The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-25
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to the tenseness of the feeling be-
tween aristocratic and democratic fac
tions in the kingdom. The war min
lister in further explaining the war
office document, pleaded that he did
not have a memoranda Of oral instruc-
tions which were sent to General
Paget. He declared that in view of at
tempts to subvert discipline. Gener-
al Ewart had requested that special
steps be taken to ensure prompt obed-z
ience to orders. Instructions to Of
ficers resisning did not come up until
the Cough incident, although fourteen
officers had asked permission to quail
ify their services. This was refused
General Cough and others were then
summoned to London when they de-
liberately defied orders Of General
Paget.
Called School Boys
BELFAST, Ireland, March 25.-
Ulster Is entirely Indifferent as to
the resignation Of War Secretary See
ly or whether any other member OF
the dlscredited Asquith government
resigns" said Sir Edward Carson.
leader Of Ulstermen, here today. "The
actions OF the government have
proved that any half dozeal school
boys picked at random could make
better show at running the coun-
try" II
! United Press Leased Wire Service.1
| LONDON, March 25.--The govern
ment must retain and use all its
, force in Ireland and maintain law
and order but there is no intention to
take advantage Of. this right to crush
opposition to home rule in Ireland.
This statement was made to Briga-
dier General Cough and other officers
who resigned commands rather than
enforce home rule.
War Secretary Seely today made
public the documents relating TO the
army's revolt against the coercion OF
Ulster He revealed completely the
negotiations which have aroused Ia
Dor and radical leaders to demand a
settlement once and for ali as to
whether the king and the army, or
parliament is to make the laws. Indi-
cations are that even the liberal ranks
are divided in the fight which is laid
down on strictly aristocratic and
democratic lines. The documents as
made public by Colonel Seely show
that on December 16 the war office
informed all general officers that they
would be held individually responsible
If any conduct in their demands was
subservive to discipline and that II
any officer undertook to choose what
orders he should obey, War Secretary
Seely would recommend his removal,
I to the king. On March IA an order
was sent General Paget commanding
tie forces in Ireland to take special
precautions to safeguard the govern
ment depots in Ulster. This was fol-
lowed by receipt Of IL telegram from
! General Paget at the war office in
which Paget declared:
Il regret to report that the briga-
I dier and flfty-seven officers Of the
Third cavalry have resigned"
I General Paget declared he prefer
red dismissal if ordered north as he
feared the men would refuse 10
move. ..-
This was the real beginning of the
struggle between the army and the
government which has thrown the en-
tire country into political turmoil.
Colonel Seely replied to General
Paget's letter rdering the recalcitrant
officers to the war office.
You have the authority to direct
General Cough and the commanding
officers Of the Fifth and Sixteenth
Lancers to report to the war Office"
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