El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-26
KING APPROVES
NEW MINISTRY.
Coalition Cabinet Is Named,
Churchill Loses Admir-
atty Portfolio.

London. Eng, May 26.-The approval
of king George today makes the SOali-
ton government, as flrsE announced,
an accomplished fact ana it is gen
orally accepted as the best solution
of a bad muddle. Nevertheless the
country shows no great enthusiasm over
This compromise for the usual party
cabinet, for there is doubt whether the
members will work well together
The new cabinet list follows
Prime minister and first lord Of the
treasury, Herbert Asquith-
Secretary Of state fo- war, Lord
Secretary for India, J. Austin Cham
berlain-
Minister without portfolio. lord
Lord high chancellor. Sir Stanley o
. LORD president Of ;he council. lord
Lord privy seal. lord Curzon Of Ked-
Chancellor Of the exchequer. Reginald
McKenna-
Secretary Of state Of the colonies,
Andrew BOnar Law
Minister of munitions, David Lloyd.
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President Of the board Of trade. Wal
ter Runciman.
President Of the local government
BOARD, Walter Hume Long.
Chancellor of the duchy OF Lancaster,
Winston Spencer Churchill
Chief secretary for Ireland, Augustin
Birreu
Secretary for Scotland, Thomas Nc
Kinnon Wood.
ture, lord Selborne-
First commissioner OF works Lewis
Hartcourt.
President Of the board Of education,
Arthur Henderson
Attorney general, Sir Edward Carson.
All Parties Represented.
The cabinet is composed Of u LIB
erals. eight Conservatives, one Labor
lite. Arthur Henderson. and one non
partisan, Earl Kitchener. Thirteen
members Of the old cabinet remain in
office. Of these, Mr. Asquith, Sir Ed
ward Grey, cal Kitchener, Mr. Runci-
man. Mr. Birreu and Mr.. Wood, retain
their old portfolios
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-
reau. to the high honor of lord chan
celor, and the acceptance by Winston
Churchill, formerly head OF the adj
miralty. Of the merely nominal duties
of the duchy Of Lancaster, are two dis
tinCt surprises.
HnIdane Drops Ont.
The most prominent figure who re-
tires from public life is vfscount Hal
dane His affiliations with Germany,
and the continued newspaper attacks
based on these, made his retirement
as Inevitable as prince Henry Of Bat
tenberg's retirement some time ago
from the admiralty sor the same rea-
son. Viscount Haldane received an
expression OF the governments con-
fidence by the bestOWaI OF the Order Of
Merit upon him.
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
A. J. Balfour's acceptance Of the ad-
miralty were fully expected
Two Nominal Positions.
The marquis of Lansdowne, whose
health forbids hard work, becomes a
member Of the cabinet without duties
except participating in Its councils,
and Mr. Churchills position is virtually
the same. His willingness to accept
a subordinate position and work for
the success Of the new government IS
likely to make him popular with the
country and aid his future political
career.
Lloyd-George and Mr.. Henderson will
be especially charged with the task OF
rallying the workingmen to the gov
ernments support, and much is ex-
pected Of the former chancellor in Or
ganiZinE the cOuutry's Industries.