcsi"nations is expected until after the
meeting.
Sir Edward carson, Unionist leader
IN lister. has left Craicavon for Lon
don. but the report that Brigadicr- Gen
ertl Hubert Cough. OF the Third Cav
ing to the capital to-nIgnt scemec 70
n" premature. He still is at Curragh
Camp.
The continuation of the crisis is at
luctance to remove Colonel Scelv from,
the post Of Secretary OF War. Colonel
French and Ewart and Premier IS
quith'S objection TO having him DO SO
Cabinet itself
Hitter Attnck on sccIy.
orran ns weekly - Matl9n. reTarded as the
Geo-g's section OF the Cabinet. to-,.,s
ATTACKS Colonel Seciy with great bit
terneas 1t develops that even after
rea,iy ivii ] nne lni3nist ranks he neve,
WAS 2 great mistake TO put him rnro
IN. War Dilicc.
inc Nat'on suggests that n man of
harder muscle-iikc John Burns. pres.
ident OF the Local Government Board.
or waiter Runciman, president of the
nGhrd i; 81 Aericulture-is needed to cope
win the army situation The news
paper declares that wave OF deter
mina,ion to put the army in its place
and restore the threatened authority
or Parliament. has swept through the
country, and adds:
IF the government will lead. we'll
arise"
Percy Holden Iliingworth, chief Lib
eral whip in the House of Commons, in
clared that if every officer in the army
resigned. the government would not
finch a hairs breadth from the task it
had in hand.
stand TO Resignation.
Field Marshal Sir John French and
AdJutant-Gener;,l Sir John Ewart stood
spite Of the efforts of the King and
me cabinet ministers to induce them
OF the British army.
Premier Asquith announced the is
sue OF new army order. intended to
pn;s prescribe the duties both Of the War
once ana OF officers OH service in con-
tinGencics such as that of Ulster The
order forbids superiors asking officers
tneticai contingencies. 1t also pro-
hibits officers and soldiers from asking
Tor certain assurances.
The New Statesman says the resig-
nation OF the cavalry officers has
turned every supporter OF the govern
rn,t. ment INTO an entrusiastic. determined
that the need for the democratization
OF the executive ranks OF the army and
the abolition of the absurd conditions
which practically restrict the selection
OF officers in most Of the regiments to
those having private means. has been
recognized for generations"
Concluding. the paper says that here
toforc there has not been enough steam
behind the demand for reform to in
sure serious changes being attempted
but that the Curragh incident makes
certain that the much needed reform
Will take a high place in the program
of the Liberal party.
Predicts Appeal to Country.
Derby. England, March 27.-Jamcs
Henry Thomas. Labor member of Par
Lament for Derby, addressing labor
many months there would be an appeal
TO the country, and that the dominant
issue would be whether the country
should be governed by its elected rep
rescntativcs or the army "as a tool OF
the aristocracy" The ultimate result
Of the issue: Mr Thomas declared.
in the army will be open TO the hum
bleSt recruit"
SuTragists Wnr on UIsterites
Especial Gable TO The Times Dispatch
Belfast. March 27.---War against the
Ulster Urionists WAS begun to-day by
me militant suHraSists. At an early
hour militant arson squad" burned
Abbeylards, g splendid country resi-
dente belonging to Major General Sir
Hugh McCalmont, near Whteabby, on
Belfast Lough. Though fully furnished.
the house was occupied only by care
takers.
The action OF the women Is in full
filment of their recent threat to make
war on the Unionist leaders, because
OF the refusal of Sir Edward Carson
To support their movement.
\ la nd &c
rickfcrgus, n British army station, and
the grounds OF the estate have been
used for drilling Ulster Unionist vol
unteers."