New Britain herald., 1915-05-26
lllID|lENER HOLDS VAR
 POST IN NEW CABINET
Bdfeur sgppIints Churchill as First
 Lord Of Admiralty.

t will be Arthur J. Balfour. Winston 1 Spencer Churchill. former head oi the admiralty, is given the portfolio o1 1 chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1 Herbert H. Asquith retains the pre- l niership and Sir Edward Grey the l ministry of foreign affairs. David 1 Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex 1 chequer in the old cabinet. will be 1 minister of munitions in the new one, Members of New Cabinet The constitution of the new cabinet follows:
 Prime Minister and First Lord of the treasuryMr. Asquith Minister Without Portfolio-Lord Lansdowne.
 Lord High Chancellor-Sir Stanley o. Buckmaster. Lord President of the Council-Lord Crewe.
 Lord Privy seal-Lord curzon of Kedleston.
 Chancellor of the Excnequer-Regi- nald McKenna.
 Secretary of State for Home Affairs
 Sir John A. Simon.
 Secretary of State for Foreign Ar fairs Sir Edward Grey.
 Secretary for the Colonies-Andrew Ronar Law
 Secretary for India--J. Austin Chamberlain.
 Secretary of State for war-Lord Kitchener.
 Minister Of Munitions David Lloyd George.
 First Lord of the Admiralty Arthur J. Balfour.
 President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman.
 President of the Local Government Board-Walter Hume Long.
 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas- ter Winston Spencer Churchill.
 Chief Secretary for Ireland--Augus-. s tine Birrell. K
 Secretary for Scotland-Thomas McKinnon Wood
 President of the Board of Agricul- tureLord Selborne.
 First Commissioners of Works Lewis Harcourt
 k ton Arthur Henderson.
 Attorney General-Sir Edward Car son.
 Thirteen Members Of Old Cabinet. The cabinet is composed of twelve liberals, eight conservatives, one laborite, Arthur Henderson, and one nom partisan. Earl Kitchener. Thir- teen members of the old cabinet re- main in office. aOf these MT. Asouith, Sir Edward Grey, Earl Kitchener, MT. Runciman, MT. Birrell and MT. Wood retain their old portfolios.
 Two Distinct Surprises.
 The promotion of Sir Stanley Buck master, whose greatest activities dur ing the war have had to do with the management of the official press bu- req, to the high honor of lord chan ccllor, and the acceptance by Winston Spencer Churchill, formerly head of the admiralty, Of the merely nominal duties of the Duchy of Lancaster, are two distinct surprises, <
 The most prominent figure who re- tires from public life is Viscount Hal. dane. His affiliations with Germany and the continued newspaper attacks based on these, made his retirement IS inevitable as Prince Henry of Bat X tcnberg's retirement, some time ago, s from the admiralty for the same rea- son. Viscount Haldane received an expression of the governments con- fidence by the bestowa1 of the Order Cl NASlIL uPOIl '
 Retention Fully Expected.
 The retention of Lord Kitchener as head of the army, while David Lloyd George, with the newly created port folio of the ministry of munitions, re- lleves him of the responsibility of managing the supply department, and also A. J. Ba1four's acceptance of the admiralty post were fully expected. The Marquis of Lansdowne, whose health forbids hard work, becomes members of the cabinet without duties except participating in its councils, and MT. Churchill's position is vir- tually the same His willingness to accept a subordinate position and work for the success Of the new gov trnment is likely to make him popular with the country and aid his future political career. To Rally Workfngmen. MT. Lloyd George and MT. Hender- son will be especially charged with the task of rallying the wofkingme113 to the governments support, and much is expected of the former chancellor i1i organizing the country's industries.
 Sir Edward Carson represents the Ulster faction of Ireland.
 The cabinet undoubtedly includes the. strongest men in public life: whether they will prove correspond ingly strong as a working body is a question, the answer to which the country will anxiously await
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