The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-28
OFFICERS REVOLT.=IS CURED BY ASQUITHlT IN ORDER
 WHICH WILL HELP HOME RULE
Army Must Obey Witho ut Question All Lawful Commands, Is Promulg ation of Premier Y Cabinet Crisis Continues Critical As Generals Fail to With draw Designations.

rnonstrat tion. naocking, laughing and cheering ironically. The demonstra- t. ion apparently was directed cnieny against Field Marshal Lord Grenfeu. as representing both <-the House or Lords and the army The continuation of the crisis Is at tributed to MT. Asquith's s reluctance to remove Colonel Seely from the post of Secretary of War. Colonel Seely g reIinquishment of his portfolio doubt and EWart, and MT. Asquith's objec- ton apparently was directed chiefly dicate internal dissensions in the Cab inet itself.
 WEAKNESS IS ATTACKED. The Weekly Nation, which may be regarded as the organ of David Lloyd Georges section of the Cabinet, in its issue of yesterday attacks Colonel SeeIy with great bitterness. It de- cIares that when he left the unionist ranks he took his old mental furni- ture with him and never really became a liberal It adds that it was a great mistake to put him into the War Of fee.
 The Nation suggests that a man of harder muscle, like John Burns, Pres ident of the Local Government Board. or Walter Runciman. President of the Board of AgricuIture.is needed to cope with the present situation in the army. The newspaper declares that a, wave of determination to put the army in it's place and restore the threatened authority of Parliament has swept through the country, and adds: fIf the government will lead, we'll and good: if not, other champions will arise
 PARTIES MAY COMBINE
 The idea is then advanced by the Nation that the liberal party should strike a bargain by insuring to the labor party a hundred seats in the next Parliament.
 The liberal leaders heretofore al- ways have declined to bind themselves to the labor party in this manner. but if the Nations suggestion is adopt ed as an outcome of the cry of the Army. vs. Parliament it Is not i'm probable, as the radical newspapers say that the new coalition would sweep the country.
 It is said that a large section of the unionist party realizes this danger and therefore is anxious to reach a settle ment of the Home Rule question by consent.
 WILL NOT FLINCH.
 Percy Holden Il1ingworth, chief lip eraI whip in the House of Commons, in a speech at Blackburn last night declared that if every officer in the army resigned the government would not finch a hairs breadth from the task it had in hand.
 James Henry ThoIna5 labor mem- Der of Parliament for Derby, address ing a labor meeting there. said it was certain that before many months there would be an appeal to the country and that the dominant issue would be whether the country should be gov erned by it's elected representatives or the army @as tool of the aristo- cracy.''
 The ultimate result of the issue, MT. Thomas declared, would be that tthe highest command in the army will be open to. the humblest recruit
 The New. Statesman says the re- signations of the cavalry officers '.has turned every supporter of the govern ment into an enthusiastic, determined army reformer.'' The newspaper adds that the. need for. the democratization of the executive ranks of the army and the abolition zssof the absurd con | ditions which practically restrict the selection of officers. in most of the regiments to those having private means has been recognized for genera | tions.'