Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08
REWARDS OF VICTOR
Personnel of New Canadian
Cabinet Announced.
WILL TAKE OATH MONDAY
Moneyed Interests Will Be in the
Majority.
LAURIER DROPS THE REMS
Mr.. Borden Proposes to Create Sew
eral New Portfolios-Legisla-
ton Requisite.
WILL TAKE OATH MONDAY
LAURIER DROPS THE REMS
Special. Disnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA. Ont. October THE person
mel OF the new Canadian government
under the leadership of r. l.. Borden was
officially announced this afternoon. The
portfolios to which the various ministers
have been assigned will not be made pub
lie. however. until Monday. when they
Will take the oath of office. 1t is a notable
fact that the majority of the new cab
met represent the moneyed classes. The
interests that were responsible for the
election Of Mr.. Borden were not to be
denied.
w. I. White, president Of the National
Trust Company of Toronto, who led the
fight against reciprocity, is almost GER
tain to be minister to finance. Afr. White
is without parliamentary experience, al
though a life long liberal. He Is noted
financier and a brilliant platform orator.
The nationalist followers Of Henri Bour-
ASA, who contributed largely to the de-
feat Of Laurier, are we'll represented In
the new cabinet. +. d. Monk and w. b.
Nantel, who will hold portfolios, are both
ardent natiOnaliSts.
| The navy administration will be COM
| posed as follows:
| J. d. Hazen, New Brunswick; Quebec
F. D. Monk, l.. p. Pelletier, w. 3. Nantel
George II. Perley and G. J. Doherty; On
tario. George Cochran, George E. Foster
w. S. Middleboro, Andrew Broder and
J. T.. Armstrong.
The west-Robert Rogers, minister o
public works in Manitoba; DIR. w. K
Roche and Martin Burrell.
Proposes to Enlarge Cabinet.
| Mr.. Borden proposes to enlarge thu
cabinet, which hitherto has consisted OF
fourteen portfolios. To do this he must
secure an act Of parliament. In the mean
| time he Will announce the appointment
Of at least three new cabinet members
and assign portfolios as soon as the nee
esSary statuary power is conferred upon
him.
The proposed new ministers are George
p. Perley, the millionaire lumber king of
Ottawa, who was the chief organizer of
the anti-reciprocity fight: III. b. AmeS, a
millionaire politician OF Montreal, and
c. a. MaGrath, a strong western man,
who was defeated in the constituency of
Medicine Hat, Alberta, where the Ameri-
can farmers voted solidly for reciproc-
ity.
Mr.. MaGrath will likely be appointed to
a portfolio hitherto unknown. that of
minister of conservation. Mr.. McGrath
is peculiarly fitted for this work. having
constructed the first irrigation canal in
Canada. He also constructed several rail-
ways.
Laurier Drops the Reins.
The last meeting of Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier's government was held yesterday aft
ernoon and Immediately after it the vet
eran premier relinQuished the reins OF
power which he has held continuously for
fifteen-years.
w. Z. Fielding, former minister OF
finance, who assisted in making the reel
procity agreement and who was defeated
in his own constituency. will, neverthe-
less, have seat in the coming house
III. b. Law. member-elect for Yarmouth
n. S., will resign in his favor.