The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-16
CHURCHILL RECEIVES. NATION FOLLOWING. ELOQUENT SPEECH IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. fnemies Become Friends K After Listening to De- ' fense of His Administra- E tion-Acts Fully Justified sRGES UNRELENTINGI
 EFFORT TO TAKE FORTS |T THE DARDANELLES lays No Sacrifice Can Be
 Too Great That May
 Help to Obtain Victory } Over the Teutons

london, November 15-Winston Spen- "A Churchill who has been the most Ferely criticized member of the gov nment and who has been held per- Rlally responsible for the loss of Rear Imiral Sir Christopher Craddock's fleet the Pacific, the destruction by subma- Hes of the British cruisers Cressy, Bgue and Aboukir, the i'll fated Ant Erp expedition and the initiation of the Eval attack on the Dardanelles, defend
 himself before the House of Com $ns today following the resignation of post in the cabinet.
 won't have it said,' was his dra- tic assertion, referring to the Dardan- 4es attack, that this was civilian n foisted by a political amateur upon kuctant officers and experts md this sums up his reply to all his .ytics In every case he showed that |kperts had counseled and concurred be- |be any of the expeditions condemned Ire undertaken and it was clear, before had gone far, that the house syuipa- dzed with him.
 Tor months MT. Churchill has lived un- ' reproaches. His entrance to the house lay was passed almost unnoticed. As rose his supporters gave him encour- Sng cheers. Approbation increased in tune as he answered one charge after Epther, and he concluded amidst hur- &iane of applause, while members of all tlx- tuIate him.
 No Apologies to Make There was nothing apologetic about the $ech Of the former first lord of the niralty. who some months ago was dnsferred to the chancellorship of the #fhy of Lancaster, the office he has just igned. His references to Admiral Lord fher, the former first sea lord, who, he Ed, had not openly opposed the Dar- I3lelles undertaking, were spoken in n tones of condemnation.
 'n the opinion of the house MT. Churchill Ely justified every step he took while hd of the admiralty.
 S to the dispatch of Rear Admiral Addock's squadron, he said he was in agreement with the experts and ad- ers of that time--Admiral Prince Louis
 Battenberg and Vice Admiral Sir Eederick Sturdee-and that the dispo- Hons were the best that could be made 1.-the circumstances.
 Nhere was no truth in the charge that
 had ordered, against the advice of Perts, the Hogue, Greasy and Aboukir remain at sea. where they were sunk # German submarines. The Antwerp bedition originated with Lord Kitch- Err, the secretary of war. and the bnch government while the naval at 5k on the Dardanelles was elaborately 4sidered and had the full support of
 advisers at home and those on the pt.
 10th with regard to Antwerp and the rdanelles MT. Churchill, for the pur- ee of defending himself against re- eaches, went a little further than mere producing evidence that he had fol- Ned expert advice A month before
 Antwerp expedition was undertaken
 said he had advised with Premier luith, Sir Edward Grey, the foreign retary, and Lord Kitchener as to the Rigorous situation developing then and
 grave consequences to admiralty in ests that would result from the loss the fortress. But he added mo ion was taken.'
 Campaign at Dardanelles Is to the Dardanelles, before naval lack was undertaken he offered to pro- Ee transports for 40,000 troops from Eypt on the chance of their being |nted but was informed that no troops Ire available. and that if they were &y should not be used in Gallipoli. The fal attack was indorsed by Vice Ad- Hal Garden, who was in command at fl time: by the war council which Lord 4chener attended and where nobody 3ke word against it and by the knch ministry of marine.
 3he third attack was about to begin March 1S when after consultation 5h Admiral Robeck and Gen. Sir Ian 1milton. it was decided to postpone it fil the troops were ready. He opposed
 delay, but was overruled by the ex- Its. He rather inclined his speech to 4icize tEe long periods which were all Ted to elapse between the attacks since army landed
 tr. Churchill paid a tribute to Lord liner for improvements he had intro He'd in the navy since the outbreak $he war. and expressed confidence that tmate victory would he achieved Tough the destruction of German man. bd and the increasing strength of the les.
 In his speech Tn the House or Com ns today MT. Churchill declared that Any operations in the history of the Arld were worth carrying through I'm sustained fury and utter disregard 1life. the operations at tue Dardan- es were worth it.
 live are passing through bad time zich probably will be worse if 1t does
 become better AIr. Churchill said. Ia If we endure to the end. the cam agn of 1916 should be decided against tmany by her shortage of men,"
 Admiral Fishers Advice
 kegarding the Dardanelles MT. IIrhill declared that the admiral on
 spot said they could not be taken In d rush, but that the fortiications Eht be reduced gradually by bonn Edment. Admiral Sir John Fisher. len first sea lord. was opposed to a uction of Great Britains naval .ength in home waters. but never crit
 led the method of attack on the Dar- helles-
 Ir. Churchill declared he did not re- clear guidance from Admiral Fish
 before the expedition was decided
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