The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-05-20
FACES
SERIOUS CRISIS
oUTGRoWTH OF DIssATIsFAc-
TON OVER WARS PROGRESS
A NEW CABINET WILL BE- FORMED
II Will Contain at Least Five New
Members and viii Include Strong
Unionist and Labor Leaders.
Startling Revolution.
Historical Dept, Iowa

London, May 19-Great Britain to-
day faced serious ministerial crisis,
the outgrowth of dissatisfaction ov-
er the progress of the war and con-
slant friction among government
heads.
Before many hours a new cabinet,
to restore confidence in government
and representative of all parties, will
almost certainly be named.
The new ministry it is reported,
will include at least five new mem
bers
The resignation of Lord Fisher,
first sea lord, because of a clash with
Winston Churchill first lord of the adj
miralty, precipitated the crisis.
| Today it was considered certain
that Churchill would resign and it
was reported on good authority that
Ex-premier Balfour was slated to be-
come the first lord of the admiralty.
Reports had it that Bonar Law,
leader of the opposition. Lord Kirby,
F. E. Smith, and Austen Chambers
lain would be given places on Ine
new cabinet.
Viscount Haldane, Augustine Bir-
rell, Louis Harcourt and Earl Beau
champ were said to be slated for re-
| tirement
The new ministry it was reported
was to include strong unionists and
labor leaders.
Lord Fishers resignation opened
the way for the most startling po-
litical revolution England has seen
in many decades.
Crisis Overshadows War.
London, May lin the midst OF
the war q cabinet crisis amounting al
most to political revolution has sud-
denly developed in England. Accord
ing to ]. L. Garvin, who is probably
the best informed political writer In
the country, the cabinet is to be en-
tirely reformed and a coalition cab
met which viii include the principal
| Unionist leaders is to take it's place.
The crisis was brought about by
an acute disagreement between Lord
Fisher. admiral of the feet, and Win
ston Spencer Churchill, first lord OF
the admiralty, in regard to the naval
policy to be pursued at the Darda-i
nelles.
Following the crisis in the admir-
atty" Garvin writes in the Pail Mall
Gazette, Lord Fisher has resigned
and is departing Immediately for
Scotland. This makes Mr.. Churchills
retention of his post impossible and
has also brought down the govern
ment
Opposition to Join. !
"A national ministry 10 now about
to De formed. The chief opposition
leaders have already agreed to enter
the government
Lord Churchill and Mr.. Fisher
split over the Dardanelles, but there
was also a fundamental Incompatible
ity /.
Mr.. Asquith will remain as pre-
mier. Arthur J. BaHour Is expected
to be the first lord Of the admiralty;
Churchill secretary for India, Lord
Crewe president of the council, Lloyd
George the new minister for war sup
plies. Bonar Law chancellor Of tho
exchequer and Austin Chamberlain
colonial secretary. Lord Reading will
! become lord chancellor, Sir John
Simon lord chief justice and F. e.
Smith attorney general. Lord Derby
Will also have post"
According to Garvin, Lords Hal
dane, Beauchamp and Lucas, and also
Lewis Harcourt and Augustine Bir-
rell, will retire from the cabinet.
Crisis Stirs ENGLAND.
The ministerial crisis receives
greater prominence in the evening
papers than the developments of the
war. The Globe says editorially:
Lord Fisher is a seaman of genius
and Mr.. Churchill is but clever
amateur at best. 1t is a great crisis
and must be greatly met. Why not
give Lord Fisher the same control
over the navy that Lord Kitchener
has over the army"
The Pail Mall Gazette, editorially.
says:
Lord Fisher is the creator of the
modern navy. Mr.. Churchill by his
boldness saved an ugly situation at
the outbreak OF hostilities. We ad.
mire the qualities Of both. but any
man who, but for the gravest reasons,
breaks the national unity. will not be
lightly forgiven"
The Westminster Gazette says:
1T would be a thousand pities II.
in this emergency, we could not lay
down a principle of administration
which would enable us TO combine
, the brilliant qualities of Mr.. Church
I'll with the experience OF naval ex
perts"
AS q, result of the crisis Lloyd,
Georges proposed tour Of the manu-.
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