Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-03
ASQU|TH TELLS !.
Of CAMPAIGN
IN DARDANELL[S
War Will Be Conducted BY
Cabinet Committee of
Three to Five
NOT PROPOSED TO
/. ,., RETIRE FROM GALIpo1I
Edward Carson, Resigned Be-
cause Of Slow; Action
of Government

mans anu BulSdTlanS CONTINUE LuelI
advance in Serbia and are daily draw
ing closer to Nish, making the position
OF the Serbian army in the north
more precarious. 1t is believed here,
however, that the Serbians will be
able to withdraw to the moutains and
resist the invaders until the assist
ance, which the Entente allies have
promised, draws some of the pressure
from them. .....:.:: -,
The British and French troops
which were landed at Saloniki, are
dQ4lg this in The south and the news
OF a Russian contingent, which is var
iously reported as. having landed at
Varna, or approaching Bulgaria
through Roumania, is allxiously await
ed. ....,s,.- ..y. {, &r r; :
The Germans continue their. efforts
to approach Riga from the west, The
Germans are attacking l)yinsk to'the.
west Of it. Z, I. n, s.,.. s,,ss N
tLondon, Nov 2. The prime minis
ter, MT. Asquith, in the h0usesOf com
1inlcn, today delivered before the siarz-
! est assembly OF the year lis MILDLY
heralded and much discussed state
ment on the progress Of the war. The
premier's speech was charact teristlu
one. lEis mOst important declaration
was that the war will be conducted BY
a cabinet committee of from. threo 10
| five members, which will consult With
the full cabinet on questions Of the
most serious nature. u i.s&%'s 81 s.,
1t is taken for granted that Premi.
er Asquith, Lord Kitchener, secretary
OF war, and IA. J. Balfour,, first lord Of
the admiralty, will be members Of
this council. The plan was expected
and seems in the nature Of a colnipro.
mise to meet the criticism that cabi.
net of 20 members is unWieldy.
Object Of Campaign.
WITH respect to the Dardanelles op-
erations, the premier insisted upon
taking his full share Of the RESPONSE
bility. These operations, he said,
I'we-e designed to influence the Ealkan
situation, open the way for supplies
for the Russians and strike blow at
the heart of the Turkish empire.
The allied forces at the Dardanelles,
|Mr. Asqutil pointed out, were hold.
ing up 1000 Turks, but he. gave no
indications of what the future policy
would he on this important war front,
saying merely: 1g.
Too Soon to Judge.
81 cannot say more as regards this
particular t:leater OF the war. 1t ia
too soon to pronounce final judgment.
The situation in the Dardanelles is re-
ceiving our most careful and anxious
consideration. not as an isolated thing,
but as part and parcel Of the larger
strategic question which was raised
by the recent development in the east
ern theater of the war.
The opinion in the lobbies Of the
house is that it is not proposed to-
a5andon the Dardanelles operation
Sir Edward Carson, the former at
torney general. was listened to with
almost as great attention as was Mr..
Asquith. -.
Why Carson Resigned.
Sir Edward declared that the cabi-
nets slowness in deciding on a pol
icy for aiding Serbia was the main
reason for Ills disagreement He as
serted that the country wanted TO
know if It's resources Of men, and ma
terials were being used to the best
advantage. He described the cabinet
as machine utterly incapable Of car.
rying on war. He questioned whetl.
er the government was justified in en-
barking on the Dardanelles eXpedt-
tion and spoke Of the failure at Sublai
Bay as the most disastrous Sof. the war.
Premier Asquitl's speech was re-
caDitulation of what the government
had accomplished in the past year in
the organization OF a great army.
On the vital question Of compulsion.
Premier Asquith expressed optimism
that Lord Derbys scheme for recruit
ing would succeed and said he was
opposed to ccmpulsion, for it would
endanger nationality.
Not Worrying.
The question of Germany's food sup
ply Is not giving the nation any
trouble, but withstanding statements
to the contrary from sources hostile to
Germany. the Over Seas News agency
declared today: u
''The press in enemy countries
says the News agency, has recently
printed additional reports regarding
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