OFFICERS'. DUTIES.
Text of War Office Instructions.
"The Illowing is the text of the "Correspondence relating to re- Dent events in the Irish Com mand," which was issued or Wednesday March 25.
Memorandum of an Interview between the Secretary of State for War and the General Officers Commanding-in-Chief.
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Smallpox at Aberdeen A and that at no tima should, bar-
-A further outbreak of smallpox racks or buildings be left without bas ccourred in Aberdeen, and adequate armed guards.
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(Signed) B. B. OUBITT, Gen. Sir A. Pagel, G.C.B., K.O V.O., A.D.A.,
18th December, 1913.. I saw the Gocoral Officers Commanding-in-Chief ou
the 16th December, 1013, and made them the following statement with reference to the duty of soldiers SIRA PAGET TO THE WAR when the possibility of rosigna- OFFICE, MARCH 20th, 1914 tions of their Commissions was
[Received 7 pm] brought to my notice.
I'first dealt with the legal ques-Officer Commanding 5th Lancere tion. The law clearly lays down states that all officers except two that a soldier is entitled to ober and one doubtful, are resigning an order to shoot only if that their Commissions to day.. order is reasonable under the much fear same conditions in Fear men will 16th Lancers. circumstances No one, from
refuse to move. General Officer to private, is) entitled to use more force than SIR A. PAGET TO THE WAR is required to maintain order and OFFICE, MARCH 201b, 1914, the safety of life and property. No soldier enn shelter himself from the civil law behind an order given by a superior if that
order is, in fact, "unreasonable and outrageous.
[Received 11 35 p.m] Regret to report Brigadier and 57 officers, 3rd Cavalry Brigade, prefer to accept dismissal i
ordered North,
Suspension From Duty. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR TO SIRA. PAGET. (Despatched midnight, March 20th, 1914.]
If, therefore, officers and men in the Army were led to believe that there was a possibility that they might be called upon to take
War Office, Bome outrageous action for ins
Whiteball, S.W. tance, to massacre o demonstration
Your telegram with reference of Orangemen who were using no danger to the lives of their to 5th and 16th Inncers received. neighbours, bad as were the eff-You have authority of Army ects on discipline in the Army, Council to suspend from duty nevertheless it was true that they any senior officers who have ten- were, in fact and in law, justified dered their resignations or in any ether manner disputed your in contemplating refusal to obey.
But there never had been, and authority. was not now, any intention of
Take whatever action you
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giving outrageons and illegal think proper and report to thearwig, and this delay, of course,
in torn affected succeeding traine. for Offices. orders to the troops. The law
Direct Gugh and Officers Investigation into the cause of the separately.
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What had now to be Commanding 5th and 16th ignal standing at
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paratas and caused a short circuit. being required by His Majesty's the Adjutant-General at the War its way into the signalling ar-
They
if the electric safety signal. troops in supporting the civil Office without delay.
-hould leave by fist possible boat, power, in protecting life and pro- perty when the police were unable They should be relieved of their mis, and it will undoubtedly be Commands, and officers are being
one of the first questions asked sent to relieve them at once.
mo by my officere, when I ees Resignations of all cficers
them, viz.:- should be refused.
to hold their own.
Attempts had been made to dissuade troops from obeying lawful orders given to them when acting in support of the civil power. This amounted to a claim that officers and men could pick and choose between lawful and
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Notices.
'N. LAZARUS.
In the event of the present Guide at the Wallace Collection, and they suggest that I Gls w Home Rule Bill becoming law,
An official guide demonstrator Corporation onatributo $10,000 ad we be called upon to enforce has now bean appointed for the they will be able to raise the Wallace Collection at Hertford remainder by public subscription. it on Ulster under the expression
|House, Manchester-square, he is The rents of forms on the estate, reasonable orders, saying that munication from the War Office of maintaining law and order?.
This point should be made giving two demonstrations, from feu duties, &c., would provide they would obey in one case and conveyed to me verbally by the
quite clear in your draft letter 12 to 1 and from 3 to 4 o'clock on for the upkeep of the park, Commander-in-chief this morn-therwise there will be renewed Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, not in another.
and Saturday in each weak. The The Army had been quite ing, I have the honour to report
the result of my interviews with misconceptions.
Yours sincerely,
guide's services will be fres. steady. During the past year!
(Signed) H. P. GOUGH A Blind Students Achievement. there had not been brought to the the officers of my brigade.
