Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-13 | Page 1 | Churchill Blamed for British Loses

CHURCHill BLAMED BlAME FOR BRITISH lOSSES i Bears Brunt of Public Censure for F Failure to to R Relieve Antwerp WILL JOIN THE ARMY Dardanelles F Failure Also Is Charged to Hi His N Acco Account I nt LONDON Nov 13 No No figure in British politics has been the target of more criticism since the war started than Winston Spencer Churchill who has just resigned from the post of chancellor I of Gf the duchy of Lancaster in the British cabinet and is now about to join the army in jn France Mr Churchill assumed the least leas important position in the cabinet that of the of the tile duchy of Lancaster when the coalition coalition tion ministry was formed last May lay after having held the important post of first lord of the admiralty Incidentally Mr Churchill's change chang of office did not reduce the flood of criticism He will be 41 years old I November 30 but according to his critics he does doe not acquire discretion with years Blamed d for F Failure Rigl Rightly or wrongly Churchill has been bl blamed med as if solely responsible for the inadequacy of oC the British I relief of Antwerp a military movement move ment meat that brought little relief to the tho II Belgians and ended with the internment internment internment intern intern- ment of a large part of the British marine expedition in Holland Similarly Simi Simi- he has had the brunt of rf the I public censure for the att attempt to force the Dardanelles without the help of the army a failure which up to date has has' pro produced i i British 1 casualty casualty cas cas- list of approximately It t is ig logically lly unreasonable le to r I i lace Young shoulders shoulders' Hie complete responsibility responsibility-jor for both of these undertakings which h c could uld not have bave been made without the approval approval val of his Ills older cabinet associates but public criticism is least of all things logical and he is termed with unrelenting criticism the duke of Antwerp and Is Rather Boastful Possibly he would not thus be forced creed to bear the run full brunt of thi this disapproval if Je le le were not addicted to a rather boastful or overconfident method of public nubIle address Hi His prophecy early rl In inthe the war that thaI if the snips ships did not come out ut and and fight we would dig them out of their holes like rats rats stud and his p prediction p that if Zeppelins came to England they would be surrounded by a 3 swarm of hornets are are typical instances instances in in- stances of this form torm of oratory os Mr intends tc explain tile the reason for his resignation at sitting of the House of ot Commons Monday According to the Times' Times parliamentary correspondent Mr Churchill will review the war operations operations opera opera- of the admiralty during his term as first lord and will Justify the expeditions to Antwerp Ant er and rand the Dar Dan dandies I