Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-21
STAMPEDE ON AMONG REGIMEN
tai AND COMPANY COM.
MANpERs IN IRELAND. i
REFUSE TO TAKE PART h
IN CAMPAIGN IN ULSTER
Carry Out Threats Made Some Time
AGO to Give Up Commissions Rather
ThanNar on Uisterman--Movsnsnt
Of Troops Hampersd BY Lack Of o.
fieers-obsy or Resign q, uItimatym.

feature of the news from Ireland today
| was the dfsaffection among the Off
GERS of the regular army under orders
to proceed to Ulster with their regl-
ments.
The actual number Of designations
among them was still problematlcal
but that it was considerable was evil
dent from early morning consultations
of cabinet ministers regarding the best
means Of counteracting the movement
The actual fact Of this disafrection
Is more discomforting to military au-
thorities since the army is already
short OF commissioned officers.
Threats of crisis in the army II
movement Of regular troops was
undertaken against Ulster had Ions
been current, and in some quarters II
Is believed that the sudden marching
of limited number Of troops was
ordered so that the military authorities
might gather an idea Of how wide
spread the disaffection was.
Army Council Meets.
Immediately after Colonel 6cely, the
secretary Of state for war, had been In
audience with King George at Buck
ingham palace this morning. Colonel
Seely ANNOUNCED meeting Of the
army council. which took the necessary
steps to replace officers whs had re-
signed.
According to reports. however. the
number OF vacancies Is rapidly In
!: creasirg and i seems possible that al
tbs regular regiments which have been
serv;ng In Ulster may have to be with,
drawE and replaced with fresh troops
as both men and officers have openly
expressed their disinclinatlonAto take
the offensive. This momentary shift
ing of the immediate crisis from Ulster
to the army may give the peacemdkers
their desired opening. The return Of
Arthur j. Balfour. former unionist
premier, to London, has given heart to
the advocates Of compromise. He
and Premier Asquith have served long
years side by side In the political field
and understand each other.
Compromise Discussed.
Premier Asquith and Andrew Bon
mar Law, the official leader of the op-
position in the house Of commons,
whenever they have come into contact
have given embittered displays OF
partisanship.
1t was thought In many quarters to-
day that il the government would con-
sent to give the county Of Ulster per-
petual option on home rule instead IT
compelling them to come under the
Dublin parliament at the end Of six
years. way out or the present difa-
Guilty would be open.
King Takes Hand.
The nationalis.s have always con-
tended tnet tho Ulstermen would be
glad 20 join the home rule scheme once
it had been demonstrated that their
fea,s CT unfair treatment were un-
founded.
King George Is taking an active part
in the negotiations. He il not confln-
cabinet but has been in communities
ton with Arthur J. Balfour and gave
an audience with Field Officer Lord
Roberts. Lord Roberts later conferred
with Colonel Seely and the war office
executive stan. which he. heen wc:a.
ing at high pressure.
Two Companies Mutiny.
A mutiny of two companies of the
Dorsetshire regiment stationed in Bel
fast is reported by the Pail Mall
Gazette.
The Pail Mall Gazette message says:
when the men Of the first battalion
OF the Dorsetshire regiment were par
AIDED in Belfast today and notified that
they were being transferred elsewhere
they threw down their arms A SER
geant stepped forward, saluted the Of
ficer, and said:
I'VE will have no home rule here
This Is thought In some quarters to
be an exaggerated version Of the re-
port of unrest among regular troops in
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