Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-27
ULSTER IS VICTOR,
VIEW OF LEADERS
Asquith Pleads 'Misunderstand-
ing"-0pposition Sees FiasCo.
HOME RULE Is IN DOUBT
Officers designations Refused by the
King-Carson Is Much Impressed
by the Governments Turn
Toward Peace.

London, March 25.-The future OF
the home rule bill is wrapped in the
clouds. Three senior officers from the
CuTragh camp, who had resigned, re-
turned to Ireland to resume their posts
after a conference at the war office,
which they said entirely satisfied
them.
The Times confirms the announce
ment that General Cough has resumed
his post, and comments on the written
assurance that his troops are not to be
used to coerce the people of Ulster
into acceptance of the home rule bill.
This is considered a direct surrender
by the government.
The RAINY has checkmated the gov
eminent, according to the Unionists'
view, and the Covenanters of Ulster
have won their fight.
No declarations of Full steam
ahead" or Meeting force with force"
were heard from Premier Asquith and
other Liberals in the debate in the
house of commons. None of the fire
and grimness which permeated the
speeches of the ministers only last
week was in evidence.
No one will be surprised If the gov
eminent soon relinquishes armed
force, as it's action had the immediate
result of striking a shower of sparks
of class jealousies.
Detection of the army officers who
refused to serve in Ulster is closed
incident, but it's consequences are like
ly to prove far-reaching Premier AS
quith and Colonel Seely, secretary of
state for war, made explanations be-
fore an excited and turbulent house
that the whole affair was the result Of
a misunderstanding.
The misunderstanding it was in
ferred, although they did not directly
say so, was due to misconstruction of
the governments plans by the COM
handing general, Sir Arthur Paget,
whereby he informed the officers in
Ireland that they were to move on Ul-
ster for repressive campaign.
The Times declares it can voucn for
the absolute accuracy OF Andrew
Bonar Laws version of General Pa
gets statements to the officers, and
adds: The truth seems to re that the
frank soldier artlessly bluIted out the
whole project to his brigaoiers, instead
of deity Disgusting the governments
real intentions"
The part the king played in the
crisis has not been disclosed. Army
officers address their designations to
his majesty.
The Unionists firmly believe that the
government has participated in a
fiasco. They think that the two most
enterprising spirits of the cabinet, Da-
vid Lloyd-George and Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, were the chief movers
in the plan and that the government
proposed a wholesale movement of
troops into Ulster to overcome the
Covenanters by the display of 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 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 gov
erpment of making a scapegoat of Gen
eral Paget for their own colossal blum
der"
Belfast, March 25.-Sir Edward Car
son, commenting upon the parliament
airy debate, said: Hour by hour | am
becoming more impressed with tie
governments message of peace to III
ster"
The provisional government officials
are enthusiastic over what they con.
slider a crushing defeat for the imperial
government, but continue their active
preparations for war at the behest OF
Sir Edward, who declares that he will
continue to take such action until as
sured that the danger has passed.