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She may make him secretary for for
eign affairs, and then she Will ask him
TO advise her as to the proper person
to appoint to each of the other fifty
Offices made vacant by resignation. Sir
WIN. CampDeil-Banncrma will consult
with liberal leader OF the house of
lords and possibly a few other liberal
! leaders, and they will make up II list
OF statesmen to act with themselves in
the liberal cabinet. The liberal cabinet,
thus formed Will agree upon q. list of
influential liberals to fill the other va
cant places in the ministry. The queen
appoints upon the recommendation of
the prime minister. In the new house
the liberals will take their places to the
right or the speaker, and the conser-
NATIVES Will occupy the seats of the OPP
position Some members of the cabinet
are always In the house of lords. but,
OF course, membership in that house
does not change. and the liberals are
always in the minority there.
Now. just how is the cabinet chosen?
The queen appoints it's members to the
legal Offices which they fill. Yet we
may conclude that the queen has lit
tie influence In determining just which
officers shall be Included I'm the cabi-
net She appoints them merely as n
legal form upon the Recommendation of
the premier. 1t Is often said that the
house of commons chooses the cabinet.
from English authors that the com
mons actually vote upon the appoint
ment of cabinet officers, Ms does our
senate. Nothing of the sort occurs. AT
any time the commons may drive. the
CABINET out of ofiice-that is. it may re-
1uSc To support the cabinet. But even
thcn. before reSignng the cabinet NAV
tnrn the members of tho house out Of
Office first and compel them to incur
thc FISK and the expense of new
election. Only thus docs the house
choose tho cabinet. But do not the cleo
Tors chose the cabinet? Certainly. In
elcctinS a new house of commons the
voters do determine within narrow lin
us VINO shall fill the cabinet offices
liut, after all. do not the political par
tiee really determine the personnel of
me cabinet? Surely there is much
truth in this view. Each Of the two
great parties must select and main
tam leader who is actually primo
minister or is perpetual candidate for
the Office. rh= office of premier is
strictly party Office. Each of the
parties must also chose leader for
the other house. If the party leader ia
n fora then the party must have "A
,eaaeF FOR tho commons. These two
leaders chosen by each party have the
determining influence in the formation
OF ministry
But possibly more important than
ali me cabinet officers choose them
selves. y statesman becomes n party
Lender hy makin;; himself leader.
Inc parties recognize and appnint TO
Inc positions Of leadership the mon
VINO are seen to POSSESS ana to cxer-
cii" the Qualities of leadership. Glad
stone more than once sought TO nscanf.
the responsibilities OF leadership. BIZ.
ne was continued in the Office because
~ could not rid himself OF the habi;
oi Lending. Iiy a similar law Lord
''raconsNoid held the position of leader
81 the conservatives. The party chos,.
man 10 he their leader because. as n
Hht'er OF TACT. he had made himself
leader. As II Is with the primo mini.;-
yer SO II ~ Win the leader Of the other
use "nl The o;her statesmen who
af!d NE chief places in cabinet. The
men choose their political career ana
t'lh themselves Cor leadership in thcir
CHOSEN helds. There are. therefore five
aciS or sources of influence. not one of
Whlch may hc omitted in Il nroner IN
d@t"'ahd'nE OF !hc genesis Of the cabi-
~ HSt. INC queen appoints. This is
'S"i ana formal. Second. the cab;n.r
C"hNpt continue TO exist unless IL re-
'"'hS Tie support of n majority of tho
,oihhl"i'S. IN this negative way tho
rouse is said to choose tho cnbinnt
ann. When a new house is elected The
No.rS "st'rninc who shall be The mex,
prime minister Rut there can be M
n'l"lc MINISTER unless the parties agree
n"i some one ms their leader Finally
,'e haruos agree upon that ono MS
l'aner VINO has developed and exercised
cohS!lcuou' power of leadership.