The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-25

tuaIuf1in law and order. n also
Uuit- the verbal communication
made tu General Sir Arthur paret to
thH officers at the Currngh tump.
which led 90 their resignation, and
winch the government argue was
tht result of q Misunderstanding
Tho correspondence between tho
war office "a the army Officers Ina
ireland was made public in the shape
OF IAN official communication to the
Lnure Of parliament
TN war office WAS Informed early
in December OF the possibility OF
rcsignotions ot officers in ease the
islrr siiuaiion came 10 q crisis. IN
consequence 81 this Information.
colonel John Scelcy. secretary Of
state for a interviewed the Eener
Hi officers In command M explain
'd to them hat AN officer OF the
British army was compelled To obey
"tders Ia shoot only IN case the
,rdor was "a reasonable one under
The circumstances General paEet
te%lographed 10 the war office March
20. That ail the officers uf the tlnh
ltuysl Irish lnuccrs stationed in
dublin nud re- gncd with the cN-
,fptIDn .f iwo lie said he feared
thuf lH same conditions prevailed
among the officers II the Sixteenth
queens l%ancers, stationed at tn
Thatc,oning Genera pagot tele-
iHraphed Geo the war office that tho
hrigadier general and % officers Of
Tho Third cavalry brigade az cur
iaeh prefer to accept dismissal b.
they are ordered to mo north
fhe war office replied To General
paret
you are authorized to suspend
from duty ana senior officers who
have rendered their designations. or
o. any other manner have disputed
your authority The designations uf
sil officers should be- refused"
The war office also said that other
officers were being sent 20 relieve
I~tlgadior General Hubert Cough.
commander Of the Third cavalry
brigade. M the commanding OIL
Cefs Of the Fifth and sixteenth lan-
Gers. who were ordered 10 proceed
I. London.
nrigadier General Cough. IN re-
porting the feeling OF his brigade. a.
The result Of a communication from
The war office. conveyed sto him
verbally by General paFet. SAID.
The officers OF my brigade are
unanimous in tho opinion that fuh-
Their Information IL essential before
they should be called on at such
short notice 20 make decisions 50
Ntlin affecting their whole future.
"H"|"N N.NA"NANNL NNNMN a. AVA
tou sho I'D he given Of the terms.
duty as ordered, and active opera
tous' in Ulster.
~ such duty consists Of the
maintenance OF order and the pres
ett1tlnn Of property all Officers, in
clu4ng myself. are prepared To-
carry uut that duty o. however.
the duty involves the initiation ct
active military operations against
Ulster. 81 officers would respectfully
Hud under protest prefer Go resign
After an interview with Colonel
seelcy. General Cough wrote 10 tbs
war office:
ZONE 81 the first questions asked
hN our officers was. In tho event 81
law. can We be- called pa 60 enforce
ia ON US under the expression 90
maintainliA Law and og6er?' This
point should be made quite clear.
otherwise there viii be renewed
misconceptions"
la reply BriEadier General Cough
received q letter. initiated 10y Colonel
So,icy as secretary Ton war, and by
f1eld Marshal Sir John French, au-
thorlzlng him To- inform the officers.
The army council b. satisfied that
fhc incident which has arisen IN re-
Hdrd 10 their -resignatlons LAS du
ts "a Misunderstanding"
The letter continued that q Il
She du0 OF soldiers 90 obey the
commands Tor the protection 81 life
snd property n In support Of the
'Nil power In the event OF disturb
noes, aud the army council Is glad