New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-26
LORD KITCHENER
RETAINS OFFICE
Sir f. Carson Attorney
GeueraI-NeW Post for
Lloyd George.
CHURCHILL REMAINS
He and Lord Curzon Appointed
10 Sinecures - LansdoWne,
Member Without Portfolio,
lBy Cabl. 70 The Tribuns.l

London, May 26.-The composition OF
the new coalition Cabinet was ofhciall7
announced last night after receiving
the approval Of the King.
Premier Asquith has retained Earl
Kitchener as Secretary Of state for
War and Sir Edward Grey as Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs. The new
Cabinet will contain eight Cnionists.
The new First Lord of the Admiralty
is Arthur J. Balfour. Winston Spencer
Churchill. former head Of the Ad-
niraltv. receives the portfolio OF Chan
coIlor Of the Duchy of Lancaster. Sir
Stanley O. Buckmaster. Solicitor Eeh-
eral in the outgoing Cabinet. becomes
Lord High Chancellor, thus succeeding
70 one Of the highest positions in the
kingdom. In addition to being Solici-
tor General. Sir Stanley was Dlrec,or
NJ the Press Bureau oihclal censor >
and his promotion to the WooIsacA i
one Of record breaking rapldity'
New Chancellor of Exchequer.
David Lloyd George, Chancellor oi
the Exechequer in the old Caoinel'
wiI, iiI, no Minister of Munitions in the
De,r ono Mr.. Lloyd George Is sue,
ceoded in his old Office by Reginald
N.Konna Who. in turn, is succeeded
os Home Secretary by Sir John A.
Simon Tho Attorney Generalship thus
inft vacant will be filed by Sir ha-
ward Carson. Arthur Henderson, the
Tanor leader. becomes President Oh
the Roard Of Education. .,o
The official announcement on tne
new Cabinet says: noa
"a Mace in the Cabinet was offered
n Jobn Redmond, the Irish National
81 leader. but he did not see MS
way 20 accept II. ,,u.
"Tbe Prime Minister has declded that
q new department shall be created, 10
he called the Ministry OF Munltiohs:
charged with organizing tne supply VI
,,,,n;t;ons Of war. Mr.. Lloyd George
has undertaken the formation ana 'en!-
porary direction of this departHeeh''
and during his tenure OF once as n.n
ister Of Munitions will vacate the oii'oe
of Chancellor of the EXchequer;
at is understood that Mr.. Henuet
son will assist the government IN mat
tors relating to labor questions, espe-
ClallN those dIiSIHS Wv -
Honor for Lord Haldane.
The King has been pleased to CON
fer upon Viscount Haldane, OF Cioan
,the retiring Lord High Chancelior'
the Order of Merit"
The British public will not know the
composition of the new Cabinet until
this morning. The announcement was
given to the press last night with the
Stimulation that it should not be made
public until the morning papers were
The Daily Chronicle" expresses
eurnrise at the retirement of Mr..
Llovd George from the great position
of Chancellor of the Exchequer. AT
ter the urgent appeals addressed TO
the Prime Minister from the great
banking ard mercantile interests" 1t
says. and also by the French govern,
nent. il was confidently anticipated
that there would be no change IN the
beadship Of the British Treasury dur
irq the war. As matter OF fact, the
change is to be only temporary one.
Mr. Iloyd George will in due season
return to the EXchequer, and he Will
of course. be in touch all the time
With Mr.. McKenna, the new Chancel-
Ior and the Prime Minister, so there
viii be no break Of continuity in the
financial traditions and practlces es-
tablished since the war began:
To have combined, especially at IN"
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