Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-03

reason 81 developments in the BaI-
Bons"
Detailing the olieets Of the attack
ON tho Dardanelles the premier re-
marked.
eTho view waa that 90 would mnu-
tuce the Balkan situation. would open
The way Tor supplies Tor the Russians
and strike q blow az the heart OF the
Turkish army
-Naval operations continued sys-
trmatcaily Tor month and until
theE eliminated n the attack Ga the
n3rrows. which resulted in q setback
Dc was then suggested by aid of AN
adequate military force the attack
could De driven home with success.
General Sir Ian Hamilton was sent
out and reported he was in agreement
with the suggestion that "a joint naval
and military attack WAS necessary On
the whole course Of the war I have
never sustained keener dis;ppoint-
ment than in the failure Of these OPP
erauons
Mr. AsQuith pointed out that II the
efforts 90 force the Dardanelles had
been successful they would have been
of unreasonable value
They did not succeed he continu-
cd. notwithstanding the magnificent
exhibition and never surpassed gal-
lantry Of our troops
The premier then said that in the
Sea ~ Marmora mp 10 october 20.
British submarines had sunk or dam
aged two hattleships five gunboats,
one torpedo boat. eight transports and
191 supply ships
He alluded 10 the services of the
novel u1Huffare u.hfqh cufH ttsrra
largely the creation Of Baron Fisher
Replies to Carson.
Sir Edward Carson the premier
said. must have left the house of
commons and probably would leave
our allies under the impression that
the government made a promise to
send help 20 Serbia and then vacillat-
ED and hesitated. and as result some
valuable opportunity for giving help
had been lost
The foreign minister said that his
statement of September rs. promis-
ing 20 aid the Balkan states friendly
to the entente powers, lin "a manner
that would be most welcome To them
was founded ON something OF a def
mite promise the government had
made i'm answer TO q request from
Greece This promise had been
made in common with the French
government and was that q definite
number of men would be sent to Sa-
lonik for the express purpose of
enabling Greece TO fulflll her treaty
obligations with Serbia
He said that when during his
speech OF September 2S he said,
without reserve and without quail
fieation, he meant that while ex-
pressing themselves ready TO help to-
realize the national aspirations of
Greece and Serbia the government
had also worked to achieve a Balkan
unity by urging certain concessions
TO Bulgaria. What he desired to|
convey was that since Bulgaria had
Joined the central powers there could
be no more talk of concessions from
Greece ana Serbia and that the help
Great Britain was prepared hence
forth to give those countries would
be given without qualifications orl
conditions.
Defends Serb Policy.
"Sir Edward Carsons speech, the
foreign minister continued, must
have conveyed the impression that
after the promise was made The gov
crnmcnt had lost opportunities of
helping Serbia and that more troops
might have been landed at Salonih
than had been landed. or that more
might have been on the way than
were on the way. That was not the
case
1T was perfectly true that after
the Greek government took a differ
emit view of their treaty obligations toll
Serbia than that we had accepted,
there was a close consultation between
the British and French as to the best
use which should Doe made of the
forces to be sent to the Near East
Rut there was no delay i'm the pre-
paratiOns.
THE forces which were immedl- /
ately al our disposal were landed az
Saloniki and are now engaged IN the
operations in the Balkans, and the
preparations went on for sending
turthcr FORCES to the east No time
has been lost in giving any assist I
ance in the British and French pow
en- TO Serbia IN her hour oi need.
Redmond Defends Asquith.
John Redmond the nationalist lead |
ar. declared that the attacks upon the
premier and the persistent pessimism