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Show LANSOOWNE FEARS SERBIA JSDEFEATED . MAKES ADMISSION IN HOUSE Of LORDS THAT SERBIAN FORCES ARE IN GRAVE DANGER. Does Not Believe That Serbian Army Will be Able to Withstand for Any Great Length of Time Attack of Austro-German Forces. London. Replying to a question by Earl Loreburn in the house of lords Teusday afternoon, as to the progress of the campaign in the Balkans, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the unionist leader, who holds a seat in the cabinet, cabi-net, without portfolio, said: "I must say with great regret I am afraid we must admit that the progress prog-ress of the campaign in northern Serbia Ser-bia has been such as to render it highly improbable that the Serbian army will be able to withstand for any great length of time the attacks to which it is exposed from the Austro-German Austro-German forces on the north, aided by the stab in the back which Serbia is receiving at the hands of Bulgaria." While there was no criticism of the conduct of the near eastern campaign there was a general demand when the house of lords met for information, and the suggestion of a smaller cabinet cabi-net to have charge of the war received support. Lord Lansdowne, in his reply, gave a general review of the Saloniki operations, oper-ations, while Earl Curzon of Kedles-ton, Kedles-ton, lord privy seal, made the statement state-ment that Premier Asquith had under consideration the matter of a smaller executive. |
