Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-03
PREMIER SAYS
ARMY MUST OBEY
Serves Notice on Officers Not
TO Question Orders.
he GETS WILD APPLAUSE

Asquith CecIoses Cabinets Efforts to
Have Resigned Generals Reconsider
Their Intentions.
Field Marshal Sir John French and
Adjutant General Sir John Ewart stood
firmly to their designations in spite OF
the efforts of the king and the cabinet
ministers to induce them to retain
their posts as the working heads OF
the British army.
After a long cabinet meeting Pre-
mier Asquith announced to the excited
house of commons that neither the
chief of the general staff nor the adju-
tant general would give way.
at is the duty of every officer and
soldier to obey all commands from the
proper channels to aid the civil
power"
While cheer after cheer resounded
through the house Of commons Pre-
mier Asquith served this notice upon
the army that parliament is to govern
Ireland and that it will not be swerv-
ed from its purposes by military
cabal."
The Liberals in the house went wild
with enthusiasm over the announce
ment, which they regarded as showing
that the government had altered In no
way it's determination to deal with
the Ulster situation without issuing
any guarantees to the officers and the
troops.
The premier apologized to the house
for his inability to make his statement
earlier, stating that it was due to the
length of the cabinet meeting, which
had been caused by the designations
of Field Marshal Sir John French and
Lieutenant General Sir John Denton
Ewart.
The premier then announced that
he had asked both these officers to re-
consider their designations. This was
taken to mean that the cabinet had de.
cided to avert an army crisis, II possi
BILE, but the premier's next utterance
revealed that the government is pre-
pared to act.
Proceeding with his speech, the pre-
mier remarked that he must rerea;
what ministers in both houses Of par
lament had said several times this
week, but in view of the wild rumofs
current it needed to be repeated. lie
said:
'Tt is altogether untrue that the gov
ernment or any member Of the gov
arnment ever contemplated active cp'
erations of an aggressive character II
Ulster or any operations which now
or in the future would impose on the
army any duty or service which vas
not amply covered by the terms OF
this order. To that I have only TO add
that the government adheres to all the
declarations 1t has made"
Andrew Bonar Law, leader Of the
opposition, declared the new order to
bc the result of blunder by the cah1'
net and by Colonel Seely.
King George is attacked in letter
from Arthur Lynch, M. P, published
in the Daily Gazette, Liberal news
paper. Without naming the king, the
author of the letter referred to him as
"the man." as. Cromwell referred to
Charles l., before that monarch was
beheaded. Heading his letter "The
Name You Must Not Mention" Lynch
says:
"The man has interfered in our af-
fairs. He has brought the Liberal par
ty to the verge of ruin; but 1t is not
yet necessary to mention that mans
name, to ask where he comes froLa,
by whom he is charged with wisdom,
whence he gets his mandate, or why
he is there"
In Ireland no change has occurred.
Belfast remains quiet, and while the
cavalry officers are talking OF resign.
ing none so far has done so.