The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-25

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ssass q lisordsr Spslswine tssss nee.
sseary movemsnts.s
o9eLVo STORY o. Hio TALK
WITH ooUoN.
diving IN account Of his interview
With Gen. Cough and other officers.
Col. essiy s1As
The officers explained that they
had not IN idea that they wsre only
eoing 70 b asked 10 support the civil
power In the event Of disorder. and
Gen. Cough oppressed himself -
ready TO 20 to Belfast"
Turning 70 the letter rad ~ An.
drew Bonar Law In the House Of
Ceaaoas attributing 10 Gen. Paget
the words ulster will BE- IN . blass
by Saturday" Col. sesiy said that
Gen. Pagst had told him what he
really said was, There might b 4
b,Ass and certainly will b . blass In
The prsss."
Proceeding 20 relate his inksrvisws
with King George. Col ssely said ne
had merely laid the facts OF the grea,
AMY crisis before His Majesty. and
added:
ANY susssstien thst the King
nee taken any initiative u any
Kind In THE matter 10 absolutely
without foundation In the brad.
ct ssnss. HE Majesty tssk No
lNttlativo 81 aNy kind"
AZ IN ugh 10 sllWoh me MISTER,
Gel. osely rspsatsd THE state.
msWt wlth emphasis.
GOT WORD or s5RoUOlg ThReg
MONTH"; 400.
10 can b sssn from the oorrVspon-
aencs made public to-day that the
War Office was Informed early In
Dscsmbsr Of the possibility Of rssis-
nations Of Officers being presented In
case the political situation In regard
to Ulster came 10 crisis. In conse-
qusncs of this information Col. John
Seeiy. the Secretary OF State for
War. interviewed the general officers
In command ana explained to them
that an officer Of the British army
was entitled TO obey orders to shoot
only IN CASE the order was . reason.
able one under the circumstances.
The Secretary OF War said:
"If olicers and men Of the Brit
ish army have been led to believe
that there 10 . possibility they
might be called upon to take out
ragsous action-for instance. to
massacre Q demonstration OF
OrAngsmen who were cauAng no
danger to the lives Of their neigh
bors-bad ~ were tho effects on
discipline In the army. nevertheless
Il was true that they were In fs0t
and In law justnsd In . refusal to
obey.
There never has been and -
not now any intention. however. Of
giving Outrageous and illegal or.
dsrs TO the troops.
rgleoRAPho WORD OF THE
RgoioMArioN OF OFFICERS.
Gen. Passt telesra phsd 20 the War
Omcs on March 20 that all the officers
Of the Fifth Royal Irish Lancsrs sta
toned In Dublin had reStGnsd with
the exception OF two. No said he
feared that the same conditions pre-
vailed among the o6lcsrs Of the Sig.
tenth ouesn's Lancsrs, stationed At
the Currssh and that the men would
refuse to move.
That sams evening Gen. Passt tsls-
graphed to the War once that the
Brigadier- General and fifty-sevsn Of
fcers OF the Third Cavalry Brigade At
the Curragh prefer TO accept dts
miAsal II they are ordered TO the
North"
oEN. ooUoH WROTE DEMAND.
ina EXPLANATION.
After an interview with Col. Sesiy
Brig. -Gen. Hubert Cough wrote to
the War Once that one of the nfst
questions asked by the Officers would
BE-:
IN the event Of the present
Home Rule bill for ireland be-
coming law. can We be called
upon to enforce II on Ulster I'M
der the expression OF maintain
ing law and order. This point
should be made quite clear.
o'uViWtbe tucIe Will pe TcUcWeu
misconceptions"
In reply to this brig. -Gen. Cough
was given y letter initiated by Col.
Seely a. Secretary for War. and by
Field Marshal Sir John French, In
which he was authorised to inform
the officers as follows:
THE Army Council In satisfied
that the incident which has
| arisen In regard to their resigna-
| ton was due to a misunder-
standing"
] The letter continues that " II tbs
duty OF soldiers 10 obey commands
for the protection OF life and prop.
erty and In support OF the civil
power In the event of disturbance
and the Army Council II glad there
never has been and never will b
any question Of disobeying such or
ders.
RIOT IN BELFAST CRUSHED ~
THE POLICE.
BELFAST. Ireland, March ga
party riot occurred In Cromac Square
early this morning. Stones and othe,
missiles were thrown and rsvolye,
shots were fired, a large force of Do.
lice dispersed the rioters. Many per.
sons were slightly injured and severs
were arrested.
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