New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-25
A laborite TRADE.

obedience 10 orders
A Laborite TRADE.
has the name of a reigning sovereign
in England been greeted as was the
mention Of George V in the Com
mons last night. The Daily Citizen"
the organ of the Labor party. says:
Lord Morley let the cat out of the
bag when he said that the King had
interfered in constitutional govern
ment. The King has no business to
interfere. Still, the laundering con-
fession Of Lord Morley is a perfectly
true one. The King has interfered.
He has been interfering all through.
For months the Court has been moth
ing but a Conservative committee in
the activities of which titled women
have been playing Leading parts,
headed by the Warehouses Of London
derry. who knows every army officer
young and old, individually and in the
mass. She knows his susceptibility to
feminine influence. To be an officer in
the army is far more a social than
military distinction. as is shown by our
mishandling Of the South African war
1t is that which has created the crisis
we have now to face
The Unionist morning papers fully
admit that it was the Kings influence
which secured the reinstatement Of
General Cough and the other officers
They express great Indignation at the
attack Of the Labortes on the throne
and the army. and take pains TO eN-
plain that the Labor men are under
misapprehension in supposing that the
officers were SO ready 10 fire on strikers.
The Morning Post" and other Con-
sentative papers boldly assert that a
triumvlrate composed Of ID. Lloyd
George. Winston Churchill and Colonel
Seely. formed d deliberate plot TO coerce
Ulster by the employment of troops
and thus went beyond the intentions
and knowledge of the Prime Minister
and other members Of the Cabinet.
Tell Of Ministerial plot"
This plot. they declare. included a
plan to arrest the Ulster leaders. But
the conspiracy" failed because the
plotters misunderstood the feelings Of
the officers. According 70 these stories,
tn Premier was compelled 20 yield to
the officers, in order TO screen the blum
der of the triumvirate of ministers.
The Daily Chronicle" supporter
Of the Ministry, admits that the GOV
eminent is in troubled waters and that
a situation has arisen which will test
the mettle and skill Of the Premier to
the utmost II is understood that the
documents which Colonel Seely mas
promised TO publish to-day, revealing
the negotiations with the officers, are
very bad from the government point OF
view. and that the feeling is wide
spread that the War Office has dread
fully bungled the whole business"
The fact that the Chancellor of the
Excheauer was absent from Parlamen,
yesterday gave rise 10 many iuiIlOlS.
Friends Criticise Cabinet.
The provincial Liberal papers, as is
usual. are even more Outspoken on the
subject of the governments surrender
10 the officers than are their London
CONTEMPORARIES. The Manchester
Guardian" says il is with the deepest
regret and some shame that IT has
heard OF Premier Asquith's even par
tial acceptance Of the doctrine that Of
ficers have the right 10 lay down for
themselves the conditions under which
they will continue 10 serve the King.
It continues:
"They are so treated because they
are rich men and because they had the
prefudices Of their class. Not only.
then. is there one law for the rich
man in the army and one for the poor,
hut there is one standard for a Tory
officers LOYALTY to his oath and another
standard for the private soldier with
svnpathies for the laboring man.
Similar comments appear in THE
Liverpool Post" also a strong Liberal
paper.
John Redmond the leader Of the