The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-22
Former Cabinet Minister
Says Thousands of Lives
Were Vainly Lost.
BLAME PLACED ON
GEN. IAN HAMILTON
He Will Not Return to COM
mand in the East, AS
quith States.
Special Cable DesposcA 70 The sux.

Special Cable DespdfcA 70 The Sun.
LONDON, Dec. 2i.-Sir Edward Car
son. who retired as Attorney General re-
Gently because he disagreed with other
members OF the Cabinet In regard to the
y1triolic attack upon the Government In
the House OF Commons to-day regarding
tho withdrawal Of the army of 100000
men from Suvla Bay and Anzac. on
Galiipoli peninsula, officially announced
yesterday.
II was not the abandonment OF tho
Darda anelles campaign. however, which
formed the object Of Sir Edwards
speech. but the fact that the nation had
bsen left completely IN the dark for
going on al the Dardanelles.
ut Is a great public scandal" said
Sir Edward. that no report concerning
the Suvia Bay operations has been pub
lish4d. Sinos August there has not been
made public word Of what was hap
pening.
ThOusa nds Lost by Delay.
"Now the withdrawal from two fronts
L. hurled at the nation AS II II were a
kind Of victory. Why were The men lef
in a kind OF hell ON Gallpoli from Au-
rust to December 20, thousands being
lost while somebody WAS making up his
mind whether tho men ought to be left
there or not"
Sir Edward Carson's attack came inn
nediately after Premier Asquth in
brief statement 10 the House Of COM
mons had given the reasons for the
withdrawal OF the forces from the
northern part of the Gallipoli peninsula.
The Premier said that the retirement
from the Dardanelles positions-with the
notable exception of the position AT the
tip of the peninsula-had been taken on
the advice OF Gen Monro and Earl
Kitchener.
THE retirement" the Premier corr
.tnued. was an operation of peculiar
hazard. FOR the least misJudgment might
have led 10 serious loss. II was carried
out by the navy and army combined IN
n manner for which no praise could h~
too high, and which will give the ser
vices enduring fame in the annals OF
warfare
with the exception of a relatively
small proportion of the stores and u
very few guns which had to he left
behind and which were destroyed. the
moved with perfect serenity. The total
casualties-it seems almost Incredible
n the whole operation were TWO military
and one naval wounded
II am sure that the House will take
the earliest opportunity TO express !is
admiration and gratitude to Cen Monro
for carrying out these difficult opera
tions. while other officers deserving spo.
cial praise are Gen. Birdwood and Al
mt tF-ll he
naval operations.
1T IN most gratifying TO know that
these splendid troops were embarked
20 "A new destination without the loss
OF n single life. and after short anl
much needed rest they win be ready and,
l am sure. also eager 10 resume their
gallant career
Immediately after the Prime Minister
ead finished John Redmond. the Irish
Nationalist leader In the Commons.
sprang to his feet and denounced the
Dardanelles campaign as failure He
requested information from Premier As
uuith concerning "a mysterious des
patch" from Gen. Ian Hamilton. for
merly commander in chief OF the allied
forces In the Dardanelles, Ho wanted
to know why this despatch had never
been made public.
Gen. Hamilton Blamed.
He referred 10 Gen. Hsmilton's des-
patch as Something OF a scandal" and
added he himself was cognzant OF the
facts. Mr.. Redmond said the whole
House was thankful to learn that the
troops had finally been withdrawn sue
cessfully. but he insisted OH knowing thc
Governments reason for not m lk'ng
public Gen. Hamilton's report
Premier Asuuth replied that the das-
patch In question had been received by
him only recently.
Harold j. Tennant. Parliamentary
Under Secretary for the War office, dc
nounced SIR Edwards accusation that
the Government was "dilly -dallyng' In
Gsllipoll as an "untruthful representa-
tion OF facts, He added that Gen. Sli
Ian Hamiton's despatch reached the
War Office yesterday.
STR Edwin Cornwall then asked the
Government point blank what disnosi-
tion was to he made OF Gen. Hamilton
Premier Asnuith's answer to this uueS-
tion was the first official hint that Il Is
Gen. Hamilton to whom the Government
attributes the blame for the Dar,lanelles
failure
"S'r Ian Hamilton IL not returning 10
the command In the Near East" said the
Premier. IF any other duties nre as
signed to him, announcement will he
made In due course"
THIS was the first time tina, Sir Ian
HamiltOns name had been officially
mentioned since October is, when the
War Office Press Bureau announced
that the General had been recalled "to
'"nort" Al that time Major-G ST.
Charles Carmichael Monro was an.
pO'nted to succeed him,
The attaHk on IN" Asuuith Cabinets
policy led by Sir Edward Carson and
John Redmond 10 taken here ~ the