The Washington times., 1915-05-23
POST IN CABINET MAY
Be DENIED CHURCHILL
Admiralty Head Bids Farewell to
0ffice-Bonar Law to Aid
Kitchener.

LONDON. May 23.-Winston Spent
Ger Churchill, first lord of the ad-
miralty, has made his farewells to
office for the present.
He received most of the heads Of
departments in private room at
the admiralty yesterday. 1t is nov
considered possible that he will be
left out of the coalition cabinet al
together.
The News Of the World SAYS 1t ia
able to announce definitely that the
political upheaval will not affect the
position of Lord Fisher as first seq
lord in the admiralty. Lord kitche-
ner will remain in the war office. but
he will be assisted by a civilian,
probably Bonar Law.
The paper believes Mr.. Ralfour will
be first lord OF the admiralty, and
Winston Churchill colonial secretary.
while Lloyd George will remain as
chancellor. Reginald McKcnna will
remain as home secretary. and Aus
ten Chamberlain and Lord Lans-
downe will almost certainly be in
cluded in the cabinet.
Balfour To Be First Lord.
Only one definite appointment has been
made so far to the new cabinet. Ex-
Premier Arthur James Balfour becomes
first lord of the admiralty.
Premier Asquith has submitted his pro-
visional list Of appointments to the
King, 1t being informally given out that
the names in the full cabinet list are
not expected to be published for several
days. After Mr. Asquith's talk with the
king 1t was also announced that the
King and Queen, who intended spending
the Whtsuntde holiday, away from
London. decided to remain In town.
No Significance is to be inferred from
this. the sole reason being that the
King wants to be accessible at all times
until the new cabinet is completed.
1t Is expected that privy council will
be held on Tuesday. when the outgoing
ministers will hand over the seals of Of
flee to their successors.
The new ministers will then have to
resign and submit themselves for re-
election. But no contests are Contem-
plated. This will take only a few days
and when parliament reassembles on
June 3 the prime minister will ask the
house to vote confidence in the new
government.
Asquith May Accept Peerage.
There is some talk that Premier AS
quith may accept a peerage and go to
the house of lords. He is much against
this himself, but strong pressure Is be-
ing brought to bear on him. and In that
event Llyod George would be leader of
the house Of commons what ever Of
flee he held.
1t is settled that the Cnionists will
certainly have six members of the cabi-
net. among whom, in addition to Mr..
Balfour. will be Andrew Bonar Law.
Austen Chamberlain, Lord Curzon and
F. E. Smith. Walter Long will pro-
badly make the sixth, IL his health per-
mits. The tniontsts want eight mem
bers and demand the lord chancellor
ship, in which, If they it, they would
place Sir Edward Carson. Labor, as
has already been announced, will have
its representative in Arthur Hender-
son. in addition to which one of the
under secretaries will be chosen from
that party.
There will also be one Irishman in
the new cabinet. Mr.. Dedman having
definitely refused. the searchers for
an alternate choice have now settled
on T. P. OCOnncr. If he will accept,
which is considered likely.