The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-27
Marquis's Frank Statement
of Difficulties Startles
the Upper House.
BRITAIN PLANNING
TO SEND BIG ARMY
Present Force 13.0O0-ReSt
Depends on Gen. MOnrO.
Now at GallipOli.
SERBIA BEGS HELP:
BIDS ALLIES HASTEN
English Peers Want Cabi-
net Observation-Disclosures
Much Criticised.

LONDON, Oct. c6.-The British forcs
landed at NSalonicp numbers only 10000
,roops-all that could be collected at the
time Serbia called for aid. The landing
was suggested by ex-Premier Veniseios,
as enabling Greece to fulfil her treaty
obligations to Serbia.
Serbia cannot hold out much longer.
These were the statements that
startled the House of Lords to-day. They
came from the lips OF the Marquis OF
Lansdowne.
The Governments spokesman In the
upper house of Parliament added that
strong reenforcements are now under
orders and their transports have been
arranged. What these additional forces
will do. he asserted. depends upon the
Judgment OF Gen. Monro. the new Brit
ish commander In chief. Gen Monro
reached Gallipoli Peninsula to-day and
is expected to report at once.
Lords Demand ExDIauatiOa.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne's state
ments we're made in response to ques-
tioAs from members OF the House. There
| was no direct criticism, but questions
upon questions were hurled at the Gov
ernment's representative for information
on the vital issues of the present situs-
ton.
For the first time some members de-
mansled openly that the Cabinets size
be reduced.
Wnen Lord Loreburn had finished a
lenSthy question the chief point of whicn
was whether the naval and military ad-
visers had been consulted in the decision
TO send "A force to Svlonca, and whether
they had approved of 1t as safe and ade-
quate, he received in answer a compre-
hcnsive outline of the campaign up to
date.
When the demands for a Cabinet
change became too insistcnt. Lord Cur
zon announced that Premier Asquith
was already considering the INSTABILITY
or cutting down the number of Cabinet
members. The Premier is expected ;o
make his promised statement on the sub-
jeCt to-moI row.
tnpreparedness and indecision were
called the greatest dangers Of England
at present by Earl Loreburn. who called
the Dardanelles campaign a "disappoini-
ment' and wanted assurance that the
Salonica expedition would not take the
same course.
In reply Lord Lansdowne referred 10
| amateur strategists." whose plans. he
said. must not he imposed upon profess
| sional advisers OF the Government Ils
said the time was too grave to allow a
| free discussion and frank answers To
| the questions asked.
Denies IIaphaxnrd Policy.
Lord lansdowne assured Earl l.ore-
burn that all steps taken by the pres
ent Government, may be depended upon
as having been decided not by anna
teurs hut by men who knew every
phase and detail OF the projects AT hand
He pointed 10 the presence OF Fart
Kitchener AT every Cabinet meeting as
being sufficient assurance that nothing
had been decided upon in a haphazal 4
IL shlon.
| Lord Lansdowne emphasized. how
/ ever. that even though the naval and
military advisers We're fully heard in
the councils the Government itself
must bear the ultimate responsibility for
| all steps. lie continued
Il must say. with great regret I am
afraid We must admit that the progress
OF the campaign In northern Serhla
has been such AS to render IL highly inn
possible that the Serbian army viii hs
able TO Withstand for any great length
of time the attacks to which II is exposed
/ from the Austro-German forces on the
! north. aided by the stab in the back
!
of Bulgaria.
Il cannot enter into the apprehcnsionS
which possess Earl Lorcburn. | can
! quite understand having before him
our commitment in the western theatre
! of the war, the position in which W.
/ ind ourselves ON the Gallipoli PENN
sula and our interests in Egypt and
| the other possessions of the empir,
! which should be borne in mind it ~
profoundly distasteful 10 him that tn,
matter should be complicated by our
| entering into new entangements in the
new sphere of the war"
Rritain's Efforts Many.
Earl loreburn interrupted with
II didn't say that. What | aShef
was IL you had naval aud military
opinion to Justify YOU in your decision.
Lord lansdowne replied 81 dultS
understand that Earl I.orehurn should
dislike the idea of what might L." d"-
scribed as this further effort ON oar
part at u time when We are making -