Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-05
BALFOUR CABINET
RET|RES IN BODY
RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED BY
THE KING
Edward Gives campbe -Bannernan
Task Of Forming New Government.
Rosebery VIII Be COM
pletely Ignored
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-The political crisis
in the United Kingdom reached a cli-
max today, when Arthur J. Balfour, the
premier, formally rendered the resig-
nations of himself and the members of
his cabinet to King Edward, who ac-
cepted them. His majesty has invited
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman to an
Interview tomorrow morning, when he
VIII offer him the task of forming a
new cabinet. Sir Henry will accept.
and within a few days. may be few
hours, new government will be
formed. A brief official announcement
was made tonight that the cabinet had
resigned, that the king had accepted
the designations of his ministers, and
that Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman
had been sent for.
1t would now appear that the entire
program has been cut and dried for
some time. and it is even probable that
the Liberal leader has already selected
his cabinet, though this, like every
thing else in connection with British
officialdom, must be left to surmise.
1t may be stated as certain that Lord
Rosebery will be entirely ignored in
the make up of the cabinet, and that
John Morley will be one of the chief
advisers of Sir Henry in drawing up
the list of his official family, which
will be presented to his majesty.
Mr. Morley is considered likely to go
to the Indian office, and it is proba BILE
that Herbert Henry Asquith will be
chancellor of the eXchequer. The for
eign affairs portfolio will go either to
Lord Elgin or Sir Edward Grey, though
the latter Is considered likely to be
made secretary for the colonies.
Prvy Council Meeting Postponed
The meeting of the privy council,
which was set for tomorrow morning,
has been postponed. 1t is understood
that the king will leave town tomor-
row afternoon to be the guest at Lord
Allngton's house party at Crichel,
Wimborne, but this is still indefinite.
A partial list of the honors usually
conferred on the retirement of a gov
ernment was issued tonight. 1t includes
a peerage for Sir Thomas Sanderson,
the retiring under secretary of state
for foreign affairs, and a number of
minor honors. 1t is expected that the
honors to be conferred on prominent
members of the retiring government
will be announced shortly. sss-sa-
One thing is certain--that Sir Henry
Campbell- -Bannerman has explained his
attitude on home rule for ireland to
those Liberal leaders who are known
to be opposed to home rule on the lines
Of the last bills introduced in parlia-
rnent. Since his speech at Stirling,
which raised such a furore, Sir Henry
has not made any statement, but it is
confidently asserted in the Liberal
clubs that he is ready with a policy
which will secure the adhesion of the
nationalists and at the same time avoid
raising the issue as one of the most
prominent planks in his platform.
There is an uncertainty as to when
the dissolution of parliament will be eff
fective, but it is not considered proba-
BILE until after the new year.
An interesting feature of the political
situation is the prospect of a closer al.
lance between the Irish and the Labor
parties in the new parliament. James
Keir Hardie, the Socialist and inde-
pendent member, i'm a political speech
tonight, frankly invited such an alli-
ance. He pointed out that As labor
members, combined with rs Irish mem
bers, would provide voting strength
which no government, however strong,
could afford to ignore.