Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-12-14
BRITISH PREMIER ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT OF INSIDE
COUNCIL OF FOUR.
CURZ0N IS LORD PRESIDENT
Henderson, Miner and Bonar Law Are
His Assoclates-Sir Edward Carson
Heads the Navy--Balfour Foreign
Secretary.

London, Dec. 12.--Ohicial announce
ment was made on Sunday that the
government had been constituted, with
war cabinet comprising the following
Premier-David Lloyd-George.
Lord President of the Council
Earl Curzon, who also will be govern
ment leader in the house of lords.
Arthur Henderson, minister without
portfolio.
Lord Miner, minister without port
folio.
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exchequer, who has been asked
by the premier to act as leader In
the house of commons, and also as
member Of the war cabinet without
being expected to attend regularly.
An important point in this novel
organization Is that it concentrates
far more power in the hands of the
prime minister than the British sys-
TEN has ever known before. Mr..
Lloyd-George's proposals TO Premier
Asqulth were for war council of
which the premier should not be a
member, although he should have the
power Of passing on its work.
Mr.. Lloyd-George has not hesitated
TO place himself in the position more
closely resembling dictatorship than
he was willing to give his predecessor
The war cabinet viii hold daily ses-
sions, directing the prosecution OF
the war Mr.. Lloyd-George, Lord Mil
ner and Mr., Henderson viii be the
chief directors of the war.
For practical purposes the govern
ment win be by cabinet of four.
The other members of the ministry,
who are not In the war cabinet, ure
Lord high chancellor, Sir Robert
Banntyne Finlay; secretary of state
for the home department Sir George
Cave; secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, Arthur j. Balfour; secretary Of
state for the colonies. Walter Hume
Long, secretary Of state for war, the
ear Of Derby; secretary of state for
India, Austen Chamberlain; president
Of the local government, Baron Rhond-
da; president of the board OF trade, Sir
Albert Stanley miustsr of labor, John
Hodge; first lord of the admiralty, Sir
Edward Carson minister Of munitions,
DIR. Christopher Addison; minister of
blockade, Lord Robert Cecil food con
troller, Baron Davenport shipping con-
troller, Sir Joseph Patton Maclay pres
ident of the board of agriculture, Row
land d. Prothero; president of the
board of education, Herbert A. l.. Fish
or; first commissioner of works. Sir Al
fred Nj. Mond chancellor OF the duchy
Of Lancaster, Sir Frederick Cawley /;
postmaster general, Albert Illingworth /;
minister of pensions. George n.
Barnes, attorney general, Sir Fred
erick Il. Smith; solicitor general, Cor
don Hewart, X. c. secretary for Scot
land, Mr. Munro; lord advocate. James
A. Clyde, h. c.; solicitor general for
Scotland Thomas b. Morrison, X. Z. ;
lord lieutenant of Ireland, Baron Win
borne; chief secretary for Ireland.
Henry Il. Duke: lord chancellor for
Ireland, lgnatius j. O'Brien, X. c.
Lord Northclilfe's organ, the Weekly
Dispatch. says that Premier Lloyd
Georges program comprises the fol-
lowing:
l. The armlng of merchantmen in
order 10 fight the submarine peril
2. The preparation for the spring Of
fenslve
3, The mobilization of the civil pop
ulation between the ages of sixteen and
sixty,
.. The making effective OF the block.
ade.
8 The rationing Of the population
by the issue of food tickets.
G, The increasing OF the home food
production