Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-08
Few If Any Of the Liberal
Members of ASquith Admin
iStration viii Serve Under
LIoyd-George, Is Believed
GIVE NEW GOVERNMENT
FAIR CHANCE, IS PLEA
Not Much Time viii Be Spent
in Getting Together the
Men Who Are to Take
Charge of Nation, Prospect
.,y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED weEl


London, Dec. David Lloyd
George, at Buckingham palace to-
night. formally kissed the kings
hands on his acceptance of the office
of prime minister and first lord of
the treasury. This indicates that the
new premier sees his way to the
formation of an administration and
he probably was able to submit to
the king a preliminary list of some
of the proposed ministers.
Doubtless, much remains to be done
in the way of the ALLEGATION of the
new posts, and so far as the public is
concerned, the personnel of the min
istry is a matter of pure speculation.
But the premier still mas plenty OF
time before he has to meet parlia-
ment Tuesday, to complete details,
and he will doubtless be in a position
to present to the house of commons
his new national ministry, represent
ing all parties with the possible eX-
ception of the nationalists, and, II
common report is to be trusted, com
prising a strong business element
Misgivings Disappear.
Msgivings, to a large extent, have
disappeared mainly owing to the fact
that he has been Ayle to gain the
support of the labor party by an offer
Of two ministerial posts and three
UNDER er-secretaryships.
With the vote Of the laborites, to-
gether with the bulk of the unionistS
and a large section of the liberals
demanding more energetic prosecu-
ton of the war. Mr.. Lloyd-George
will probablX command a working
majority in the house Of commons
while a further asset will be the
benevolent neutrality, even of the
supporters Of the late cabinet in the
national interests.
Probably many parliamentary and
ministerial traditions will be jettl-
soned, for Mr.. Lloyd-George has a
reputation for courage and boldness'
and is not great stickler for tradi-
ton. Therefore some surprises may
appear in the determination of the
new Officers What already is APP
parent. however, is that the new min
istry will not, as was at first assumed,
be a mere glorfied war council OF
only few members, but a ministry
on the old lines, but much smaller
than the Asquith administration.
One Difficulty Ahead.
How Mr.. Lloyd-George proposes to
get over the difficulty of his own
making, when he declared that the
premier was too occupied to be able
70 preside over the war council, is stin
one of the problems unsolved,
Provincial liberal newspapers like
the Manchester Guardian and the
Liverpool Post make a plea to the
liberals to give the government a fair
chance, as it is generally ASSUMED
that it Is embodiment of British de-
termination to win the war. Accord
ing to one estimate, Mr.. Lloyd-George
can rely on the support of virtually
all the unionist members and of sew
enty liberals, and hopes to obtain the
backing of the labor members, who
will come to a final decisian at
meeting today. 1t is also represented
that Mr., Lloyd-George believed he
will be able to offer concessions to
the nationalsts which will bring them
into power.
As far as the cabinet is concerned,
the new premier has nucleus in A.
Bonar Law, Lord Derby, Lord Cur
'on Sir Frederick f. Smith and Sir
Edward Carson, while Viscount Read
ing, the lord chief justice, is likely
to join the ministry
Other liberal members may be
drawn from men such as Sir Fred
enck Cawley, member of the house