LULL IN ULSTER CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2015, 24 March 1914, Page 5

LULL IN ULSTER CRISIS.

PREPARATIONS.. >

PROLONGED COUNCILS OF

IUiTERS,

RESIGNATIONS OF OFFICSES-

VIOLENT SPEECH BY MR.

LLOYD GEOBGE,

By TeU S raph-P«63 Aeecoiatlaa-Oa.pyriEht

Lqnflpn, March 2» Mr. Bonar Law will raise a debate mi the situation in 'UTs.teF to-morrow. ■ citing episodes ar<? expected. Tlio Xing has caHcelle'-t his visit to the Earl and Countess of DerJjjp in β-rclw to remain in close OMurai-Hiica'-tioji with, his Ministers. Sir Edward tjarse-n has confeited wjth tho leaders of tho voUiiiteers. Arrangements havo beeti co.njplctetl for nwbitising tho force. A demonstrji'tion in Hydo Parl? against the uso of tli* Artyy iii Uis.ter lias been arraitged for -the'fourth of April. The speakers will iijeinfle o J»ajorifcy.of the Onioiiist frtKt^betteters.' Mr. Asquit'i, 31r. OljurchiU, Cstoel Seely, and Mr. JJjfroH a. long consultation at Doivmng Street to-day, . Untjortj. "Jiftroii 23The "Daily (pitej:a]j states that Mr. AsqUith will early in the House of Coinpions his .villliigness to accedo to tf giaieral elfiefcipn i'B July, provided th? 'OpisasMoit .viil .ccioperato in passing iut<* Jaw thiii session theVlMural Voting,, . ifqmiP Jtiitp, a«d Welsh DisestabliuiniEtit' 'fells< IS THE SILI* WORTH IT? .REMARK aVtHE Sim FEIN CdNfJSNtiOH. (Reo. March U, QM a.m.) LendOn, Wsrcl) 23. The Sinn Feiji Kflilvcutioji'*vt Dubliir has resolved to resist any temporary m permanent partition of lyelaiuj. Afdorlnan Kelly renlarlied during tho discussion, that the ifpffle, fiwlo 'Dili wits not worth shedding a ilfop of blood for. It would be no satisfajeticjil to them to have their northern ciiunfcryjneu sliot down by British. gUiis,

SUGGESIED TRUCE (Itec March J4 040 am )

. London, March 23:. Mr J. C. Watssm (Liberal 51.?.), in ?i ! - c Or t? . the wwspaixn's, 9uggO,s,tg tnat it sulhcieu-t memb.isrs of all parties in the Houso of Ootttmons: stipport; "self, exclusion" of tb.p counties. *uhtil „ federal system has been isstabjisheA *f6b'ably the Ministerial ftncf tfo '"Jiii fijets , loaders would aqopp.t tho .ppopoial.. Despito the raergnients if ttlo tfOqps, the btook Esclrattgo has tajrett anior<* hopofulviow of So, crMs, snficipatmg a peaceful so-ttlonicnt. ' v'^ti* 0110 e lias- iii)prot-ed k and Ulster continues .calm.

OFFICERS' ■■■•••■■ GOfIfIMUE. WILL NOT BIS Zmm TOFIfiHT "t< , r, M.tweh'22. Oenoral Gough find sflventy havo resigned. Tho Military Commander in Irelwiil ( -i'i' 'h, * n ® l ' P»h)i«tmi€.atin g ■ «i! th W hlt^ a J ' « lfo r»ed fclioni 'tlijit fli6 War Oflipo Jiod accepted Genera] Goii.gh's and ilajor iKcarsle/§ resigiifjipns, tat : that the other dgpers liable to the ' consequences for refusing to etoy orders. ' ■ ' ' , Both officers rehjieij that they..would ptand by_ their brother <jffieers. " i On beins given jm assiirancp that the movement of the troops was merely fur i tlie protection of Sovarn'ment "irropert-v ; and assisting in the msautett«iK&e of order, those ivh.q resigned agreed 'ta go to Ulster, but itjwsjared jhat ftey ;vould" not participate ti>. IVostilitlcs- : 'General Sough and Ooloaels M'Kewaii ■ and Parker in response to a sunimofliS, i havo visited the Qific.o. . There have beeii jwa-iy provisional r : c- ■; signations in the infantry and. artillery. ■ which tire intemled.to! 'be. effective m the ■ event of hostilities. . ■• Tho "Observer ,, (Gnionist) States : tliat Lieutea int-Gwipval . Sir ArtliUr j Paget on Friday asked Brigadior-Gei.i- • eral Gougli, cOnimaiuling tlit Tlj.ird Cavalry Brigade at the ■Outfagli, iyfoe» , ther 3ie was 'prepaiQcl to ma-ren against ■ Ulster. He gave bint tivd hours in rtieh : to decide. ; , General Gougli. resigned on the spot, nnd the resignations'of the offieefs of tho_ Third Cavaky Brigadq an# Horse . ( Artillery, with fi.ye fixeiajptiofts, follow* ed.

