Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-04-03
CRISIS IN ENGLAND
GREATEST POLITICAL STORM IN
PAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS
FAST BREWING.
COL. SffLEY TO Be FIRED FROM JOB
Army Order of Premier Asquith 10
Considered as Induce mem for Gen.
erals French and Ewart to Stay
in Office-Election Called.


ced the greatest crisis for statesman
ship in 300 years" is simmering. Pas
sions are running high and country
houses, where the politicians spend
the week-ends, are deserted.
The party leaders are comforting in
London and urgent summons have
been sent to all members to attend.
If the outcome Of the crisis is to be
a general election in the near future,
the radical wing of the liberal party
will form a close alliance with the
labor party, the coalition crystalizing
its platform into the battle-cry, "the
aristrocrats against the people. !"
Whatever may be the merits of their
campaign it seems to hold possibili-
ties of vote getting which the conser-
vatives shy at.
| SeeIy to Get the Can.
! The army order which Premier As
Quith announced is generally consider
ed to have been intended as sort of
charter on which Field Marshal
French and General Ewart might be
induced to remain in their positions.
Colonel Seeley's tenure in the office
of the war ministry seems destined
to be of short continuance.
The Westminster Gazette and the
Daily Chronicle, foremost among the
liberal papers are saying that Colon
ell Seely must relinquish his portfolio
The name of John Burns is most dis
h;c nhoh
That democratic government
could be carried to such lengths as tt
give supervision of the army into the
hands of the sturdy character who
came into the limelight first as {
labor agitator would have been un
thinkable year ago.
Seely Quits.
London.-Colonel John Seely, secre
tary for war, resigned his portfolio il
the British cabinet Monday and hi
; resignation was accepted by the pre-
mier.
Asquith Takes seeIy's Place.
II Premier Asquith himself decided t.
. take the secretaryship of war in plac
3 of Colonel Seely.
al Sir John French, chief of the imp<
r rial general staff of the British army
{ and Sir John Ewart, adjutant genera
. to the forces, definitely resigned fror
: the service today.
Colonel Seely's resignation has bee
accepted" was the expression employ
ed by Premier Asquith in announcin
In the house Of commons today tina
:, his war secretary had paid the pei
atty of his indiscretions in adding t
q cabinet document the two par,
2 graphs which have aroused such fee
: ing as to threaten the existence Of tn
entire cabinet.
nj Cause Of All Trouble.
. The paragraphs which caused tn
q crisis were contained in a memorial
J. dunn written to Briga"'er Gener'
Il Cough and contained the following:
1.-The government must retain II
i right to use all the forces of the crow
l. in Ireland or elsewhere to maintai
/, order and support the civil power
Q the ordinary execution of their dut
Q but 1t has no intention whatever ,
taking advantage Of this right in orde
to crush political opposition to the pc
Icy or the principles Of the home rul
: bill"
IL The later reputation Of these qua
A antees by the cabinet was taken a.
I. rebuff by Field Marshal Sir job
French, virtual commander in chief
4 the army, and by Sir John Ewart, tt
adjutant general to the forces. I'll
: two generals Immediately resigned an
all efforts made by the king, the pr
mier and other ministers failed to i
duce them to change their mind
Their designations were made definit
Monday.
Must Seek Reelection.
Premier AsQuith's further a
nouncement that he himself woul
take up the portfolio of secretary Il
war came in the nature Of surprise.