The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-10-21
So Declares in Speech
To House of Conn
mons Today
CRITICISM GROWS
Lawyer Politicians" In Cab.
iret are Popularity Blamed
for Slow Progress in War

London, England.-Sir Edward
Carson announced in the House of
Commons today that his resignation
from the attorneys -generalship was
due to divergence of views in re-
gard to near eastern affairs, refer.
ring chiefly to the alignment of Bull.
garia with Germany.
Other members of the cabinet diff.
fer on many problems, and there are
few optimists left in London who
have hope any longer that the crisis
which has been imminent ever since
the Balkan developments were added
to the question of CONSUMPTION as
seemingly insurmountable obstacles
to harmony among the ministers can
be staved off many more days,
The expedition to the Dardanelles
has been regarded by some of the
higher officials as failure and some
We're reported in favor of abandoning
it.
The supreme test will come when
an effort will be made by a group
In the House of Commons to demand
that a committee be named to in
quire into the conduct and the
present status of the Dardanelles
campaign. 1t will be q demand Just
like that voiced in the Robuck mo-
tlon during the Crimean war. which
caused the downfall of the Aberdeen
cabinet.
Meanwhile violent attacks against
the ministry for diplomatic blunders
continue. 1t is pointed out that the
Allies failed in their diplomacy in
the Balkans through lack of q lead
er. ~
Unlike Germany. the Allies have
no stateman capable of or authoriz-
ed TO act for al! of the four nations
BY the time a decision is reached and
agreed upon bv all four cabinets II
becomes worthless.
Oppose "Lawyer Politicians.
The dissatisfaction with the con-
duct OF the war by the present cabi-
net OF twenty-five is growing apace.
with the ever increasing demand for
tne elimination from the government
OF as many "lawyer politicians'' as
possible.
1t is urged that they be replaced
by naval and military experts and
big business men with great organiz-
ing capacity who have proved their.
ABILITY in their respective lines.
Divided as to Blame.
There is much discussion and LITTLE.
agreement as to who is most to
blame, but Of those members of she
government who are holding a cab
met rank, Mr.. Asquith, comes in for
as much criticism as any one. He is
regarded as an amiable and cultured
gentleman, but too invertebrate a
to preside over the war
cabinet.
Sir Edward Grey, foreign minister
IS blamed by a large portion of the
people and Winston Churchill the
nero n. OF the hour at the outbreak of
the war, owing to the nergy with
which he devoted himself to the eff
ciency OF the navy, is decidedly out
OF 1avor. The mention Of his name
IN any public gathering generally
arouses d MANY murmurs of dissatis-
faction and disapproval
Haldame Bitterly Disliked
But undoubtedly the most unpopu-
lar figure at the present moment is
Lord Haldane. While no longer a
member of the government. he ia
continually appearing on the scene in
connection with some special mission
or another. HaIdane is widely dis
liked for his affection for everything
German IN the day before the war
ne IS being continually taunted with
quotations from his own speeches.
particularly with the remark that
germany is my spiritual home"