Arizona republican., 1917-03-09

 FUR DARDANELLES
 FULLY DISCUSSED
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre1

LONDON, March S.-The responsi- bility for what many persons consider the ill-fated DardanelleS campaign IS discussed with remarkable candor and | clearness by report on the inception of the operations, issued today by special commission over which the late Lord Cromer presided. The entire country, particularly partisans in the controversy which was waged over the parts played in the Dardanelles drama by Winston Spencer Churchill, then first lord of the admiralty; Lord Fish CT, then first. sea lord; the late Earl Kitchener, secretary of war, and the then prime minister, Herbert Henry Asquith, has awaited these revelations with the most intense interest.
 No other document concerning the war has thrown so much light upon | the inner history of the operations. such revelations have seldom been published by any government in time ! of war. The commission discussed the whole system of British management of naval and military affairs.d from | the methods of the premier himself down to those of the junior members of the sea lords board and eXpounds | critical conclusions with perfect | frankness. Far from settling contro- | NNA9 9iNf', NAAN NptuiHtiN dpp'dio . iAtNFl- tb | tring up an interesting case of Win ston Spencer Churchill versus 'Jacky" l Fisher, or at least to leave the friends of those leading actors in the situation | with subject matter for q debate as 1 lasting as that surrounding McClel | lqns campaign in the American civil war
 l his was Lord Cromer's last public work. His pen is discernible through out the document, which he signed on his death bed The witnesses exam ined included all the principal person ages connected with the expedition ex- cept Earl Kitchener-also Lord Fisher. Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson and other sea lords Admiral Garden. Gen eral Sir Ian Hamilton, who commanded
 ne naval and land operations. and many lesser officials. The manage ment of the war developed In Novem | ger. 1914. upon war council of the cabinet consisting of Mir. Asquith. Earl Kitchener and MT. Churchill. with Sir | Edward Grey. MT. Lloyd George and
 ne Marquis of Crewe, then heads of | he foreign treasury and India of fices. participating. but with compara- lively inactive advisory functions. Sea Lords Fisher and Wilson were with Mir Churchill and Chief of Staff General Murray with Earl Kitchener. theoretically as technical Advisers but
 n practice according to the report. fCsually playing silent parts. The commission was struck with the at
 nosphere of vagueness and want of precision which seems to have charac- terized the proceedings of. the war council"
 Different members. .ne report says. | les he neil with GnIhf as to whether certain questions had
 been really decided or only proNis'
 onallr. The Marquis of Crewe and
 Vscount Haldane expressed the op-
 .niOn that political members did too
 much talking ard that the experts
 took small parts in the discussions.
 Mir. Churchill testified that Mr
 Asquith ard Earl Kitchner settled
 matters" although he had the sam,
 authority. The commission thougk
 his view Was over modest The cab
 lnet as body placed all responsi
 oillty of. the council. some times re ! ! Iucsting that t was not tc be tols
 If. occurrences. on the ground tlat th'
 'ewer who knew of them the better
 Earl ki.chener's dominating influ I ence pervades the testimony. The com [ nlssIon says he would not impart full [ 1 information Of his plans even to th,
 war council. MT Churchill describe'
 him as all powerful impurturbed an,
 reserved, adding. lie demonated ab
 solutely our councils at this time. Tn
 belief that he he'd plans deeper an' wider than any we could see silence' | nisgivings"
 The report discussed the politica aspects Of the campaign. saying 1t als
 vas designed to influence Bulgaria an,
 taly. then neutrals. and relieve pres
 'ure on Russia. General Hamilton. sai,
 Earl Kitchener thought the operation
 would be successful in staying off Bul
 ;ario's entrance into the war in DC
 mpying 300.o00 Turks for nine months
 md in heartening Russia.