Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-25
BRITISH CABINE I
IS SHAKEN BY
ULSTERCR|S|S
Pandemonium in Commons When
Resignation Of War Secretary
Is Announced.
ey HERRERT TEMPLE.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian
LONDON, March 25.--Premier As
quith's Cabinet was shaken to-day
b. the resignation OF Colonel John
Edward Bernard Seely, Secretary for
War. The resignation was officially
announced this evening. He gave w
his post because Of interfereAce with
his plans for mobilizing the army u
crush the Ulster volunteers organ
iced to Tight home rule. Premier AS
Quith refused 70 accept the resigna-
ton
News Of seely's resignation came
while the House of Commons was
holding the storfniest session that has
marked the proceedings since the
home rule bill was introduced Win
ston Churchill, First Lord Of the Ad-
mIralty, and one OF the chief advo-
Gates Of an aggressive policy against
the people of Ulster, was made the
target for. an attack BY che Unionists
shortly after the House Of Commons
convened. He was bombarded wifh
questions rs 10 the attitude OF tho
Government toward Ulster, and re-
piled calmly until asked whether he
had hoped that the precautions taken
70 guard the Government stores N
Ulster would cause fighting,
Churchill venement in Reply.
Leaving to his feet, the head OF tnl
British navy shouted:
perhaps may be eiIowed to repu-
date that heilish insinuation"
prolonged uproar followed. The
Enionists demanding that Churchill
withdraw the expression "hellish in
aluuation" and the Liberals shouting:
No. no; he's right"
Speaker Lowthar finally ruled that
Churchill would have 10 withdraw the
expression, and he complied amid a
deafening din OF ehFieks and Kisses.
When the confusion over the
Churchill incident had been quieted
Colonel Seeiy, whose late arrival ~
the session had been taken as con-
nrmation OF earlier eports that he
had quit the Cabinet. WAS questioned
by members of the opposition as %
the proceedings IN Ulster.
Colonel Seely made a Nat. denial
that King George had taken any ini-
tiatiye in the dispute involving the
refusal OF Ulster officers To march
against their COUNT men, He elab-
Grated details Of correspondence re-
latsng o'the Ulster matter which the
Government had made public earlier
H. tA1t Jay anu AAttAE N1N ABAbAtnAi
announcement that he had rendered
his resignation.
pnndemorium Follows.
randemoniun followed Eeely's an
nouneement. Ex- Pre- mier A.. j. Ball
four. unionist shouted to Premier
Asuuit1.
rs this statement trueT''
The Premier answered;
Colonel scely Is still member Of
tfe Cabinet"
Colonel Seely attempted to proceed
with his statement but the Premier
interrupted and cried:
'sCoionei Seely Is stiil q member a
The Cabinet"
Colonel Seely made long state
ment IN his own behalf Speaking
coldly and in impaEsioned tones. the
War Secretary calmly gave his own
version % the War Oniee's activities.
He read Government corresponds
snce hearing uDon the matter, aa1
declared that the military prepare
tions were ali Of a precautionary ma
ture.
Unfortunately, the officers who re-
signed were laboring under misap-
prehension," said the official They
rot the impression that the Govern
rneuf. intended TO treat Ulster as an
enemy and overwhelm her In a sur
prise attack, but this is utterly I'M
true