Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-11
War Council Consists of Only
Five Members With New
Premier as Lord President
of Organization,
ARTHUR ]. BALF0UR is
FOREIGN SECRETARY
Earl of Derby Is Given Por-
folio Of War and Sir Ed
ward Carson Becomes First
Lord of Admiralty,

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London, Dec. 10,-Official am
was made tonight that
the government had been constituted.
with war cabinet comprising tho
following:
Premier, David oyd-George, lord
president of the council; Earl Curzon,
who also will be government leader IN
the house OF lords, Arthur Hender-
son. minister without portfolio; Lord
Miner. minister without portfolio,
and Andrew Bonar-Taw, chancellor of
the exchequer, who has been asked
by the premier to act as leader In tho
house Of commons and also as menu
Der of the war cabinet without being
expected to attend regularly.
The other members of the minis-
try, who are not in the war cabinet,
are:
Lord high chancellor, Sir Robert
Hannatyne Flnlay
Secretary OF state for foreign ar
fairs Arthur j Balfour.
Secretary of state for the colonies,
Walter Hume Long.
Secretary Of state for war, the Earl
of Derby
Secretary Of state for India, Austen
Chamberlain.
President Of the loeal cove ilment
board, Baron Rhondda.
President OF the board q trade, Sir
Albert Stanley ~ 80
Minister Of labor i0hH Hodge,
First lord Of the 1dhiraly, Sir Ed
ward Carson.
Minister Of munitions, Dr.. Chris
topher Addison,
Minister Of blockade. Lord Robert
Cecil
Food controller, Baron Davenport.
Shipping controller, Sir Joseph Pa
ton Maclay
President of the board Of educa-
ton, Herbert A, l.. Fisher
First commissioner of works, Sir
Alfred NJ. Mond
Chancellor Of the duchy of Lam
caster, Sir Frederick Cawley.
Postmaster general Albert Hing
worth.
Minister of pensions, George N.
Barnes.
Attorney general Sir Frederick Il,
Smith.
Solicitor general, Gorden Hewart,
K. c.
Secretary for Scotland. Mr.. Munro,
Lord advocate James A. Clyde
X. c.
Solicitor general for Scotland,
Thomas b. Morrison, K. c.
Lord lieutenant of Ireland Baron
Wmborne.
Chief secretary for Ireland, Henry
y. Duke.
Lord chancellor for ireland, lgna-
titus J. O'Brien, X. c.
Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay, in ac-
ceptlng the office Of lord high chan
cellor, stipulated that his right to
pension be waived
All Men OF Action.
The new lord chancellor, Sir Rob-
art Bannatyne Finlay, has twice be-
tore held positions in the government,
having been solicitor general and at
.orney general He Is a unionist mem-
Der Of parliament
Sir George cave is Il lawyer and
inionist member of parliament.
Baron Rhondda was David A.
Thomas head Of the Cambrian coal
combination, and was known as tho
British coal king" He has sat twice
n parliament as a liberal member. He
vas one Of the survivors of the steam
.r Lusitania when she was sunk in
9l5. Later, he was sent across the
,tlantic to represent the munitions
department. OF the British government
n the United states and Canada. on
lis return to England he was created
baron by King George.
Sir Albert Stanley is general man
ger OF the underground railway sys-
en- of London. For number Of years
e WAS the manager of the street rail-
ways Of Detroit and OF the public
crvice railways in New Jersey.
John Hodge Is "A labor member of
lie is secretary Of the
teel smelling amalgamated associa-
ion.
one Medical Doctor.
Dr. Christopher Addison held the
,ost of parliamentary secretary Of mu-
itions. lie Is doctor of medicine.
Baron Deyonport is chairman OF
ort authority o. London and has also
eld the post of parliamentary secre-
airy of the board of trade.
I'm the person of Sir Joseph Patton
laclay. the post of shipping controller
in experienced hands, Sir Joseph -
eing a ship owner,
Rowland Edmund Brotheroz press
dent of the board OF agriculture, has
tudied and written extensively on
arming lie has been a member Of