Mr. William Murray, a blind The officers are of unani Brigadier-General E. De la P. notice of the authorities one single!
student at Edinburgh University, Gough, O.B case of lack of discipline in this mous opinion that respect. At the same time, is information is essential before
You are authoritized by the has gained the roedal in the close view of the statements in the they are called upon at such short
Army Council to inform the advanced metaphysics and press and elsewhere, it was well notice to take decisions so vitally Officers of the 3rd Cavalry Bri. ancient philosophy and a special
affecting their whole future, and to make the position clear.
informed them that I should capecially that a clear definition gade, that the Army Council are prize of £20 as the most disting satisfied that the incident which nished student of the year in the hoid each of them individually should be given of the terme has arisen in regard to their class of logic. His intention is responsible to see that there was Duty as ordered." and "active resignations has been due to a to enter next session upon hie theological studies for the minis no conduct in their commande operations "in Ulater.
try. He was educated at the subvaraive of discipline.
They could let it be clearly understood that any such conduct
Edinburgh Royal Blind Asylum would be dealt with forthwith under the King's Regulations. If any officer should tender his resignation, they would ask for his reasons, and if he indicated in
If such duty consists of the maintenance of order and the preservation of property, all the officers in this brigade, including myself, would be prepared to carry out that duty.
misunderstanding, vis
It is the duty of all soldiers to obey lawful commands given to them through the proper channel by the Army Council, either for
the protection of public property But if the duty involves the and the enpport of the civil power initiation of active military
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Park on Loch Lomond.
Nothing is more an-thy of your con--
aideration than the welfare of your eyes The trouble that to-day is small and eani-
ly remedied, if noglected may get beyond single measures. Be on the safe side and if your eyes are giving trouble call on u An offer has been made to and have them examined. No charge for
N. LAZARUS, OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN.
to acquire the estate of Balloch
Glasgow Corporation to enable it sight testing.
extending to over 800 sores, and
his reply that he desired to choose operations againet Ulster, the for the protection of the lives and with a frontage of over a mile on Tel. 1292.
which order he would obey, I would at once submit to the King that the officer should be re- moved.
J. S. Safety of Arms and Stores;
War Office,
Whitehall, 8. W,
14th March, 1914
Siram commanded by the Army
Council to inform you that in consequence of reports which have been received by His Majesty's Government, that at- tempts may be made in various parte of Ireland by evil-disposed persons to obtain possession of arme, ammunition, and other Government stores, it is consider- ad advisable that you should at once take special precautions for safeguarding depots and other places where arms or stores are kept, as you may think advisable,
It appears from the information received that Armagh, Omagh, Carrickfergus, and Enniskillen are insufficiently guarded, being specially liable to attack. Yon will, therefore, please to take the necessary steps and report to
this office,
Officers in command of all bar- raoke where guns, small-arms,
in the event of disturbances.or
the River Leven and Loch This is the only point it was property of the inhabitants. intended to be put to the officers Lomond, as a national park. Sir in the questions of the General John Stirling-Maxwell and Mr. Officer Commanding, and the Aleg Wylie have each paid down Army Council have been glad to 2500 to acquire an option for sis learn from you that there never month of buying the estate, has been and never will be in the The purchase price is £30,000, Brigade any question of disobey-
following numbers of officers by regiments would respectfully and be protest prefer to under diamiseed:
Brigade Staff, 2 officers. 4th Hussare, 17 out of 10 doing
duty.
5th Lancers, 17 out of 20 doing
duty.
16th Lancers 16 out of 10
doing duty,
3rd Bde. R.H.A., 6 out of 13 doing duty, "including R.M."
4th Field Troop, R. E., 1out
of 1 doing duty. 3rd Signal Troep R.E, 1 out of
1 doing duty.A In addition the following are domiciled in Ulster and claim protection as such
4th Hussars, 2 officers. 5th Lancers, 1 officer. 3rd Bde. R.H.A., 2 officers, (Signed) H. P. GOUGH, Brig.-
Gen., 0.0.0. 3,8 Cay. Bde.. Curragh,
20th March, 1914.
ing such lawful orders. P
His Majesty's Gvernment must retain their right to use alla, Queen's the forces of the Crown in Ireland,
bai Road. or elsewhere, to maintain law
Central and order and to support the civil power in the ordinary execution of its duty,
Bat they have no intention whatever of taking advantage of this right to crush political op- position to the policy or prin ciples of the Home Rule Bill, JFB. JAF
23rd March, 1914. 3. 8. E. [It will be noticed that the initials of Lieutenant General Sir J.-8. Ewart then Adjutant General of the Forces, are append- OFFICERS OBLIGATIONS.ed to the last document, in Copy of Letter From Brigadier addition to those of Colonel Seely General H. P. Gough, OB, to the and Sir John French.tv Adjutant-General.
23rd March, 1914.
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