South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-11
LlOyd-GeOrge to Tell What He
Proposes to Accomplish
in Speech in the
House Tuesday.
EFFICIENCY WILL BE
AIM OF WAR COUNCIL
Several important Problems
to be Taken Up at Once.
German Blockade to
be Strengthened.
International News Service:

International News Service.
LONDON, Dec 11.-Illness today
prevented Premier Lloyd-George
from going 10 Buckingham palace
with the other members of the new
cabinet TO receive the seals of Of
hce from King George.
The new prime minister suffered
a chill and his physician ordered
him 10 remain indoors.
Premier Lloyd-George addressed
communication to the parliament
airy leaders expressing his fears that
he might not be able TO appear in
the house of commons on Tuesday.
The premier had planned TO
make very important speech in
commons tomorrow, outlining the
policies of the new government.
The new government will make
it's first appearance in commons on
Tuesday.
G-ar to Come First.
Following the announcement of
the membership of the new cabinet
it has become evident that every
thing is 10 be subordinated TO the
conduct of the war.
Victory" will be the watchword
and goal of the new government
1t is expected that. on Tuesday or
very soon thereafter. a bill will be
introduced i'm commons to enable
The new cabinet to administer the
government without the formality OF
a general election TO give il the rat
incation Of the people 1t is GUS
tomary i'm England 20 follow re-
organization of the government
with a general election. but the op-
position to such a course has be-
come so strong that il was decided
10 avert it, The chief posts in the
new government Will be filled by the
following:
Cabinet - selected.
Prime minister. Mr. George:
war secretary. Lord Derby; for
eign secretary. A. J. BalfOur: first
lord OF the admiralty. Sir Edward
Carson lord president of the coun-
ell. Lord Curzon: chancellor of the
eXcheQuer. A. Bonar Law. home sec
rotary. Sir George Cave. colonial
secretary. Walter Hume Long. min
lister Of labor, John Hodge: minister
of munitions Or Christopher Ad-
olson. minister of blockade. Lord
Robert Cecil: food controller Lord
Davenport president of the local
government board. Lord Rhondda
Members of the war council: Pre-
mier LIoyd-Georee. Lord Curzon.
Mr.. Law. Arthur Henderson and
Lord Miner Mr. Henderson and
Lord Miner are members of the
government without portfolio.
The government is made mp of 10
unionists L. liberals. three labor
ties and three men who have not
been actively affiliated with any
party.
4 privy council was formed today
for the purpose of administering
the oath 20 members of the new
government. SO that they could get
20 work at once upon the gigantic
problems that confront them
Members Business Men.
Efficiency will be brought TO its
highest pitch and IL is a marked
fact thar some of the members Of
: the cabinet are business men whose
genius for orsauization has brought
them great wealth and titles II is
generally conceded that the Lloyd
( George ministry viii tackle az once
the following prOgram.
/ 1--Strengthen the blockade:
lessen the submarine menace
( hy taking over shippiue and arm
/ inE merchant ships fore and aft,
4 "--Put food situation upon scien-