The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-02
ASOUITH REFORMS MINISTRY;
CABINET CRISIS in LONDON
Premier Announces Intention to Re.
of Commons Wednesday.
construct Government to House

Premier Asquith announced in the
House of Commons Wednesday that
steps were in contemplation which
involved reconst -uction of the gov.
ernment upon a broader personal and
political basis.
It has been settled definitely that
some form of cabinet reorganization
has been agreed upon, but the precise
form of the change will not be known
publicly until Premier Asquith is
ready to announce his plans.
There is a widespread belief that
although Baron Fisher has rendered
his resignation as first sea lord, some
arrangement will be made to enable
him to retain his post under the new
first lord Of the admiralty. If he does
not assume the first lordship himself.
Regarding the lord chancellorship,
the question is raised whether Lord
Reading could take the position on
account Of his Jewish faith, as the
lord chancellor is keeper Of the
kings conscience.
All parties are working earnestly
to mobilize the strong men Of Eng
land and bring about the solution
best calculated to enable the country
to pursue the war.
Persistent runners are in circula-
ton in the lobby Of the British House
of Commons that coalition govern
ment was about to be formed. Union
ist leaders held conference with
Premier AsQuith Tuesday afternoon
and it is stated that question Of
coalition was settled.
According to these reports the'all-
ocution of offices has not been finally
determined. 1t is rumored that A. j.
Balfour, former premier, will succeed
Winston Spencer Churchill as first
lord of the admiralty, the latter TAX
ing some other office.
All during the day there were re-
ports that the government had sud
denly found itself confronted with
problems of momentous importances
Announcements Of the cancellation
Of the cabinet council, which had
been summoned to meet at noon; of
the postponement Of Chancellor
Lloyd-George's projected tour Of the
country to stimulate the output OF
munitions Of war, and of approaching
visits of Mr.. Churchill and other
ministers to Mr. AsQuith all served
to give color to these reports.
The esignation of the veteran sail
or Lord Fisher from his post Of first
sea lord of the adm 'ralty because he
and his nominal civilian superior,
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
of the admiralty, could not work to-
gether, is probably the first step to-
ward a sweeping reorganization Of
the British government.
: Premier Asquith will remain at the
head of the government in any event
with Lord Kitchener and Sir Edward
Grey, respectively, the war foreign
ministers, in undisputed possession Of
their present posts, while David
bloyd- George, the chancellor Of the
eXcheQuer, and Nj. Churchill, prob
ably will take new positions.
q 1.-THE government has definitely
sought the cooperation Of the oppo-
sition and opposition leaders have in
principle consented to join them"
says the parliamentary correspond
ent of the Times in discussing the
proposed coalition cabinet, "but moth
ing is likely to be decided until the
unionist leaders have obtained the
formal backing of their followers at
a party meeting"
Ali the morning papers agree that
the governments increasing difficult
ties led them to seek the cooperation
of unionist leaders.
The trouble between Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, first lord Of the admir-
atty and Lord Fisher resulted from
the British cabinet .sanctioning the
first naval attack on the Dardanelles
in ignorance of the fact that the sea
lords were opposed to naval opera
tions unsupported by land force.
Lord Fisher felt acutely the dis
credit of the sea lords thus involved
and decided to resign Faced with
an acute misinterial crisis accompa-
MED by angry parliamentary debates,
to seek a coalition with the unioniSts.
Among the latest rumors is one to
the effect that Lord Kitchener is to
become generalissimo and that David
Lloyd-George will succeed him at the
war office.