New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
MINISTERIAL CHANGES
As PARLIAMENT OPENS
Earl Darlington Resigns Cabinet
OffiCe-Lord PentIand Leaves
Scottish SeCretaryShlp.
HONOR FOR GREY DISCUSSED
Asquith's Withdrawal Is Again
Mooted-Extreme Radicals In
triguing for Lloyd George
as Successor.

London. Feb l3-Earl Darlington to-day
resigned the office OF Lord PrIyy Seal.
which he has held since 1910 and the
Marquis OF Crewe has been appointed 10
succeed him Lord Crowe was Lord Car
rInctou's predecessor IN the office having
held Il from 1905 TO 1910 Lord Darlington.
who - sixty-nlue years old, was president
Of the Board Of Agriculture In the Camp
bell BGnnerman Cabinet
Lord PentIand also resigned as Secretary
Of State for Scotland. and Thomas Me
Kinnon Wood Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs from 1905 TO 1911 and promoted last
year 10 be Financial Secretary TO the
Treasury. has been appointed 10 the office.
Lord Pentland has been appointed Gov
ernOr OF Madras. TO succeed Sir Thomas
Gibson carmichael. who recently was ap-
pointed Governor OF Bengal
The changes In the Cabinet were ofhclally
announced this evening. and caused some
surprise, although the offices are not i'm
portant ones.
The Marquis OF Crewe has decided to
retain his portfolio as Secretary or state
for India.
King George presided this morning at a
meeting of the Privy Council, the first
which has been called since his return
from India The meeting was held in
buckingham Palace, and the King ap-
proved Of the speech from the throne which
is TO be read at the opening OF Parliament
tomorrow.
Prior to the, assembling OF the council
the King had an audience lasting an hour
and a half with Winston Spencer Churchill
First Lord Of the Admiralty. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Churchill gave explanations
to his majesty OF the notable changes
which the Admiralty mas effected during
the absence of the King from England.
His malesty's knowledge OF naval matters
Is very intimate, and it is reported that he
has not altogether approved the changes
made.
After the council King George received
Viscount Haldane, Secretary for war; In
order to hear his personal report or MS
visit TO Berlin. The report Is revived TO-
day that ord Haldane will shortly vacate
the War Office and be succeeded by Colonel
John Edward Bernard Seely, member OK
Parliament for the IlkeSton DIVISION OF
Derbyshire and Under Secretary for war.
The changes made at the Admiralty un-
der the administration OF winston Spencer
Churchill will at an early date be the sub
iect of questions in the House OF Com
mons.
The session which opens tomorrow prom
ises TO be a momentous one on account OF
the three important measures-Home Rule,
the disesta blishment of the Welsh Church
and manhood suffrage-all OF which the
government ia pledged to the hilt to carry
through. Any one OF these measures would
have been considered a few years ago
ample work for the whole session.
At a suffrage demonstration held here
tonight James Ramsay Macdonald So
cialist member for Leicester declared that
the Labor party, OF which he IL the leader
would use every particle OF It's influence
TO secure adult suffrage at the cohiihs
session of Parliament. The party he
added was even prepared to turn out the
government II II refused to pass the Dill
An autumn session is assured ana many
sleepless all-nIght sittings WIZ De neces-
| sary in order to complete the lesisiatNe
task before December, unless sofne'hihs
occurs in the mean time to orihs aoou'
the general election which the uh'onis's
are already forecasting.
Sir Edward Grsy's Honor
! The almost UNPARALLELED honor Whlch
King George mas bestowed on sir ro"afu
Grey. Secretary OF State for foreish Al
fairs, by nominating him 10 lhe aneleh'
and most exclusive order OF tue osrter'
| In which only members OF royal hocsel