The Detroit times., 1914-03-24
HOME RULE BILL
DEAD, DECLARE
UNIONISTS
Ulstermen Jubilant AT What
They Term Govern
ment's Breakdown
OPPOSITION HEARTENED
BY APPARENT VICTORY
Orange Press Loud In Asser-
tiOns Act Cannot BE Enforced
BY British Troops

LONDON, March 24.-With the
Ulster men and the unionist press
iubilant and gloating over what they
term the governments forced back
down In the army tangle growing out
OF the home rule fight. and the Lib
eral press chagrined. and dispirited,
the belief that 1t 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 dis
ruption of the army completely over
Swallowed the tense situation result
ing from the movement OF troops In
Ireland. The Unionists take the view
that the attempts of the government
to explain the misunderstanding" of
orders which brought ON the resigra.
ton of Gen. Cough and other officers
failed completely. Many papers hint
that King George caused the rein
statement of the oficers, which 40
ton, they declare, had completely
blocked the cabinet.
The Manchester Guardian, an in
fuential Liberal paper. today de-
clares:
THE officers should have been
courtmartialed. Their reinstatement
shows there Is one law for the rich
ard for the loyalty OF Tory ofhcers
and another for privates with labor
sympathies. AcQuiescence to this in
depreciation OF military duty IL not
only serious blow to the army, but
false to the whole conception OF dem
ocratic progress"
1.-THE bnllies are cowed now" II
the statement of the Daily Mail. "The
government after panic conferences
held ever since the cavalry ofncers
at the Curragh resigned, shuffled with
the facts In the debate in the house
Of commons yesterday. As Mr.. Bal
four said, Gen. Cough, who resigned
because he would not fight against
Ulster, has been reinstated, though
he still says he will not fight against
Ulster
The Times declares the army "has
been saved from complete destruction
by the timely retreat OF the govern
ment from a position which they
should never have assumed.
The paper declares further that 1t
understands Gen. Cough resumed his
command with written assurance that
his brigade will not be used In Ulster
In any attempt to force the people
there to accept the home rule bin.
The home rule bill Ia dead" the
Daily Express declares.
The Daily Telegraph says:
The impossibility OF coercing Ul-
ster has been demonstrated at the FIRST
attempt. The thing cannot be done
with British soldiers"
1T Is a question whether We gov
ern ourselves or are governed by Cen.
Cough" says the Daily News. Though
every ofhcer In the British army be
dismissed. we will have no mailed
hand raised In menace against our
parliament. We will make the army
democratic as we have made parlia-
ment democratic"
King Georges part In the handling
OF the army crisis 10 not definitely
known. but az II was reported he sug.
gested to Premier AsQuith the com.
promise which was offered Ulster, II
IL also believed he insisted that the
designations Of officers be not accept.
cd. The king Ia strong believer In
the power Of compromise, and IL be-
lieved to have brought pressure to
bear upon the cabinet to give ground.
In Unionist quarters It IL firmly be.
lieved the government has been check.
mated by the army.