The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-26
THE FOREIGN PORTFOLIO
Also Taken by the Man Sc
leCted to Unravel the
Tangle.
MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET
Duke of DevonShire, BaIfour, Cham
berlain, Hicks-Beach and
Goschen Selected.

| LONDON, ENG. June 25.-Lord Sails
bury to-day accepted the task of admin
istering the government in purely min
isterial capacity, pending an appeal to the
country. 1t is now known that he refused
to take the Office unless the work in Parlia-
ment was limited to vote on the supply
and other non-contentious business, with
dissolution to follow as soon as possible.
1t is not true that he endeavored to OBJ
tain pledges from the Liberal leaders
that they refrain from obstruction or other
embarrassing policy in the House. His
conditions of acceptance were declared
only to the Queen herself, and it is
understood she gave assurances that she
would dissolve Parliament the moment
the Liberals undeztook to block routine
business. 1t is not, therefore, as leader
of the Conservative party Lord Salisbury
to-day accepted the Office, but rather in the
capacity of a non partisan administrator of
an interim government.
| His coalition Cabinet will be gazetted
at once. There will probably be a few
days delay in Parliament, owing to the
necessity of a reelection of new Ministers
before they can again take seats in the
House. This delay in the cases of Balfour
and Chamberlain will be very short, be-
cause they will be returned unopposed by
their constituents.
The United Press learns that Lord Sails
bury, besides becoming Prime Minister,
| will take the foreign portfolio temporarily.
| He has made overtures to the Marquis of
Dufferin to resign his present Office of
! British ambassador to France, and be-
| come Secretary of State for Foreign AT
I fairs.
| The members of the new Ministry, so far
as they have been selected, are officially
announced as follows: Prime Minister
and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
the Marquis of Salisbury; Lord Presi-
dent of the Council, the Duke of Devon
shire; First Lord OF the Treasury,
Right Honorable Arthur James Balfour;
Secretary of State for the Colonies, Right
Honorable Joseph Chamberlain Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, Right Honorable
Sir Michael Hicks Beach; First Lord of
the Admiralty, Right Honorable George
| Joachim Goschen.
The other places in the Ministry have
not as yet been definitely allotted.
The Daily News will say tomorrow: The
| .
appointment will be that we shall
have a good Foreign Secretary and
no Premier. Mr.. Chamberlain is the
last man in the coalition who would be Sc
lected popularly for Minister of the Col
onies, but the place does not require much
departmental work and Mr.. Chamberlain
will probably see that it will leave him
time and strength for great parliamentary
activity.
The News article expresses surprise at
the selection of Mr.. Goschen as First
Lord of the Admiralty and hints that the
Duke of Devonshire has taken the post of
Lord President of the Council because he
is disinclined to work.
The Graphic will make similar COM
ments regarding the Duke of Devonshire' s
appointment, and will express regret that
Mr.. Cham berlain was not made Secretary
of State for War.
The Morning Post will express approval
of the appointments.
The Telegraph will approve the new
Ministry.
Truth will say that the chances of up
setting the Unionist Government lie in it's
being formed of Conservatives and Liberal
| Unionists. "Were Mr.. Chamberlain elm
mated" Truth will say, "these chances
would disappear, but he is such born in
| triguer that he is certain to intrigue against
his colleagues if he does not get his OWE way
in everything"
The Standard will express approval of
the Ministerial appointments. 1t thinks
there will be some surprise at the non-
appointment of Mr.. Goschen as Chancellor
of the Exchequer, but as he was not chosen
for that office it believes that better man
could not be selected for the head of the
Admiralty.
Justin Mccarthy in the House of Com
mons has issued a manifesto beginning
"The defeat Of the home-rule Government
has placed Ireland's bitterest enemies in
Office" Mr.. Mccarthy proceeds to de-
nounce the conservative leaders as havin e
| by their own confession no Irish policy
but that of coercion. He claims that the
liberal policy of conciliation has been
proved wise and practical by the present
unprecedented tranquil state of Ireland.
"The Irish party for nine years have
stood firmly and honorably to their alliance
with the Liberalism alliance. based upon
the latter's adoption of home rule policy
and have the public solemn assurances
of the liberal leaders that home
rule shall remain their primary
policy and shall be kept in the
forefront of their programme. Without a
subsidy from the rich excheqder of great
empire, unlike the Government we fight,
frowned upon by the wealthy and power
full in England and Ireland, we rely ex-
clusively upon the generosity and conf
dence of the ever-faithful people of the
Irish race at home and abroad, to supply
the resources necessary for an election
fund"
AFTER LENZ,S MURDERERS.
| Great Britain 10 Lend Uncle Sam Some
/ assistance.