New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-12
Will Meet Commons on
Thursday, Instead
of To-Day
ELECTION CALL
EXPECTED SOON
Public Well Pleased with
Cabinet Welcomes
New Blood
fBy Cable 70 rns Tribune.

London, Dec. 11.-First reports OF
Premier Lloyd Georges illness gave
the political world a slight shock to-
day, but his condition is not serious,
and is due TO the overstrain of the
last week.
Although he was unable to go to
Buckingham Palace with the other
members of his Ministry to receive
the seal of Office from the King, his
doctors announced that he was suf-
fering from nothing more than a
severe chill and would be out in a
day or two.
The belief is widespread here that
Lloyd George will appeal to the coun-
try in a general election as soon as
Re gets his Cabinet team" going
smoothly, and that his administra-
ton will be returned to power with
a great majority.
Will Meet Commons Thursday
Lloyd George will meet the Commons
for the first time as Premier on Thurs
day, when the vote on new war credits
will give the members an opportunity
to debate almost any subject they wish
TO raise. The new Premier sent the
following message to-day to each men,
Der Of the Commons:
"The King has intrusted me with the
task of forming a government. | have
carried out the command. | had hoped
to make a statement to the House on
Tuesday. now find it impossible. On
Tuesday Mr. BonaT Law. as leader OF
the House, will move adjournment till
Thursday.
"The one predominant task before
the government is the vigorous prose-
cution of the war TO a triumphant con-
cIusion. / feel confident the govern
ment can rely on your support as long
as they devote their energies effectively
to that end"
LlsL W ell hcCtNtu
Public reception of the official list
of the new ministry is extraordinarily
friendly. Nowhere is exception taken
to the inclusion of new blood. The
only doubt raised is whether men like
Sir Albert Stanley and Herbert A. l..
Fisher, who were not previously men,
bers of Parliament, will be able to up
hold the work of their departments
in debate.
The city generally welcomes the new
ministry. Fnanciers feel great ad-
miration of the work Of Lloyd George
AT the outbreak of the war as Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, and they also
believe that Bonar Law, having had
practical business experience, will
make a better Chancellor than Reg
inald McKenna, who WAS regarded as
too greatly influenced by the Bank OF
England. Mckenna's. insistence on
short term loans has never been popu-
lar.
The necessity of reelection for sew
eral members of the new Cabinet will
postpone a general settling down, but
confidence is felt generally in their
ability and success.
Ministers Get Seals
Bonar Law and the other ministers
who are not required to seek reelec-
ton on assumption Of office, together
with the Lords in the new Cabinet,
went to Buckingham Palace to-day,
kissed the hands OF the King and re-
ceived their seals of office.
In the next session of the Commons,
former Premier Asquith and his Lib
eral followers will take Opposition
benches to the left OF the speaker. The
Labor party will be split, as the In
dependent Labor faction also will cross
over TO the Opposition benches.
The Irish Nstionalists, whose atti-
tude will be decided tomorrow. are ex-
pected TO demand immediate changes
in the administration of Ireland and
the release Of the irishmen arrested
in the rebellion.