Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-26

The war secretary rendered his resigna- =
tion to Mr. Asquith, but the premier
refused to accept it. The government has
withdrawn Colonel Seely's guarantees.
according to the statement made by Wis
count Morley in the House of Lords, and
Sir Edward Grey told the House Of Com
mons that the governments decision
would he made known to General Cough
tomorrow. Thus the situation with re-
spect to General Cough and his 80 COM
rades who sent in their papers is still in
state of suspense.
The most important revelations of the
day We're to the effect that the govern
ment did plan an important military and
naval demonstration upon Ulster Winston
Spencer Churchill, first lord of the ad-
miralty. confirmed the reports that he
had ordered the third battle squadron
and a torpedo notilla to Irish waters
but explained that when the military ar
rangements had been successfully car
red out he countermanded the orders
by WireeSs-an explanation which the
Unionsts receive with jeers.
The blunder General Paget made ap-
pears to have been in giving practical
brigade, to say whether they would take
active service in Ulster or accept dis
missal.
The cabinet on Monday framed a
general statement of the officers posi-
tion and duty under the law, and Col
onel sSeely freely admitted that his err
ror was in yielding to General Coughs s
demand for a written assurance that
press the covenanters.
Premier Asquith's statements tina,
the officers should return to duty un-
conditionally were made in good faith
since he learned of Colonel Seely's
amendments to the cabinet memoran-
dun only yesterday afternoon. The
prime minister made plain the govern
ment's position regarding the army tC
the House of Commons, declaring thai
he would not assent to the claim OF
| any body of men in the service of the
crown to demand assurances of what
they would be required to do in cir
cumstances which had not yet arisen
Is READY TO USE FORCE.
Sir Edward Grey spoke even more
strongly. lie said:
"The government is prepared at AM
moment to use force to whatever eX
tent is required to make the will o
the country prevail. That is con
tinGency which cannot arise for
long time, and we will still labor Il
avoid it."
Much of the oratory in the debate il
the House of Commons Tonight consisted
nf fiery denunciations of the mlitar!
aristocracY The government member
were placatod by today's revelations, bu
there remains a very strong and out
spoken dissatisfaction with the Who'll
affair among the radicals and laborites
Many think that the amtter would haV
0een allowed to rest except for the al
most unanimous attacks by the Liberia
press and hoastings of the Conservativ
press over what they speak of as Genera
Coughs victory.
All talk of a compromise on the hom
rule bill is for the time suspended TIL
Conservatives hold that recent event
have shown that no compromise Is pos
sible, except on the unconditional ex
clusion of Ulster The Liberals say tina
would not be compromise but SUI
render.
Colonel Seely's transfer to anothe
cabinet post is predicted and the ar
nouncement and acceptance of tn
designations Of General Paget and Ger
eral Cough would be no surprise.
Andrew Bonar Law, leader Of the ol
position, denounced the government
measures as "A wicked attempt to provol
bloodshed i'm Ulster, The governmel
had not believed it possible that Il
army had such strong convictions as ha
been shown. The army considered thu
in the matter of home rule the gover
ment WAS as much a revolutionary con