The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-29
new BRITISH CABINET,
TWO OF FORMER MEMBERS RE.
TAIN PLACES IN NEW HEAD
OF GOVERNMENT,
Lord Kitchiner Still Holds Position of
Secretary of War and Lloyd George
is Minister of Munitions-Arthur j.
BalfOur Takes Place OF Winston
Spencer Churchill in Admiralty.

BalfOur Takes Place OF Winston
Spencer Churchill in Admiralty.
London, May 25.-Lord Kitchener
retains the post of secretary for war
in the coalition cabinet which has
received the approval Of King George.
The new first lord of the admiralty
will be Arthur j. Balfour. Winston
Spencer Churchill, former head Of the
admiralty, is given the portfolio of
chancellor Of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Herbert H. Asquith retains the pre-
miership and Sir Edward Grey the
ministry Of foreign affairs. David
Lloyd-George, chancellor of the ex-
chequer in the old cabinet, will be
minister of munitions
follows:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury, Mr.. Asquith; minister with
out portfolio. Lord Lansdowne; lord
high chancellor, Sir Stanley O. Buck
master; lord president Of the council,
Lord Crewe; lord privy seal, Lord Cur
zon of Kedleston: chancellor of the
eXchequer, Reginal McKenna; secre-
tary Of State for home affairs, Sir
John A. Simon; secretary of state for
foreign affairs. Sir Edward Grey; Sec
retary for the colonies, Andrew Bonar
Law; secretary for India, j. Austen
Chamberlain; secretary of state for
war, Lord Kitchener; minister Of mu-
nitions, David Lloyd-George; first
lord Of the admiralty, Arthur j. Bal
four; president Of the board Of trade,
Walter Runciman; president Of the
local government board, Walter Hume
Long; chancellor Of Duchy Of Lancas-
ter, Winston Spencer Churchill; chief
secretary for Ireland, Augustine Bir-
rell; secretary for Scotland, Thomas
McKinnon Wood; president Of the
board OF agriculture, Lord Selborne;
first commissioner Of works, Lewis
Harcourt; president Of the board Of
educataon@ Arthur Henderson; !; attor-
ney general, Sir Edward Carson.
The official announcement on the
new cabinet says: ...,..
"A place in the cabinet was offered
to Mr.. John Redmond (the Irish Ma
tionalist leader), but he did not see
has way to accept 1t. ..2
1.-THE prime minister has decided
that a new department shall be
created, to be called the ministry of
munitions, charged with organizing
the supply of munitions Of war. Mr..
Lloyd George has undertaken the
formation and temporary direction of
this department and during his tenure
of office as minister Of munitions will
exechequer.
1T is understood that Mr.. Hender-
son will assist the government in mat
ters relating to labor questions, espe-
cially those arising out of the war.
1.-The king has been pleased to con-
fer upon Viscount Haldane Of Cloan
(the retiring lord high chancellor) the
order of merit"
The British public will not know the
composition of the new cabinet until
they read the newspapers tomorrow.
The announcement was given to press
tonight with the stipulation that il
should not be made public until the
morning papers were issued.
The cabinet comprises IL Liberals,
eight Conservatives, one Laborite,
Arthur Henderson. and one nonparti-
san. Earl Kitchener. Thirteen men,
bers Of the old cabinet remain in
office. OF these Mr.. Asquith, Sir Ed
ward Grey, Earle Kitchener, Mr.. Run
ciman, Mr.. Birrell and Mr.. Wood re-
tain 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"
cellOr. and the acceptance of Winston
Spencer Churchill, formerly head of
the admiralty, of the merely nominal
duties of chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster ARE two distinct surprises.
TI'RE STUVT nv DnHSI,