Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-25
Workings of War Cabinet, and Premier's Secretaries
Who Keep Government Departments in Harmony, Is
Explained for First Time.
GREAT GAIN IN EFFICIENCY RESULTS
Unlike Asquith, Welsh Dictator Believes British Peo-
pie Will Put Up With Sacrifice of Old Institutions
to Achieve Victory.

accorded a voice in the government.
Under Asquith there were q other
cabinet ministers and great was the
outcry against the "23" whose iude-
cision and blunders were popuarly
ascribed to the inability of such a
large group to formulate and carry
out vigorous policy. Government
by debating society, the Asqulth
coalition was called.
But under Lloyd George and his
four associates has been formed q
government the complcXity and bulk
Of which put all others in the shade.
There are today "a full-fledged min
'Sters of the crown, and counting the
under secretaries, who also rank aS
members of the government, the total
rumbor of ministers is 50. Each Of
these men has the right To sit on the
treasury bench, the famous bench to
the right OF the speakers d1is in tho
house Of commons, sacred from time
.mmemorial to the government of the
day. But ii each member of tho
Lloyd George government tended
session of the house. not only the
treasury bench. but the two benches
behind it would be filled. Opponents
of Lloyd George point out that his
government now contains twice 4
quorum Of the house Of commons. and
L
job forever he has only to appoint
another hundred or two ministers
from among the members.
Each to His Own Business.
But the difference between the AS
Qdith regime and the new one is thai
these ministers of today have no
share of the supreme power. They
are expected to run their own de-
partment as best they Gun, but their
decisions are liable TO be oVerrule ed
by the war cabinet or the "secre-
tarat', described below, and they
have no share in determining the
policy OF the government as a whole.
When the new government was
formed il was announced that the su-
preme dictatorate would meet in daily
session t. direct the war leaving de-
| rartinental work to Belfour at the
| foreien office, Carson at the admir-
/ atty Lord Derby at the war office
and the other lesser luminaries among
| the So The war cabinet has been In
regular session. excepting durine
4 Lloyd Georges absence in Rome, but,
/ as close observers anticipated from
the start. il has not been run on cabl-
/ net principles II has more and more
been revolving itself into Lloyd
/ George and his supporters and ad-
/ visers, rather than a deliberative body
| OF equals.
What has happened can he showi
hy a consideration of the personnel o
! the war cabinet Lord Miner. dfte
y trip to Rome with his chief, wen
to Potrograd on a lengthy mission las
month and is still in Russia. Bot
the interallied conferences he attend
ed were of extreme importance to thu
war, but during most of the life o
the war cabinet in Downing street III
has not oeen present at It's delibera
tions.
Lord Curzon recently married ant
went on a short honeymoon. lie !
now back at work Henderson, tn
labor member, has done much for tn
workingrnan, and Is doubtless mos
powerful when measures affecting la
Dor are being considered. but his lacl
of political experience and position a
the representative of a single class ar
generally thot TO prevent him fron
taking n leading part in problems o
world policy and government whicI
do not Immediately effect his owl
political interests. There remains
besides the prime minister, the chan
celor of the eXchequer, Bonar Law.
When the new government wa
formed II was announced that Bona