Evening star., 1915-05-26
KITCHENER REMAINS
IN BRITISH CABINET
Churchill Is Shifted and Bal
four Becomes Head of
the Admiralty.
JOHN REDMOND DECLINES,
TO ACCEPT PORTFOLIO
Viscount Haldane Dropped-Carson,
Attorney General-Lloyd George
Handles Munitions for War.

LONDON. May a6.-Lord Kitchener
retains the post of secretary of VA in
the new coalition cabinet which has
received the approval of King George
The new first lord of the admiralty Will
he Arthur J. Balfour. Winston Spencer
Churchill. former head of the ad-
miralty, is given the portfolio of
chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.
! Herbert II. Asquith retains the pre-
niership and Sir Edward Grey the
ministry of foreign affairs. David Lloyd
George. chancellor of the exchequer in
the old cabinet, will be minister OF
munitions in the new one.
The official announcement on the new
ca binet says:
"A place in the cabinet was offered
to Mr.. John Redmond the Irish ma
tionalist leader). but he did not see
his way to accept 1t.
The prime minister has decided that
a new department shall be created, to
be called the ministry of munitions.
munitions of war. Mr.. Lloyd George
has undertaken the formation and
temporary direction of this department
ANA during his tenure of office as min
nee of chancellor of the eXchequer.
1t is understood that Mr.. Henderson
Will assist the government in matters
relating to labor questions, especially
those arising out oi the war
The king has been pleased to confer
upon Eiscount Haldane of Cloan (the
retiring lord high chanoellor) the ''or-
der OF merit"
The cabinet is composed of twelve
liberals. eight conservatives, one labor
ite. Arthur Henderson. and one nom
partisan. Earl Kitchener. Thirteen
members of the old cabinet remain in
office.
The New Cabinet.
The constitution of the new cabinet
follows:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury. MIR. Asauith.
Minister without portfolio. Lord
Lansdowne.
Lord high chancellor. Sir Stanley O.
Lord president of the council, Lord
Crewe.
Lord privy seal. LORD Curzon of
Chancellor of the exchequer, Regi-
nald Mckenna.
Secretary of state for home affairs.
Sir John A. Simon.
Secretary Of state for foreign affairs.
Sir Edward Grey.
Secretary for the colonies, Andrew
Bonar Law.
Secretary for India, ]. Austen Cham
berlain.
Secretary of state for war. Lord
Kitchener.
Minister of munitions. David Lloyd
George.
First lord of the admiralty. Arthur
J. Balfour.
President of the board of trade, Wal
ter Kunciman.
President of the local government
board. Walter Hume Long.
Chancellor of the Duchy Of Lancaster,
Winston Spencer Churchill.
Chief secretary for Ireland. Angus
tine Birrell
Secretary for Scotland. Thomas Nc
kinnon Wood.
President Of the board of agricul-
ture, Lord Selborne.
First commissioner Of works. Lewis
Harcourt.
President of the board Of education.
Arthur Henderson.
Attorney general. Sir Edward Carson
AS might have been expected, the
new cabinet, while 1t meets with no
strong disapproval by the editorial
writers in the London morning papers,
raises but little enthusiasm in any
quarter The most that is accorded Is
a disposition to give the new govern
ment every opportunity to prove its
worth.
among the liberal than the conserva-
tive papers, mainly at the shelving Of
Niscount Haldane and the appointment
of Sir Edward Carson as attorney gen
eral.
The Daily Chronicle calls the latter a
bad appointment and says 1t is worse
than a mistake to name Sir Edward for
this portfolio.
The liberal papers are irrtated that
Sir Edward, representing the minority
~ in he N
cabinet while tho nationalists are not
represented. The Daily News says that
John Redmond's absence from the min
istry will make even more striking the
incongruity of Sir Edward Carson's
presence in it. as Sir Edwards lieuten-
ants during the war have "abated none
of their rebellious sentiments"
Other appointments much criticised
include that of Mr.. Balfour as first
lord of the admiralty. the ground
portfolio to him deprives the nation of
the services of Lord Fisher The ele-
walton of Sir Stanley o. Buckmaster
also is criticised.
Some dissatisfac ction is also expressed
that the new cabinet instead Of being
smaller is larger than the old one, and
also at the loss of David Lloyd George
as chancellor of the eXcheQuer II
is understood. however. Mr.. Lloyd
Georges appointment as minister OF
HlunltlOnS IL only temporary, ana tnat
he will come back to the chancellor
ship when the question of munitions
becomes less acute.
Irish Party Issues Statement.
DUBLIN. May 2s.-Ths Irish party
at a meeting yesterday unanimously
adopted a resolution approving John
Redmonds action in declining a seat in
the new cabinet. The party issued a
| statement declaring that Tho events
Of last week have created a situation
demanding the serious and careful con-
sideration Of the Irish people" The
statement says in part:
This war. as the world has repeat
edly been assured by British statesmen.
| Is being waged for the strict and hon
orable maintenance Of treaties and for
the right of small nations to freedom
and the unhampered development OF
their national life. But, while We feel
confident that these principles will be
remembered and acted upon In any
future transactions between the Brit
ish and Irish nations. and while we
| accept this pledge Of the prime minis
| ter we feel that this 10 the hour when
Irish people that the great achieve
from which IT sprang have been won
by reliance upon themselves and by
| Independent action in parliament, and
we are strongly of the opinion that the
chairman acted wisely in declining to
depart in the least de1ree froy,, fhs