The "Obsarvjr" recalls' Jolhi Ohurchill's (Duka of J.fajflb.iJrq.e.gii) action in 1688 and tlio British, effieferfi 1 action, itv 1777, during the Api.e.rica : n Revolution. Tho deiries. that ft ]iae issued an ultimatum te officers in Ifojajid to servo or resign. It lias no jnforniation concerning wlmk'salq rnsipiatiena. The romo«l of tho JttoWittea troops from tlio Currapii has 'been. p-aiiteHed owing tq the restgr.ntioii of the ojfictsi's, The Earl of Gafloway proposes a iia" tioiial subsjription in eoin-lwnsjiie officers wlio aro sa'crifiein.g ttieir poiiniitssions becausfi they refuse to do tliß Gflvorumont's dirty work. DENIALS AND CRITICISM.' (Rec. March 28, 11 p.ni,} 4,4|Mlofti March '23. Mr. Astiuith denies that rt warrant was over intended to be issuecj ngaiiist the TJlstcr loadws, <«■ that a gontfal inquisition of the officers was contemplated, inasmuch as tho Govcnvm<Jut hoped that sucli a coivEingepcy as tlie employment of troops against .Ulster. would never arise, ;

The Govoriainent jiews.papcrs eleiioffii.cc tho resignation of tlio officers as pj nttempt of on "arSSitfloratio .rin.h'taj'y casto" to destroy tli.o I'afiianicjit ici and to declare that tlis time was β-pfiur-tune to revise tils syetem of recruiting officers.

The "Daily Mail" states that tho ■JTourth InuiskilKiigs, of which regiment a large inunber sigfien the ■tl.lsio-r Covenant, have been ordei't-d to Bngknd. The i'"Mnil" adds tlmt Brigjidier Gough's brother (General Govigh), whtii is Chief of Staff at Aldorsliot, resigned, Tho Way Office has iftfcwmod officers domiciled in Ulster, or irlioso parents residq in Ulster, tUftt tiwy lilfly to.m : porarily resign thob ceromisswtis U:i)tii tlio trouble is over.

It is hinted that it- is tlu; belief of jMinisters that the resignations xvete due to an honest misrnKlersta.VldiiMt. Goneb ntnl otters were erroneously given tlio impression that it was intended in move the troops against Ulster, and- w,y ininiwjintol.v rosisiied. They ImVo accepted Sir Ar> tlnir Paget's assurance tliat tlseir duties will be confined strictly to nciliers duty in the overit. of tlieip recinMints moving! north.

Sir Marcus Samuel (sometime Lord Mayor of London) offoWi £10,009 towards ii fund to j-c-lievo tk* familic- , - of oßicors resigninc hom roivsiricnt.wiis.ra.ofives, the offer to lw conditional oh t.W Unionist leaders dnnomibin.!* tjipir intention to restore- i%sk emwkttoiw oh regaining power,

The I'rimo Minister states ihat tiin movement of the troops is now complete. Mr. Asquith bad an hour's inter-view with tire King yesterday.\ Ficld-Mar-siial Sμr John French was present. A SOLDIER §HOT. BY ONE OF THE SENTRIES. (.onden, March 22. . special magistrates for Olstcr aro being sworn iji at Dublin Castle. A comn-ray of 150 Koyal Engineers at Dublin, with trenching and pontoon apparatus, na.j entrained for Belfast. , An exaniiiMtion of the Curragh mngasjina revealing- a deficiency of a ini'ge mnuuut of arnsmimifon, including hundreds of thousands of rounds of small i arrei amni.uiuti.oii., an order has been isj sued U> search tlio onlnajtce sto.reinen «1 (Jlstor as they len.ro work. A sentry shot a soldier who w<ss latts } for the ro'Meall, and who was sealing a barrack Mil} at NcW'Jridge. _ Tho woitticl* ed man is in a critical condition. S'Bvelrty-five thousand, people- innrdbed in preee.is.ian at, Liverpool ycstijrdny, in. celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Mr. l % P. O'Connor, H.P., declared that Hume .Rule was woji. Tlio lirerfltwl "Pailj.' Post" states that three thousand Irish Nationalists i in Liverpool havo been secretly trained. ; ami are now prepared to join their e&m' ■ ra.<3os m Ulster in tlie 6Vent tif trpuMe, ■ tjirerpaol's 'DJstcr Unii)iiist force .numbers IflOO. The atttljoritics bave removed large, imaiiliitks «f arms awl ainmn))jtions from Omagli to Emu'sltillen. Sii , -Ar* .tlwir- Paget- has aovoi twelve hujjilml tJo.ops to viirioßs points, as n pn>ciiu< tfpii against possible raids o« stares, .MUTINY OF tHE DORSETS. AN OFfIBIAI/uffiNlAJi. ■ (Bee. March % 0,20 a.m..) London, Jla.reh 23. Tito alleged mutiny of the Doftets is offlciiafly tlojiied. General lA'iend ;lo(•larC's that ho is'certain that every offl<»r and spfdief in tljo regiment will da bis duty to the -Urown mid to Uie.Gw-' «wiinfliit if tjailed upon to lHaiiitain order.

