South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-26
TRY TO SHIELD KING
GEORGES MOVEMENTS
Col. SeeIy Will Retain Place
in Cabinet-AII General Of
fiCerS in England Ordered to
Come to London.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.


LONDON, March %. - National
alarm existing over the army situation
arising from the Ulster crisis was in
creased Thursday.
Grave developments were promised
during the day rs result OF secret
orders issued to all general officers
commanding army divisions in Eng
land TO report themselves at once 10
Colonel J. i. j. Seely, secretary Of
war.
This order. taken in conjunction
with the declaration OF Premier As
quith that the liberal government
would not tolerate in its service any
body of men who demand assurances
as TO what they will or Will not be re-
quried to do, showed plainly that the
government had resolved on strong
measures TO insure military discipline.
The actual home rule question and the
threatened civil war in Ulster province
We're Overshadowed 10y the critical sit
uatiOn which developed from the
wholesale resignation of army officers
who refused to serve against the pro-
testant anti-home rulers i'm the north
of Ireland
Although Premier Asquith has ad-
mitted that the government blunder-
ed and War Secretary Seely is still
willing to resign, because che uninten-
tiOnally misled his colleagues n the
cabinet. the liberals who are support
ing the Asquith regime. declare thar
the ministry has successfully weather
ed the storm ana that from now ou The
unionist attacks must necessarily -rov
weaker.
UniOnists Claim Victory.
on the other hand unionists claim
that victory is within their grasp and
that the Asquith ministry viii Dee short
lived admitted n cpf1a liberal
quarters that. We're it not for the home
rule bill, the Irish natiOnalists would
Immediately withdraw from the coal
ition with the liberals.
Every effort is being made by mem
bers Of the government both in and
out of parliament, 10 hide the actual
activities Of King George during the
two days when hostilities in Ulster
province seemed at hand. The union
lists regard Colonel Seeley's offer 20 re-
sign as a sacrifice to shield the rela-
tiOns between the king and the army.
The accusation has been made that
King George allowed himself TO be
persuaded by Field Marshal Lord
Roberts TO order army officers into
Ulster after assurances had been
given them that they would not be
compelled TO serve against the or
angemens
Another violent attack on the
government DN the oDUDeluOn anu NN
the labOrites. two political extremes.
was promised in the house Of COM
mons this afternoon.
Irish Dissatisfied.
The present political drama is
drawing into bolder relief the divid-
ing lines between the parties. Al
though the irish natiOnalists are dis
satisfied with the manner in which
the government has handled the home
rule bill the combination of the two
parties viii remain ia force until
either the bill is passed or parliament
is dissolved. in consideration of the
home rule bill the Irish nationalists
will support the two big government
measures-the Welsh re-establishment
bill and the reform bill. II the pres
ent parliament holds together until
these bills are passed the program OF
the liberal party viii have been carried
out.
That Colonel Seely viii retain his
post in the cabinet IS indicated by the
fact that he held a long conference
with Premier Asquith AZ noon and
then resumed his duties at the war
office. Winston Spencer Churchill
first lord Of the admiralty was pres
ent at the conference in Asquith's
home and accompanied Seely when he
left
Churchill was also present at the
session az the war office when Colonel
Seely received the general officers of
the army who had been summoned %
London