Show ASQUITH ATTACKS POLICY IN TURKEY London June Jane 23 Premier Ex Ex Premier AsQuith Asquith As- As and other members of or the hou house e of ot commons today toda attacked tho the government gov gov- policy with regard to Mesopotamia Mesopotamia tamia and ard various former fonner Turkish h territories ter- ter on tho the ground round of ot the enormous military cost Thc They claimed that the question of or mandates for tor these territories terri tern tories torJe-s was vas one for tor the lea league e of ot na lions Premier Lloyd Llod George In his defense dern of or the government gO repudiated entirely tho the claim In behalf of oC tho the league He said that no none no of ot tho the signatories of or the tho Versailles treaty even President Wilson Wil- Wil 11 t on son held that view It would be an Intolerable position which nobody ever eVOr contemplated continued con con- con I d th this the premier that the tho league should be able for Instance to band hand i mandates to Germany for tor territories s which had cost hundreds ds of or millions i ito to emancipate such uch aa as Mesopotamia and Palestine The league could have jin an advisory ory voice on th the tho manner In which the thc mandl mandates es should be bc performed performed per per- 1 formed but that was a different matt mattar mat- mat matI I Iter 1 t tar ter 5 f Mr Lloyd Llod George Geore said the news from I than favorable Anatolia was much moro more It hod Isad been Cen last week l lie wa wan unable uD to give Kive details of or the tho projected operations operations opera opera- except that some would be Undertaken undertaken un un- Independently by tho the Or Greeks eks while others ma may be undertaken jointly b by Greek and British forces He Ho denied that this plan of or campaign as nl has been reported was forced upon Marshal Marsha l Foch ooh and Me Field Flold d Marshal Sir Henry Wilson On the thc contrary It was Vas planned by these military advisers adviser and only submitted submitted sub HUt to Premier Premier and himself him him- self leU for tor approval which was given |