THE OFFICERS AND WAR OFFICE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1914, Page 5

THE OFFICERS AND WAR OFFICE.

"A FORCED CRISIS."

LONDON, March 23. i . bir Arthur Paget emphatically denied saying this w.as the first step m the operations to conquer Ulster. He had never received instructions from the War Office to justify such a statement. It was an undoubted tact that General Gough and others misinterpreted his instructions, and the Army Council was now satisfied that it -was a misunderstanding. The officers were also satisfied. Mr Balfour said that undoubtedly the Government thought the. circumstances were exceptional and made exceptional provisions. It then encountered unexpected opposition, on the part of the. officers. The Government had forced a crisis of infinite danger to the community and the army. General Gough had resigned because he would not fight Ulster, and he was now reinstated though still he would not fight Ulster. '