Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-08
LLOYD GEORGE At:
WORK At TASK OF
MAKING CABINET
Indications that Prominent Lib
erals and Unionists Will
Refuses to Accept
Places.
SEARCHING FOR SUPPORT
Unionists, Seventy Liberals,
Possibly Labor Members
to Back New Regime,
FIRST TEST COMES MONDAY
SEARCHING FOR SUPPORT
FIRST TEST COMES MONDAY
BULLETIN.

oOLLE I'm.
London, Dec. T-That David Lloyd
George has virtually succeeded i'll
forming a cabinet is indicated in the
following announcement in the court
circular tonight:
THE Right Honorable David Lloyd
George had an audience with the king
this evening and accepted his majes-
tvs offer of the post of prime minis
ter and first lord of the treasury and
kissed his hands upon his appoint
ment."
London, Dec. 1T having been
decided that David Lloyd George will
undertake the formation of ministry,
political circles today were interested
chiefly in personnel of the new cab
met and the prospects of the new pre-
mer getting together combination
that will have the support of ma
jority in the House of Commons.
Few, if any, Of the liberal members
Of Mr.. Asquith's cabinet are likely to
accept Office unde Mr.. Lloyd
George and some uf the lnionist
members like ]. Austen Chamberlain
and Lord Robert Ce:il are likely to
stand aside. However, it is assumed
that at the conference at Buckingham
palace they assured the new premier
of their benevolent neutrality, thus
making his task much simpler
Support Now in Sight.
Provincial liberal newspapers like
the Mancheste. Guardian and the
Liverpool Post make a plea to the
liber,.ls to give the government fair
chance as it is generally assumed
that it is the embodiment of British
determination to win the war. Ac-
cording to one estimate Mr.. Lloyd
George can rely on the suppor. of vir-
tually all the unionist members and of
seventy liberals and hopes to obtain
the backing of labor members, who
will come to a final decision at a
meeting today. 1t is also reported
that Mr.. Lloyd George believes he
will be able TO offer concessions to
the nationalists which will tring them
into power.
~. Nucleus at Hand.
As far as the cabinet is concerned
the new premier has nucleus in A.
Bonar Law, Lord Derby, Lord Cur
zon, Sir Frederick E. Smith and Sir
Edward Carson, while Viscount
Reading, the lord chief justice, is
likely to join the ministry. Other
liberal members may be drawn from
men such as Sir Frederick Cawley,
member of the House of Commons.
from the Prestwick division of Lam
cashirc, and Sir George Pollard,
member from the Eccles division of
Lancashire, who, although the public
has heard little of them, have done
efficient work in committees. DR..
Christopher Addison, parliamentary
under-secretary for munitions, is al
most certain to have a place in the
cabi6et, and Colonel Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, former first lord of the
admiralty, is slated for a high office.
First Test Monday.
Under the circumstances it is be-
lieved the construction of the cabi-
net will be matter of only a day
or so apd that by Monday the new
government will meet the House of
Commons to learn what manner of
reception will be accorded it. A test
of its strength can he made on the
vote of credit, which must be moved
Immediately.
Todays session of the House of
Commons was expected to be a for
NAL one, it being doub. jul whether
any of the ministers would put in
an appearance.