Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-06
THE new CABlNE
Is Already Raising Storm
Among British Politicians.
Freely Predicted That It Cannot Las
but a Few Months.
f,sI7j9YlA
eaIfour and Followers in Worse Scrape
Than Before. .

London, Oct. 5.-The three weeks
cabinet crisis has ended in manner
more remarkable and dramatic than
that of its inception.
The new cabinet is composed as fol-
lows:
Minister Frederick, formerly secre-
tary for war, succeeds Lord George
Hamilton as secretary of India.
Austen Chamberlain, postmaster
general. succeeds Mr.. Richie as chan
cellor of the eXchequer.
Alfred Lyttleton, recorder of Oxford,
succeeds Joseph Chamberlain as Sec
rotary for the colonies.
II. @. Arnold Forster, secretary to the
admiralty, succeeds Mr.. Broderick as
3 secretary for war.
Graham Murray, lord advocate of
Scotland, succeeds Lord Balfour OF
Burlcgh as secretary for Scotland.
Lord Stanley, financial secretary of
the war office, succeeds Austen Cham
be"lain rs postmaster general
Mr.. Balfour'S ministery affords q
measure or enormous difficulty he has
had to contend with in the task of re-
construction and it's composition seems
have little belief of it's durability. The
most Sanguine supporters of the gov
ernment, tonight, express the smallest
hopes of such an administration living
many months, and the prevalent idea
is that there will be q general election
before Parliament re-assembles.
The withdrawal of the Duke OF Dew
onshire is a heavy blow. Had he re-
manned the government might possibly
have survived another parliamentary
session. by avoiding legislatiopslSa1i ms
with the fiscal problem, BUT flfs hiln
GOES the support of the strqssb arty OF
liberal unionists in the country
one consequence OF the DIXIE of Dew
onshiro's retirement is extremely UNI
fortunate for the governmental 1t will
bring the leadership of the, House of
Lords to the unpopular Lord La1s-
doWne No successor has yet been ap,
pointed 20 the Duke of Desonshire anG
several minor government offices sfh
remain vacant. V IN
or The new appointments an11oun1ed
tonight, the most surprising is that 81
Hon, Alfred Ly;tellton as secretary for
the colonies. Mr.. Lyttellton is 4 mar
of acknowledged ability and IL goot
speaker but he has had no ministerial
experience, whatever. He is bettci
known TO the colonies as Il cricIetel
than us Il politician. Whilst the late
colonial secretary pridcs himself 81
having never taken any exercise: hi;
successor is one OF the Creates ali
round athletes. in England.
The Hon Lyttellton.is related to Mr.
J,xr "a IA l1c
twice married. His first wife was {;
daughter of Sir Charles Tennant an'
his second is a daughter of Archibald
I:alfour. Mr.. presided ovcI
the commission sent to South Africa Il
deal with the Boer claims and he as
took a prominent part in the Reed NeV
i'oundland arbitration. ALTHOUGH hi
appointment is likely to beskeestly er:ti
cuscd, the new colonial secretary is III
most sure Ct hearty reception in th'
ministerial ranks. He is credited witt
being in full sympathy with Mr.. Cham
hcrlail's colonial policy and Lord Mil
ncr's South African ideas and ne i
personally popular.
Austin Chamberlain's appointment Il
the chanccllorship of the cNchcquer ha:
been fully discounted.
Mr.. Brodricks transfer to the lndi;
office will probably evoke the Heroes
storm and much resentment iii India
where the feeling will be dat he hat
been sent to the India oiIicr because r.
was a failure at the war office.
Arnold Forster has always been {
student OF questions of defcnces and ;
strong critic of war office methods.
ql,DWrI n free hand he should intro
dUcc drastic reforms. In AuSt!i
chamberlains case doubts are express
cd as to the appropriateness of SENDING
him to such an important office, al
though his ability is not called in ques
ton. In view of the general belief
however. that the present combination
constitutes merely a stop-Gap ministry
there will probably he less inclination
to seriously criticise the appointments