The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-26
German Affiliations and Press
Attacks Cause Retirement.
Elevation of BuckEnaster Comes
as Genuine Surprise.
CHURCHILL TO OBSCURE POST
Kitchener Gets Help and Re-
tains War Portfolio.
Ministry, Endorsed by King,
Drawn From Many Parties.

London, May 26.-Lord Kitchener
retains the post of secretary for wal
in the new coalition cabinet which has
received the approval of King George
The new lord of the admiralty will
be Arthur ]. Balfour.
Winston Spencer Churchill, former
head of the admiralty, is given the
portfolio of chancellor of the ducny
of Lancaster.
Herbert Asquith retains the pre-
miership and Sir Edward Grey the
ministry of foreign affairs.
David Lloyd George, chancellor OF
the exchequer in the old cabinet, is
ministers of munitions in the new one.
An 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
his way to accept it.
THE prime minister has decided
that a new department shall be Gre
ated, to be called the ministry of mu-
nitions, charged with organizing the
supply of munitions of war. Mr.
Lloyd George has undertaken the for
nation and temporary direction of
this department and during his tenure
of Office as minister of munitions, will
vacate the Office of chancellor of the
exchequer.
Labor Man in Cabinet.
at is understood that Mr.. Hender-
son will assist the government in mat
i
cially those arising out of the war.
THE king has been pleased to con-
fer upon Viscount Haldane of Cloan
(the retiring lord high chancellor)
the Order of Merit
The cabinet is composed of twelve
Liberals. eight Conservatives, one La
borite, Arthur Henderson, and one
non-partisan, Earl Kitchener.
Thirteen members of the old cab
met remain in office. OF these Mr..
Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, Earl
Kitchener, Mr.. Runciman. Mr.. Birrell
and Mr.. Wood retain their old port
folios.
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 nigh honor of lord high
chancellor. and the acceptance by
Winston Spencer Churchill. formerly
head of the admiralty, of the merely
nominal duties of the duchy of Ian
caster are two distinct surprises.
The most prominent figure who re-
tires from public life is Viscount Hal
dane. His affiliation 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 for the same rea-
son.
Order of Merit for HaIdane.
Viscount Haldane received an ex-
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dence by the bestowal of the Order of
Merit upon him.
The retention of Lord Kitchener rs
head of the army while David Lloyd
George. with the newly created port.
folio of ministry of munitions, re-
lieves him of the responsibility OF
managing the supply department, and
also Mr.. A. J. R2lfour's acceptance of
the admiralty were fully expected.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, whose
health forbids hard work, becomes a
memb Der of the cabinet without duties
except participation in its councils,
and Mr.. ChurchillS position is virtual
ly the same.
Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr.. Hender-
son will be especially charged with the
task of rallying the working men to
the government support, and much
10 expected of the former chancellor
in organizing the countrys industries.
Sir Edward Carson represents the
Ulster faction of ireland and there is
regret that Mr.. Redmond declined to
resentation embrace all political par
ties The cabinet undoubtedly in
cludes the strongest men in public life;
whether they Will prove correspond
lngiy strong as working body is a
question the answer to which the
country will anXiously await.
Unionists EnIgi1tcn Party Men.
An important meeting of the
Unionist members of both houses of
ton club, in connection with the polit-
1cal crisis and the formation of the
coalition ministry. The purpose of
the meeting was to acquaint the rank
and file of the party with the details
of the negotiations which resulted in
the new cabinet. and to invite their
support in future action.