Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-13
CRITICS FORCE
CHURCH|LL OUT
British Cab; : Minister
Resign : ecause Of
,Dularity.
WILL GO TO FRONT
WITH REGIMENT
Churchill Will Fight in France as Mas
jor Of Oxford Yeomanry-sIamsd BY
Public For BIunders in Belgian and
Gallipoii Observation-Disclosures 4o
Boast and Failure to Mako Good
Cause Of Much Unjust Blame.

London, Nov. 1S.-No figure in Brit.
ish politics has been the target OF more
criticism since the war started than
Winston Spencer Churchill, who has
just resigned from the post Of chan
cellor Of the Duchy OF Lancaster in
the British cabinet and is now about
to join the army in France.
Mr.. Churchill assumed the LEASE I'm.
portant position In the cabinet. that Of
the chancellory of the Duchy or Ian
caster. when the coalition ministry
was formed last May. after having
held the important post Of first lord
OF the admiralty. Incidentally Mr..
Churchills change of office did not
diminish the criticism. He will be Al
years old soon. but according to HIS
critics he does not acquire discretion
with years.
Blamed For Two sIundsrs.
Rightly or wrongly. Churchill has
been blamed as II solely responsible
for the inadequacy OF tho British re-
lief at Antwerp. military movement
that brought little relief to tho Bel-
gians and ended with the internmene
of large part OF the British marine
expedition In Holland. Similarly he
has had the brunt of public censure
for the attempt to force the Darda-
nelles without the help Of the army, n
failure which up to date has produced
British casualty list Of approximate
ly 100000 men.
Guilty Of Boastins.
1t is logically unreasonable to place
upon his young shoulders the complete
responsibility for both OF these under
takings, which could not have been
made without the approval of his older
cabinet associates. but he is termed
with unrelenting cynicism "the duke Of
Antwerp and Gallipoli."
Possibly he would not thus be forced
TO bear the full brunt of this disap-
proval IL he were not addicted to =
rather boastful or over er-conhdent meth.
cd of public address. His prophesy
early in the war that II the German
ships did not como out and fight We
would dig them out OF their holes like
rats" and his predicting that II Yep
pelins came to England they would ba
surrounded by a Swarm Of hornets'
are typical instances Of this form OF
oratory.
Makes No Complaint.
Mr.. Churchill in his letter OF resig-
nation explains that he agrees In the
formation OF n small war council, and
appreciates the intention which Prem-
ier Asquith expressed to include him
among its members.
He foresaw the difficulties that tho
premier would have to face In It's COM
position. he states, and he rnakes no
complaint because the scheme was
changed. but with that change his work
in the government naturally closed.
He says he could not accept I. posi-
ton Of general responsibility TOR q war
policy without any effective share In It's
guidance and control, and did not feel
able in times like these to remain In
we'll paid inactivity.
Rumors had been current for some
time that Mr.. Churchill would resign
his seat in the cabinet and go out on
active service ut the front He Is o
major in the Oxford yeomanry.