The chronicle=news., 1914-03-25

les H-r-nfosi oi--n-.i th- attack oa
ornation a. to tho naval moyrms "a 4 :
in eonn-.tioa with tho situation in
Ulster.
Was the haiti. squadron ordered
4" steam a, full .i-r-.i from Spanish
Aa,-rs To the Irish coast and ordered
To -niisark fiSii guns he asked.
Amid miaisisriai cheer. and a-ri-
sis- Laughter fron III. rhionis,,.
winss"n SI-n.-r Churchill. first lori
Of tho admiralty. aitnili-d that tho
battle srusaroh HAD Ls.a ordered q.
caniiash. $50 ss 'o H. In psssiasi,y
sn tho s.a.i at ireland In sas- ut
s~ri"sss disturbance. ssisins. When
u .as clear that sh- military pr..
sas.,i.nafy tn.s -fss. nss hai i--~n ssr-
sissi sas -i'h"at opposition IL sss
decided that this ss.s.n-ai of tho
fleet ..s.ti b. ..iaF.J uaiit ih- tass-
'rr iear- p-risa .s th. .s--s .as
otar.-
Th7 s,a,nns-ns OF ,s- first LORD uas
insnsaisssiy followed bY = .ysi.s- .f
a...sioas. 4 t'ai.risss as-snb-s ash.
cd " NJ. churshiii -sp-.,-a tha.
mis- rs.s.a,i.aarF n-a,rm.n, az
sspos-. -oais Lead 4. fieh,iss"
In . naea-es Tbs first i.sd nsr-.s
up
- s~paaiA,s The ssiii.h .asr~.-
,loa.' h- shosat-a.
wh~s Tho .ass-ru-ss upsuas hsa
s.sassa~a. the ss~sAss vvsssaass~si
~. chssvsiii. sayisx that .ssA -
.sPr-ssisa shsaia not haze t<~s s.s-a.
Tho first isss s~es-sfuiiy sish-
dee. IL aaa sk- ssss-ss psss~a .ts a.
qasehiy as IL HAD asi.ra.
II" resignation .f cs.aa-i s~-isf
seis-~ .si Iaissif after The Puss.Aii.a
TO-DAY "f the Ski,- f~p-s sisine do
sss,s as tho urisi. in ssu nfi,i.A arust.
whose esfirrr. frs-srsl &. participate
In as.isa os-sssiaa asAiass shc ia.
hahi'anss .s Ulster. oh. sss rrss
fssrueI So offer zrsssS resistance q"
The is's~;ny,iar 81, h"sas rui..
Csi.a-i &--i.y In his s,'-s',,s-v
address I. ~ ha-ss- .s ,e1smaas. .is
MED ,hss xing G.oss. had iah.a asy
tni,ia.iss II any hIaJ in ~. .rar
crisis. n. saii:
The snfsesskon Ia absolutely si.hs
osss s-unia.i.n in rs- bruaar.. .~ss~
tits rsaiessF '"at n. iai,issisc Ut a.r
tl.i.
Correspondence between C.I..-l
sr-iry AMI the o,ti,-rs In ireland hsa
as'"s1Hari tho .oantry in th. ...int.a
OF s-ss.nrs politicians seenaas.-i .ar
Of 'so s"arscs-'h" .ashirrine ot tho
secretary f"r var. .r the Resignation
cf sh. -a'irr cabinet The first .nar>r
vas decided on At a rrotra.t.-i cab
is.s e"Iucii carly ,sts nsraine. Lat
mons. Premier Asslsish in reply ,o .
question made in clear that the In.
ssrursion given 10 General sir Ar.
thur vss-t brtos. HE Interview with
the officer under him had .msna,.r
directly fr"m III. war office and pcrc
not submitted 10 the prime minister
by tho SECRETARY for war.
Premier Asaui,h refused 10 a.c~ps
Colonel sc-iey's resignation.
After the sympathetic reception br
the house Of commons Of the secretary
for wars explanation Of HE regard.
ing the army officers in ireland. tho
premier decided tta, he would no,
sacrifice his lieutenant
The refusal OF Premier Nsgui,h 10
ac-er. the proftrrci resignation of
Colonel Seciy .as followed by
strong speech in which The premier
told the hoasr Of ,o3,mons that the
h,i ,s<sn firm stand
in regard to the position Of public
servants. lie said.
y shall never assent to the claim
Of any BODY Of mon in the service Of
the crown to demand from ,he syS
ASSURANCES Of a hypothetical
character as TO what should be done
in circumstances which have not
arisen. Such a claim would put the
government at the mercy of the mili-
tary and naval authorities
The pr\mier's rronouncement set