LATEST WAS NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 250, 21 October 1915, Page 8

LATEST WAS NEWS.

Sill EDWAttD CARSON

EXPLANATION OF HIS

ATTITUDE

PERSONAL DISAGREE■"f; MENT."

[Press Association^ (Received Oat, 21. 2.35 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 20. Sir Edward 'Carson occupied the front Opposition bench to-day. In a jH'ivionai explanation, he -said i thai- he found himselt -at complete variance with the Cabinet on^ questions concerning the Near "Eastern policy, and ielt, there fore, that las presence in tho Cabinet was a .source of weakness, flisul not of strength. He emphasised tho t't'.et- that there had bren ab^ulutaly no personal disagreomeiii. and. no party questions ■Were involved. 'Every member of tlh* Cabinet Juftl only one idea-—that of ' carrying the war at ail sacrifices to:; fiiToi juitl conclusive issue. ln<* ntkinnylcdgeil the £i-e:>.-t difficulties of co-ordinati'ig our policy with that of our Allies, and, also consulting the ■.•sentiments' of neutrals. The position, however, that arose in the .Balkans was one necessarily landing to fur-\e-vching ,results. _ We were ; continued Sir Edward •Carson, already c-nrruirittod to the operations on Gnllipoli, from which tho. new operation* in the Balkans • couid not be divorced. In his opinio-i the situation necessitated a. clearly•defmed, well-thought-out policy ; i-aid, finding himself ii'n:ible to agree in any respect with the Government's policy, he felt that hi;; presence was no longer useful. This did notsuggest. that his views wore comparable with those of 'greater exporienrt> and wisdom, but he hold them strongly, -conscientiously, -and patriotically. • (Cheers.)