28 MARCH 1914, page 3

One Note Of Almost Tragic Irony Stands Forth In The

record of the week of crisis. Among the most virulent assailants and slanderers of the Army have been the professional pacifists— the men who have always on their lips such cant......

On Thursday A Meeting Of The General Officers Holding The

official commands in England met at the War Office. No official information has been given as to the object of the meeting, but it is generally understood that the Generals were......

Wednesday's Debate In The House Of Lords Did Not Distaloae

any new facts, but we may note Lord Haldane's remark that the Government had given the House their word, and they stuck to it, that they had no intention of ever bringing about......

If, However, The Two Generals Go, Then Clearly Colonel Seely

must go with them, and he must be followed by Lord Morley, who heard all the Cabinet said and then helped to draft the additional paragraphs. But if two Cabinet Ministers go, it......

The Question Of The Appeal To The People Brings Us

to the last, but the most important, point in the whole crisis. No one who endeavours to find some way out of the present impasse without bloodshed ever gets to close quarters......

We Have Been Able To Chronicle The Beginning Of The

crisis, but not the end. Friday's news shows that further develop- ments will take place. On Thursday Sir John French, the Chief of the General Staff, and Sir Spencer Ewart, the......

We Have Only One Word To Say In Regard To

the question whether the Government meant business in Ulster, or whether their only idea was to protect a few stands of arms and minor stores of cartridges from hypothetical......

Mr. Boner Law's Speech Was An Excellent Example Of His

really brilliant debating power. " We have heard of people being thrown to the wolves," he said, "but never before have we heard of them being thrown to the wolves with a......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

Jan. 29th. Console (20 were on Friday 75 1 ' 5 —Friday week 741.......