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 is only too likely that the Cabinet will come down with a run. In this context we may say a word of admiration of the good sense and strength of nerve shown by General Gough. A weaker and less steady man would have resigned in hot haste when he heard of the repudiation. General Gough has declared that he has no intention of doing so, and that, as long as the Generale and the Secretary of State who signed the assurance given to him remain at the War Office, he is quite safe and has no call to resign. In such a decision he will have the sympathy of all sensible men. He has shown, not only how much straighter the soldiers run than the politicians, but also how much more they let their conduct be governed by judgment and good sense.
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