General Ferfittßsoii, arli?ressiiig tlio Manfihcstcrs »it tlie Cu.rrag.hy «aid tkat ■tnough Ins and th© men's sj'm)jat;iii(i3 fretji with TJlßter, Ijp would loyalfy obey t.i() King's cd?mu{ind-s> if ordcrea thithflr. '

_ .Detachments from th? taiskflliucs, Irish Imsrliprs, a ; iid thz Bedford's, with tte TyroMo Dhter volunteers, atfended *e OmngJj Parish Church- and sat in afl»imn.g peivs. I u soiiip eases thmsjared prJoj-cHjoolrt. \% m leaving, tlio.regulars and tho vrivmtews TOTitnally sajutca. i

hkO/O jSSpfiCE SHOUTS . "INSOL?ENT AND AfiIQGANT I'l/AGUiiS. 1 ' ir' tt , MWtlon, March 22. Mr, hhyi Gearge (CfenceJlor of the JiscjiOTirerj[ ? speaking this afternooii at HutldeteheMj $aid a gra.vo issue Jiad arisen in the In.story of a JWicratio wovtsnimciit. TJiB cauntry was csn> fiwited lvilh tlio .gi-emtesfc issue sinca the period ©ftke Stuarts, itepre-seote-tivo 80-yeniiiient:. was ai 'state. In awswfti: to a question wiiothoi- tlio twgressive Bills which the iWies opposed wero to h& honoured, «• throsva into the wurte-papor basket, the Ciia.iv eeflar saiq! :— .' "If Liltemlisto ilkshcs' an i.ueh before tjipao iftsifjent and arrogant I then tho Liberals are iiiiflt any longer :'BO tiro msirliiiifeujj-.for the coiitral of a ' great i/ittDke, aucljts is tiino tljoy music . tray lof fl, gtouoij' and. n-ore 'higlilyi inettled body in- tilip svoVlt if Bntisli progressipn, 'iim Cioverwiieni;, ;. .however, ...maans. to. tioufemt this d.eii;aiM|Oof tlio popuki; iiberties with liesalution and Unwavering. tJetonnkiatim!, wljaixiveiC bo tjsp JiitMrd.. ' Wo b*o. net fighting about XJlatoi-j we 'are nuivt.ii'iK for all that is essential to civil lib, «ty/' " ■ . ■■ ■■■ ■ Orangsnien, lie addeii, pvofesed t.o ho ■ Baoelscd thfft fowe should bo used for sofct&g »p. a- great. h'COj farljaiuetifc in I.felau(J. B«t wheii did Ulster acquire its detestation of co.er-, ■.■ami? Coercion presented no horrors wiiqij tho ■■O'i-anpb.nion evicted flip Cafh■alio peasants for aioji-jmyineiit of «s----to'rtioiia.te tllstei' was s Bptfjjt child, Sliu liatl Iward so muelj iibo'u* her vokintear& thftt she tiusaglit them , SOlnetlliMg terriffo, TJib Governmelit-'s ■ last p/roposa) in tip- 00W.m0.).].s Wile ill' tendoit fo give her tunq. for her swelling to sjibsidoj f j.tt* flip pjiposjtbM rejected the .Goverimient's offej , with eo.ntsnv>fc ..and. - As reg-tvrds the. tefefeiidum, t»e Oppo■siti.on had one iii 1016. Jl* dniihted wkether 9 :n.ajqrjty uf the Opposition was anxious for q settkinent,; be«ai!so if ■Hift TJlsfer iivrflsti&ri wfts settled the Opposition wflull kave Ho policy loft. Sciif» JriHty atid tittfe'tattle nevei: catrrietl a: ; party innyTClaere csfie.pt to tl» gutter. . Sir j, A. Siniprt, speakijig at .Miinc}ie.st6f,. denied that tlis liiovaiir -of ovo troeps The. -of < ! a«iio negation over Homo B.ufe ' too Ovei , . '■.'.'