The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-13
NAMING OF SMITH AS
LORD CHANCELLOR IS
MET With CRITICISM

U.ondon Times Wireless. Copyright
LONDON. Jan. l2.-Sr FREDERICK
Smiths appointment at the ago OF -
10 the office OF lord chancellor VINO
IS the presiding officer Of the house
Of lords arouscs outspoken cr1tlclsh'
The parliamentary correspondent OF
the Times writes as follows:
IT is clear from the nrst comments
made in ,hc clubs last night the poll
ticians hold strong views on tho suo-
icct, and the lawyers may be left 10
speak for themselves. The other ap-
pointncnts are accepted as SOUND. Ihe
Times legal correspondent says:
Lord Finiay is succeeded BY the at
torney general who has diverslned ms
career by activities never ASSOCIATED
with his office. He was too frequently
tho lawyer in. hurry. In the prize
court il WAS his habit in opening
claims N behalf Of the crown in a way
-, unjus,ificd h. the evidence that an
undigniIied promise was ultimately es-
scnlial. He has fatal fiuency IN
thought and in speech which has tended
to defeat his great natural abilitieS
Tn Daily Mail editorial. which mas
many points in the new cabinet con-
else. including Churchilrs appointment
as secretary OF war. says of Smiths
appointment:
Il, will come as q shock 10 the pup
liz, which has not been eccuStnmedto
10 regard him as Of the right callbre
associated with this high office.
The New Cabinet.
LONDON. Ian. l2.-The new BRUSH
cabinet will be headed by David LLOYD
George n. premier and first lord OF the
treasury acc Urding to an otticlal
statement. The other members OF inc
government will oc:
Lord l'rivy Seal and Leader in the
House Of Commons-Andrcw Bohar
Law.
President nt The Council md Leader
in the House Of Lords-Eal Curzo"
Of kcdIeston.
Ministers Without rorttoio-G"orgc
Eicol Barnes and Sir Eric GSddes.
lard rhanceilor-Sir Frederick r.
Smith.
uum. secrctury--E:dward short: Tn
der scrre,ary-fIomar Greenwood.
Foreign Secre,ary-Arthur J. Bal
four; Under Sccrctary--Cccil BIshopp
HnrmSworth.
Secretary for The Coionies-Eisoount
Miner.
Secretary Of War and Of thS AR
Ministry (which have been ro'n6!nedl
Winston spencer thurchii' ehoe'
Srcrctary-NiscorInt Peel.
Financial Secretary to the war VI
fic~--Elenry W. Forster.
Secretary for India-Edwin 5. Mon
,aru. Under Secrciary-Sir s. II. SiHha.
tirst Lord Of the ralty-Nalter
Hume Long: Parliamentary Secretary
Thomas J. NfacNamara.
President Of thr Board OF Trade
Sir Albert Stanley; Under Secretary
w. T.. RridGenan.
D.parlncnt Ut Overseas Trade De-
velopment and Intcllig@ncc-Sir Arthur
stool Maitland (who also il appolht@'
an additional Under Secretary for or
c,rn Affairs and an additional Paria
ncntnrv Secretary to the Board OF
Trade
prnsfJcnt Of the Local Government
Enord--Dr. christopher Addison: Iar-
ljn,ncnlary ScrretarF-St"ph"n "aish'
&c. Secretary Of Asricul,ure-R. r. FRO
thero.
Minister nf Education-h. A. L.
Fisher.
Secretary Of the Ministry Of Mum.
tiona (which is TO hccorne rNr"' W: 49,.
tho Ministry of supplyl-Andrew N"ir.
ro'"' r,,,.;,uc;r Ios.nh r.
M.h'H''' w
Nacin!' ,hosir Rob.r- Ste
Mlh'S'"T Oh '-"o''
Hon. Minister for Pensions-sir
'"aInl'i" 49, Sa,ionol servIce and
Ai I",,;. c,- AUCKLAND Geddes.
I.hn,rcI;or nf tho Duchy OF Lancas-
,cr-Thc Earl Of Crawford.
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