The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-01
HOME rule Halted
BRITISH GOVERNMENT YIELDS
TO ARMY OFFICERS DEMAND
UNIONISTS Win VICTORY
Ulster Leaders Assert that Govern.
ment's Action is Surrender-Say
Future on Home Rule Bill is
Doubtful-UIster's Claws Have
Been Seen.

The detection Of the English army
officers who refused to serve in Ul-
ster is closed incident, but its con-
sequences are likely to prove far
reaching. Premier Asquith and Col.
Seely, secretary Of site for war,
made explanations before an excited
and turbulent House Of Commons
Monday that the whole affair was
the result of a misunderstanding.
This misunderstanding, it was in
ferred, although they did not direct
~ say so, was due to misconstructton
of the governments plan by the COM
manding general, Sir Arthur Paget,
whereby he informed the officers in
Ireland that they were to move on
Ulster fora .repressive campaign.
: Gen. *Paget and three. senior off,
GERS from The Curragh camp-Gen.
Cough, Col. McEwan and Col. Par
ker-were summoned to London for
conference. According to official
statements the misunderstanding has
been cleared away and these officers
returned Monday night to Ireland.
Prior to their departure they said
they were entirely satisfied. The
terms on which the officers remain at
their posts were not disclosed, but the
general belief Is that they were assur-
| ed they would not be compelled to
fight against the Ulster men. This
is considered distinct surrender by
the government.
The Unionists firmly believe that
the government has participated IN
fasco. They think that the most
enterprising spirits OF the cabinet
David Lloyd George and Winston
Spencer Churchill, were the chief
movers in the plan and that the gov
ernment proposed wholesale move
ment Of troops into Ulster to over
come the covenanters by the display
Eof. superior force and the arrest OF
their leaders and that the plan was
frustrated only by the opposition OF
the officers.
Some Of the Unionist members as
sert that Andrew Bonar Law recently
received a letter quoting one OF the
highest officers in Ireland as saying:
"By Saturday there will be hundreds
Of dead in Ulster" The Unionists
also accuse the government Of making
scapegoat Of Gen. Paget for their
own Colossal blunder".
The future Of the home rule bill
is in doubt. No declarations Of "full
steam ahead" nor meeting. force
with force" were heard Monday from
the Liberals in the debate in the
House OF Commons. None OF the fire
and frmness which permeated the
speeches of ministers only last week
was in evidence. The army has
checkmated the government, accord
ing to the Unionists' view, and the
coyenanters Of Ulster have won theil
fight.
No one Will be surprised II the gov
errment soon relinquishes armed
force, as its action had the imme'
| diate result Of striking shower Of
sparks Of class jealousies.
Liberal newspapers Of high stand
ing and influence, like The Daily
Chronicle and The Daily News, print
bitter denunciations Of the officers az
part of the Tory aristocracy which in
sists upon the prerogative Of ruling
the country against the will Of the
people and demand the democratiza
ton Of the army and that the system
OF offering it from the sons OF the
rich be superseded by a system
whereby officers may be promoted
from the ranks.