HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 78, 23 March 1914, Page 6

HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

THOSE RESIGNATIONS. «

THE KING’S POSITION. ,

[By Electric XUkited Press association.) (Received 1.30 p.m.) London, March 22. Brigadier-General Gough and seventy officers resigned; General Paget, after communicating with Whitehall, informed them that the War Office' accepted Gough’s and Major Kearsley’s resignation, but the - others were liable to tjie consequences • for refusing to obey orders. Gough and Kearsley, in reply, Said ; they would stand by their brother officers on the assurance that the movement of troops was 1 merely for the protectioh of Government property, and in assisting in the maintenance .'of-order. The officers who resigned agreed to >•» go to Ulster, but declared they would .-hot* participate in hostilities. ’ Brigadier-General Gough and Colon- ■ els McKewan and Parker, in response r ,v ‘to 1 a summons; visited the War Office. There are many provisional'-resign-. ' -v ations in the infantry and artillery intended to be effective in the event ' hostilities. Mr Bouar Law raises the debate on the situation to-morrow. Exciting episodes are expected. The King has cancelled his visit to the- Earl and Countess of Derby in •• order to remain in close communica- •>' tion with Ministers.

v ■> GENERAL ELECTION PENDING IN JULY.

(Received 2.20 p.m.) London, March 23,

The Chronicle states that Mr Asquith will announce at an early date in the House of Commons his willingness to hold a general election in July, provided the Opposition will cooperate in passing into law this session Plural Voting Abolition Homo Rule and Welsh Disestablishment Bills.