The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-31

BY assuming the War portfolio in addi-
non TO his other duties the Premier will
have four ohlces 10 MI. Viscount Morley
Is likely TO resign to-day for his part in
the army crisis. Other designations too
are expected.
entire coalition. the Laborites and Irish
Nationalist being equally as enthusiastic
az the Liberals.
II Is almost foregons conclusion that
the East Fife constituency. which he has
represented since 1885. will return the
Premier at the by-election which will
probably be held on April IL. In the
election Of 1904 Mr.. Asauith had a major
ity Of l.+3l votes In n total poll of 6.s5l.
In 1906 his majority WAS LAG In poll
OF 500: votes and In 1912 he had a
majority Of l.79s in a poll Of S.4ss. In
each case the election was a straight
fight between the Liberals and Unionists
with no third candidate In the field
The county Of Fife Is divided for Par
llamentary purposes into an eastern and
western division, each returning one mem
Der. II also includes tho klrcadv dis
trict Of Parliamentary burghs and the 81.
Andrews district.
Fife, next to Lanarkshire. ls the larges,
coal producing county In Scotland. There
are also beds OF ironstone. limestone. sand
stone and shale near the coal There are
large smelling furnaces and quarries at
several places. The staple manufacture
Ia linen. ranging from the finest dainasks
to the coarsest ducks and sackings Many
Of the leading towns possess breweries
and tanneries and there are several large
distilleries. There are also several other
industries, particularly salmon fishing.
Viscount Morley said In the House OF
Lords In answer to the question why
we still have the good fortune of seeing
Viscount Morley still in charge OF this
House, although the Government had ac-
cepted Col. See!y's resignation" that he
would give his answer to-day. This was
generally regarded as an intimation that
he also will resign.
In the House OF Lords the peers who
followed Viscount Morley in his explana-
ton OF his connection with the guarantees
given to the officers In Ireland We're quick
to seize the latters uneauivocal admis-
sion that neither Brig Gen! Cough nor
any other soldier of any rank In Ireland
had disobeyed orders and that the con-
duct Of all had been exemplary.
Lord Selborne predicted that Mr.. As
Quith would get the surprise of his life
when he reached the War Office and
learned what some of his colleagues had
been doing.
Lord Roberts Indignantly repudiated the
insinuatiOns that have been made in the
newspapers and by politicians that the
army had been guilty OF lack OF discipline
and disobedience He represented tho
officers a. habitually Indifferent and even
contemptuous toward politics. 1t was al
most the traditional attitude Of the army.
Lord Roberts said, that when the people
OF England were engaged I'm political dis
cussions they were regarded with pity
~ persons who were bereft 0: their
individuality.
HalAaas Fears for Army.
Lord Haldana, the Lord High Chan
cellor and former Secretary OF War. ad-
mittsd that many officers ignored pol
tiles. but said that for that very reason
they were apt to be misled by the recent
continuous stream OF misleading articles
and headlines in the Unonist press which
questioned whether the army ought to
support the civil power. The Curragh
incident. Lord Haldane said. was de-
plorsble result, and II this sort OF thing
continued there would arise such a COM
bination Of forces. Of 'labor men. Lib
erals and all sorts Of people from whom
we do not now hear" as would end the
question forever and q good many other
questions at the Same time.
Lord Haldane said that any attempt
to make the army what Ia called a demo-
cratic army would be attended with enor-
nous difficulties. II would take fifteen
years at the cost Of an immense amount
Of money and then thu army would be
inferior to the existing one. For that rea-
son he would regard II a. crime to