The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-26
WAR SECRETARY
BLUNDER
COL. SEELY ASSUMED ALL
THE BLAME UPON
HIMSELF
STATE OF SUSPENSE
Remains in Regard TO Gen.
Cough and His Fifty-Nine
Comrades
STATE OF SUSPENSE
tBy Associated Press)


London, March 25.-The government
to-day published its promised state
ment of its dealings with the reyolu-
tion officers of the Third Cavalry bri-
gade and the house of commons held
ia heated and disorderIy session. Be-
tween the documents presented and
the various statements drawn from
the cabinet ministers, vital facts of
the affair were made clear. They re-
veal comedy, or tragedy, OF errors
perpetrated by Colonel Seely, secre-,
tary OF war and Sir Arthur Paget,
commanding the troops in Ireland
Col, SeaH took all the blame on
ittthseii. lie frankly declared he had
made q great mistake His written
assurance TO General Hubert Cough,
that the government must retain its
lrightito use all the forces nf the c.avz, >,
Din Ireland sor elsewhere TO maintain
order and support the rivil zsnga.s
| u the ordinary execution of their du-
~, but has no intention whatever of
taking advantage of this right to crush.
political opposition TO the policy or
the principles of the home rule bill,
| vas given without the knowledge of
the cabinet and contrary to its poll
ICY
RESIGNATION rendered.
The war secretary rendered his re-
lstgnation to Mr.. AsQnith, but the pre-
mier refused to accept it. The gov
Iernment hag Withdrawn Col Seeiyss
lglarante aeco ding 70 a tateTaesit &
~ n ii q fFetf ~
I'd 81 n 81 q tsss a Cray told tlis
ihpuse Of c0nnmons that the govern
If1S1ts 3 decision would be made knows q
TO, neral Cough tomorrow. Thus the
leituatioh with respect to General
Cough and his 90 comrades, who sent
ia th7if papers. is still In state of
Isuspehse -
| The most important revelations of
the day were that the government did
plan an important military ana nayal
natnnnstratioff an UiAfsr Winston
9ssfisiSef Churchill, first lord of the
adFlairality confirmed reports that
lheahad ordered the third battle SQUAD
ron and tornado fotilla to irish wa
terB, hut explained that whex, the milf
sa...ay s...sy arrangements had been made cut
he scouIltermanded the orders by wire
less, an explanation which the Jjnion-
lists received with ieers.
Tne blunder General Paget made,
appears to have been in giving prac-
teal ulttmatnm to officers of the cav
airy brigade, to- say whether they
Iwonld take active service In Ulster or
iaeeeDt Dismissal.
The cabinet Monday framed n gen
lerhl statement of the officers. positIon
and duty under the law, ana COL
Sealy freely admitted that his error
lgaD IN yielding TO General Coughs
demand for a written assurance that
me army would not BE used to sun
1prasH the coyenanters.
k.reinier AsQuith's statement that
me onicers should return to their du-
lleas Internationally, Il Is declared,
3gafe made In good faith, since he
lfarned or Colonel Seely,s address to
the cabinet Inetnorandum onIv yeafer1
DAY afternoon. The prime minis ar.
I1adH plain to the house OF comm, !, q
the governments position regardinp
/ the ill SaEniy, dec1arirs he would not as
sent 70 the Ciaim or any body of men
ia sie service OF the crown to demand
frances OF what they would he
| equired to do In circumstances that
/ lIEd not arisen. u
The resignation OF. CoIUnei seetv
i ftoil1E Sd quickly after pubIioatioy, To
Day hes the 'aite Paper. givir = details
lot ilse crisis In the British army, whose
GERS refused 20 participate In aa-
~ rations against the inhabI-
htabt acf Ulster who had prepared t.
o1er armed resistance to intT5dnction
ilse l.A4ssa s:.!S. ~ 2 e :
Col seely, In bis yaledictory "a dress
tp the house of commons, denied that
/ rs seorge had taken any spitiafiSe
lels s'iy kind IN the army crisis. ne
" - ~ N..s
be suBg geshon rs absolutely with
IYT.l 5gsiIIsiaiiion IN tiis brosdsSs sense.
us niesty tppk no iHttsessvS OF ans,
Lord Morley. Ia his speech II, The
heii Of lords, made the Important ia
! f1igsio onthat the two unauthorized par-
9ffre rs afflsdla& afflsd.s& 30 the aough letter
Peff Afted BY Col. SeeIy. Tha con-
sye tilolnlag aaDprs. cbnrnent4
I ne On THIS aumIesl0n, contend that
tsotf fnrtey, who holds the once az
SAll a.sAss : ',''s.
The view Of the Liberal lnornins
eAp Il that thAasgi yastssaay Mas
she hlaeiSegt sfay the eepesnment had
I ieaced in It's wFiota existence
nnP the air has cleared and the COW
efosnett Is rehabiIitated ana q iIl 1,
Strong y position than ever,