Evening journal., 1914-03-24
ULSTER QUIET
AFTER KING
Shows HAND
Reinstatement of British Of
ficerS Has Completely
Blocked the Cabinet
DAILY EXPRESS Predicts
death OF Home rule
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON, March "a With the
Ulstefmen and the Unionist press
jubilant and glowing over what they
term the governments forced back
down in the army tanglc, growing
out Of the Home Rule fight and the
Liberal press chagrined and dispirit-
ed. the belief that it was King George
who forced the hand of the ministers
in placating the recalcitrant officers
was growing today.
Absolute quiet having prevailed
throughout Ulster. the threatened
disruption OF the army completely
0yershadowcd the tense situation re-
sulting from the movement of troops
in ireland The Unionists take the
view that the attempts of the govern
ment TO explain ne "misundersand-
ing OF orders which brought on the
resignation Of General Cough and
other officers. failed completely Many
papers hint that King George caused
the reinstatement of the officers,
which action. they declare, had COM
pletely blocked the cabinet
The Manchester Guardian, an in
luential Liberal paper. today de-
lares:
THE officers should have been
,ourtmartialcd Their reinstatement
shows that there is one law for the
-ich ard another for the poor: one
standard for the loyalty OF Tory Off
,crs and another for privates with
abor sympathies Acquiescence to
this Interpretation of military duty
is not only a serious blow TO the
army, but false to the whole concep-
tion Of Democratic progress"
The bnllies are cowed now" is
the statement Of the Daily Mail. "The
government. after panic conferences
held ever since the cavalry officers at
the Curragh resigned. shuffled With
.hc facts in the debate in the House
of Commons yesterday. As Mr. Bal
our said, General Cough, who re-
signed because he would not fight
igainst Ulster, has been reinstated
Though Dc still says he win nit night
against Ulster"
The Times declares the army has
been saved from complete destruc-
tion by the timely retreat of the gov
crnmcnt from a position which they
should never have assumed" The
paper declares further that it under.
stands General Cough resumed his
command with written assurance that
his brigade will not be used in Ulster
any attempt 10 force the people
here TO accept the Home Rule bill
The Home Rule bill is dead" the
Daily Express declares.
The Daily Telegraph says
THE impOssibility of coercine
Ulster has been demonstrated at the
irst attempt The thing cannot bl
lone with British soldiers"
1T is a question whether we gov
arn ourselves or are governed by
General Cough" says the Daily News
Though every officer in the British
army be dismissed, we will have nS
mailed hand raised i'm menace
against our parliament. We viii
make the army democratic, as W.
have made parliament democratic"
King Georges part in the handling
of the army crisis is not defini.el.
known. but as it was reported h'
suggested TO Premier Asquith tn
compromise which was offered III
ater, it is also believed he insistel
that the designations of officers b
not accepted. The King is a stronl
believer in the power of compromise
and is believed to have brought pres
sure 10 bear upon the cabinet to Civ
ground
In Unionist quarters, it is firml
believed the government has bee
checkmated by the army