Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-23
LIBERALS FOR CoURT.MART1AL
Favor Summary Treatment Of Off"
GERS Leaving Posts.
CUTTERS ARE ARIsToCRATs
Belong to Families Almost All with
Covenanters.
ASPECT OF BELFAST is NORMAL
ThIrty-Fivc Hundred volunteers
spend TImc Drilling, while
others Occupied In Target
Practice.

LONDON, March 22--An official re"
port issued tonight says that all proposed
movements OF troops in Ulster have been
carried out.
"These movements" the report con-
tinues were OF purely precautionary
kind. with the object Of giving adequate
protection TO the depots OF arms, ann
munition and stores and other govern
mont property against possible risks.
There has not been and Is not now any
intention to move troops into Ulster eN-
cent for these and like purposes.
The conferences between King George
Premier Asquith and other ministers with
reference TO the Ulster situation con-
tinued all day. Winston Spencer Church-
III. first lord OF the admiralty. twice vis-
tied tho prime minister and Augustine
Blrrell, chief secretary for ireland. ike
wise conferred with Premier Asquith
Colonel seely, secretary of state Tor
war. had long audience with the king,
while Premier Asquith and Field Marshal
Sir John French. chief OF the general
staff. spent an hour at Buckingham pal
ace. after the prime minister had been
visited by the archbishop of Canterbury
head OF the English church,
The situation today seemed less alarm
ing, the spublic being inclined to wait
with patience the expected statement in
the House of Commons tomorrow regard
ing the movement of troops In Ulster and
the designations of officers.
Lord Charles Berresford. strong ad-
vocate of the Ulster cause, in letter TO
the press says: J .s s's Issgsa-.s. :. /.
II know for a fact that many naval
officers including those OF high rank aud
some of the best men we possess will re-
sign their commissions II ordered to take
part i'm the coercion OF Ulster or even "
the army bione is utilized for that pur-
pose"
Lord Charles Berresford contends that
the argument that the officers and men
who refuse TO coerce Ulster might refuse
| I'm the future to participate In the queli-
ing OF riots. does not hold good, there
| being no comparison, he says between
civil war and riot.
Speaking at a nationalist demonstra-
tlon at Glasgow today, Joseph Devlin,
NJ. p, for Belfast, said the Irish party
never had asked for an army in Ulster.
, II the government felts its duty to sec
TO il that law and order were preserved
! In the face of threats. the responsibility
was the governments. II there should
be riot and disorder the responsibility
was not the nationalists.
! LONDON, March 22.--King George as
sumed the role OF peacemaker today In
an effort to prevent threatened trouble
] in Ulster.
! Just what the result Of the kings con-
ciliatory move will be Is a matter OF
| conjecture tonight but 1t Is known that
the king is using every influence to avert
bloodshed In the Ulster controversy. He
had long conferences with 'the prime
minister. Mr.. Asquith, the secretary OF
state for war, Colonel Seey and sew
eral other high officials, and afterward
summoned Field Acarshal Lord Roberts.
The latter has been criticised by the lib
erals for utterances which they construed
as encouraging TO those officers who
have resigned from their regiments.
From the palace the veteran field mar
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