Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-03-25
IS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE
PREMIER AsQulTH REFUSES TO
SACRIFICE THE OFFICIAL
TO ULSTER
CORRESPONDENCE PRORUCElA
ORDERS TO GENERAL PAGET
WERE THAT TROOPS WERE
TO KEEP ORDER

London, March 25.-Colonel John
seeley today resigned his portfolio as
secretary Of state for war in the Brit
ish cabinet
The house Of commons buzzed wltn
excitement and was crowded to Its
utmost capacity when Lord Charles
Beresford opened the attack on the
government by demanding information
as to the naval movement in connec-
tion with the situation in Ulster.
was the battle squadron ordered to
steam at full speed from Spanish wa
ters to the Irish coast and ordered to
embark field guns?" he asked amid
ministerial cheers and derisive laugh
ter from the unionists.
Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord Of the admiralty, admitted that
the battle squadron had been ordered
to Camlash, $50 as to be in proximity
to the coast OF ireland in case Of Sc
rious disturbances arising. When
ii was seen later that the military
precautionary movements had been
carried out without opposition it was
decided that this movement Of the
fleet could be delayed until the Eas-
ter leave period Of the crews was
over"
The statement Of the first lord was
Immediately followed by cyclone Of
questions. A unionist member asked
# Mr.. Churchill expected that "this
precautionary movement Of the troops
would lead to fighting"
In a moment the first lord flared
up
q repudiate the hellish suggestion,
he shouted.
When the consequent uproar had
subsided, the speaker reprimanded
Mr.. Churchill, saying that such an ex-
preston should not have been used.
The first lord regretfuIly withdrew 1t
and the storm passed over as quickly
els not had arisen.
The resignation Of Colonel seeley
followed quickly after the publication
today Of the white paper giving de-
tails of the crisis in the British army,
whose officers refused to participate
in active operations again the inhab-
ants Of Ulster, who had prepared to.
offer armed resistance to the introduce
tion Of honearule
Colonel seeiey in his valedictory
address to the house Of commons De;
MED that King George had taken apy
initiative Of any kind in the army 'cFiss
Is. He said:
sThe suggestion is absolutely with-
out foundation in the Droadest sense.
His majesty took no initiative Of any
kind
The correspondence between Colon
81 seeIey and the officers in ireland
had astounded the country and IN
the opinion Of seasoned politicians
demanded one Of TWO couraes-the
cashiering Of the secretary for war,
or the resignation Of the entire cab
met The first course was decided on
at a protracted cabinet council early
this morning. Later in the day IN
the house Of commons Premier AS
quith, in reply to a question, made It
clear that the instructions given to
General sir Arthur Paget before his
interview with the officers under him
had emanated directly from the war
Office and were not submitted to the
prime minister by the secretary for
war
Premier Asqnith refused to accept
Colonel seeley's resignation, After
the sympathetic reception by the
house Of commons Of the secretary Of
wars explanation Of hts action re-
garding the army officers In ireland
the premier decided that he would
not sacrifice his lieuteuaut
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