He also inveigled Kitchener and Haldane to sign the King 's Pledge which Haldane resented and which Churchill and Asquith himself completely ignored .
The King 's Pledge is a vow to abstain from alcohol for the duration of the war .
He also inveigled Kitchener and Haldane to sign the King 's Pledge , a vow to abstain from alcohol for the duration of the war , which Haldane resented and which Churchill and Asquith himself completely ignored .