MR ASQUITH'S STATEMENT.
Tun. statement made by the Right •H«ii. H. H. Asquith in the House of Ooanmiciiis on Tuesday w-:us probably til.} most important that has been delivered & : nc© the. war with every phase of the military a.nd naval operations, and throw a great, deal of light upon t!»j at the Dardanelles and elsewhere. .Tim statement is remarkable for its candour. I t admits tho. (partial failure of tlio' Dardanelles oi>era.t:;:ins, but claims that they were essential ie tlte siK'cessful .prosecution of the war. Tl<j delay in coming to the a.ssistanc,j of Serbia is explained, by tlw> fact bhat there was reason to hope tnr the"' last imioim'ent -that iGivwo would respect her treaty obligation''. As the details of the statement did not iroaeh us until a late hour night, wo -aro unable to review it length, but slvall retfert to if. in a future issue.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1915, Page 4
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147MR ASQUITH'S STATEMENT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1915, Page 4
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