The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-25
Colonel John Seeley Selected
as the Goat by English Cab
met for Irish "Misunder-
standing" AA
RESIGNATION IS
REFUSED BY ASQUITH
Full Details of Orders Sent to
Army in Ireland Reveals
Fact that Fifty-Seven Of
ficers Quit.


rBy Leased Wire tn Evening HeFaid.l
London. March 25.--Colonei John
Seoiey today resigned his portfolio
az secretary Of state for war In the
British cabinet.
The house Of commons buzxed
with eXcitiment and was crowded 10
ilH utmost capacity when Lord Char
les Beresford opened the attack on
the government by demanding infOg-
nation as To the naval movements IN
connection with the situation at us
ter.
Was the battle squadron ordered
t. steam "a full speed from Spanish
waters to the Irish coast and order
ed TO embark field guns2" he asked.
Amid ministerial cheering and de-
rlsivc laughter from the Unionlsts.
Winston Spencer Churchill. first
lord Of the admiralty. admitted that
the battle squadron had been or
dered To Camlash so aE tn be In
proximity 70 the coast OF Ireland IN
case of serious disturbances arising.
when u was clear thai the military
precautionary mavemehts had been
carried out without opposition ~
was decidcd that this movement or
I the fleet could be delayed until tho
/ Easter leave period OF the crews was
over"
The statement Of the first lord
was immediately followed by cy-
lone OF questions. A Unionist mem
! her asked It Mr.. Churchill expected
that this precautionary measure
I would lead to fightingf"
In moment the first lord flared
/ = repudinte the hellish susges-
I TON. he shouted.
when the consequent uproad had
I subsidized. the speaker reprimanded
MIR Churchill, saying that such an
expression should not have been
used,
The first lord regretfully withdrew
a. and the storm passed Oft ns
quickly az Il had arisen.
The resignation OF Col0ncy Seeley
followed quickly after the publica-
tlpn OF the White paper giving de-
tails Of the crisis in the British
army. whose officers refused tO par
lucipatc in active operations against
the inhabitants Of Ulster. who had
To the Introduction OF home rule.
Colonel Socley. In his Valedictory
address To the house of commons de-
MED that King George had taken any
Initiative OF any kind IN the army
crisis. lie said
The suggestion h absolutely
without foundation in the brOadest
sense Ills majesty took no initias-
I've of any kind.
The correspondence between Coy.
Seeley and the officers In Ireland
had astounded the country and ia
the opinion of seasoned politicians.
demanded one of two cOurses--the
or the resignation OF the entire cab
met The first course WAS decided
on at "A protructed cabinet council
this morning Later IN the day in
the house OF commons. Premier -
'Uuith. iu reply 20 question. made
it clear that the instructions given to
General Sir Arthur faget before his
interview with the officer under him
| had emanated directly from the war
l,lrce. aud were not submitted 90
ihe prime minister by the secretary
! Tor war
Premier Asauith refused 20 accept
Col Seelcy's resignation.
, AFTER the sympathetic reception hs
the house ct commons of the sccIe-
q liary ~ wars explanation Of his ac'
= tiun regarding the army officers IN
, Ireland the premier decided that hs
would not sacrifice his lieutenant.
The refusal Of Premier Asquith q
accept the preferred resignation o
! tuluuCl seeNs secretary Tor war, va
followed ny strong speech IN whiri
. the premier told the house OF com
A mons that the government had takel
\ "a nrm stand in regard 10 the position
. of public servants. ia said
Il "A shall never assent 20 the claim o
s amy body af men la the service of Ia
4 crown tu demand from the govern
!. nyut assurances ot a hypothetica
/. character as to what should be don
> iu circumstances which have no
arlsen, snch a claim would put IA
! government az the mercy OF the mt
tary and naval authorities"
The pTemicrs pronounceinent "a
The supporters of the EoVcrnmen
Wild. They climbed On the benche
waVing papers and handkerchiefs
ne accompaniment OF haiNos
+ uhpefs which lasted several minute