South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-18
CARSON QUITS
THE ADMIRALTY
Takes War Cabinet Post As
Other Changes Are Made
in England.

LONDON. July 1s.-Sir Edward
Carson has relinquished his post as
first lord of the admiralty and join-
ed the war cabinet without port
folio. according 10 an official an
1 nouncement of new ministerial ap-
! pointments issued Tuesday evening
\ Sir Edward viii be succeeded by
I Sir Eric Campbell Geddes who has
/ been director general of munitions
supply.
Winston Spencer Churchill sue
/ ceeds DR.. Christopher Addison as
minister OF munitions, Or. Addison
/ becoming a minister without port
/ folio i'm charge OF reconstruction.
Edwin Samuel Montagu Is made
/ secretary of India.
! MOntagu's Appointment Pleasing.
one of the most acceptable ap-
| pointments. as far as the general
public is concerned is that Of Mr.
| MOntagu He is one Of the very
| few members of the Asquith admin
| istration. in which ne was minister
/ of munitions. 10 join the affairs Of
I India. having once held the post Of
under-secretary for India. Lately
| he has been in charge of a large
committee exploring the ground for
/ reconstruction after war and, be
| fore the recent resignation Of ].
Austen Chamberlain as secretary
for India was announced. il was
generally supposed that Mr. Mon
tagu eventually would become min
lister Of reconstruction.
The necessity for finding new
secretary for India. however. caused
modification in the plans. and DR..
Addison. who had been slated for
the projected ministry OF health,
now becomes head of this recon
structive committee which has been
created into a kind OF ministerial
department
Two Appointments Surprises.
The new cabinet appointments
arising out of the resignation of Mr..
Cham berlain as secretary for India
and Andrew Bonar Laws request 10
be relieved of his duties as a mem
Der Of the small war cabinet which
he found incompatible with his
heavy responsibilities first as chan
cellor of the exchequer. and second
as leader of the house of commons
contained two complete surprises-
the appointment OF Sir Eric Geddes
as head of the admiralty and Win
ston Spencer Churchill as minister
of munitions
Much controversy has revolved
for a long time past over the name
Of Mr. Churchill 1t was stated
some time ago that ne would sue
ceed Lord Cowdray as chairman Of
the air board. but the idea evident
~ then contemplated by Premier
Lloyd George met with such strong
opposition in influential quarters
that the project had TO be dropped.
Mr. ChurchilTs appointment now as
minister OF munitions will undoubt-
eddy lead TO a revival of that agita-
ton and although it was fore
Swallowed that he would re-enter
the ministry, il was universally sup+
posed that IL would be as president
of the air board.
The appointment Of Sir Eric
Geddes as first lord of the admiralty
is another break with the tradition
that the ministers should be mem
beers of one of the legislative houses.
The new first lord is a railway man.
not a politician. Until recently he
was i'm charge Of the whole army
transportation: then he became con
troller of the admiralty with charge
Of all naval construction and such
a rapid rise TO the position 70 which
he now is appointed is quite re-
markable and another instance of
how Premier Loyd-George breaks
with old political traditions.
The appointment OF Sir Edward
Carson 10 replace Bonar Law as the
fifth member Of the war cabinet is
likely TO create more uneasiness and
strong criticism among the older
liberals than any other appointment
The war cabinet now in practice
consists of only fOIr men, Mr.. Hen
derson. the labor member. being
still on a mission in Petrograd. OF
these four Earl Cursor. Lord Mil
ner and Sir Edward Carson all are
conservatives OF most extreme
type and complaints constantly
heard from the liberal and radical
press of the undue preponderance
of conservative influence in the gov
eminent since Mr.. Lloyd-GeOrge
took the helm now will be intensi-
fed.
CAPT FRED HlNSCH