Evening star., 1923-05-26
CHOICE
OF CABINET HAILED
Broad Tendencies Approved,
Though Giving Worry
to "Die-HardS."
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 26.-PrIme Minister
Stanley Baldwin's capture OF Reg
inald Mckenna az the prospective
chancellor of the excheQuer is viewed
by today's newspapers as the out
standing incident in the new pre-
mieTs cabinet making.
There are signs that the die-hard
conservatives have their misgivings
about the direction in which Mr.
Baldwin is leading his party when
he announces his intention OF ad
mitting to the cabinet a politician
who sat in the house OF commons
for twenty-three years as q liberal
and who never definitely recanted
liberalism. although he supported the
conservatives when the coalition
fell.
Moderates Are Pleased.
The moderate conservatives. how
ever, are heartily pleased at the pros
pect of the adhesion of man regard
ed as one OF the greatest living Brit
ish financiers. and Mr.. McKenna's S
willingness to serve in the cOnserva-
tive administration is hailed by the
banking and commercial world as u
most significant sign in the trend of
political opinion.
The liberal newspapers frankly re-
gret the detection OF Mr.. McKenna,
but seek comfort in belittling the
conservative ministers by saying
that Mr.. Mckenna will be something
like a triton among minnowS.
Three times within the last six
months has a prominent liberal &C
cepted an appointment from a con-
servative government, Lord Crewe
was named ambassador to Paris,
Viscount Novar was made secretary
for Scotland, and now the chancellor
Of the excheqUAr under the AsQuith-
ian government is to have a place in
the present cabinet.
Lord Cecil Ranks second.
The entry of Lord Robert Cecil into
a conservative ministry also causes
some soreness among the liberals.
Lord Robert has never been an axowed
liberal, ranking. indeed as conserva-
tive, but his breadth of view and his
championship of the league of nations
lead the liberals to regard him al
most as an ally. AS lord privy seal
Lord Robert will rank next to the
premier in the house of commons.
disappointment is expressed over the
failure to reunite the divided CON
seryatives. Austin Cham berlain's fu-
ture is being much discussed and
there is q report, wholly unconflrme d.
that Mr.. Baldwin Is TO offer him an
mbassadorship. II is said that the
q conference today.
Membership of Cabinet.
The new ministry is as follows:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury. leader In the house Of COM
mons and chancellor Of the exchequer,
Stanley Baldwin.
Lord privy seal. Lord Robert Cecil.
Lord president Of the council. Mar
Quis of Salisbury.
Lord high chancellor, Viscount
Cave.
Secretary for home affairs. Rt.
Hon. w. c. Bridgeman.
Secretary for foreign affairs and
leader in the house of lords, the
Marquis of Curzon.
Secretary for the colonies. the Duke
of Devonshire.
Secretary of state for war. the Earl
of Derby.
Secretary of state for India, Wis
Secretary of state for air, Rt. Hon.
Sir Samuel Hoare.
First lord of the admiralty, Rt. Hon.
L S. Amery.
President of the board Of trade. Sir
Philip Lloyd-Greame.
President of the board of health,
Neville Chamberlain.
President OF the board of agricul-
ture, Right Hon. Sir Robert A. San
ders.
Secretary for Scotland, viscount
Novar.
President Of the board of educa-
tion. Right Hon. E. F. L. Wood.
Minister of labor, Right Hon. Sir
Montague Barlow.
Financial secretary of the treasury,
Sir William Joynson-Hicks.
Other Omcials Chosen.
Other members of the government
are:
Minister of pensions. Right Hon.
Maj. G. o. Tryon.
Chancellor Of the Duchy Of Lam
caster, John Colin Campbell David
son.
First commissioner Of works. Right
Hon. Sir John Baird.
Attorney general, Right Hon. Sir
Solicitor general, Sir T. w. H. In
skip.
Paymaster general, Maj. Archibald
Boyd Carpenter. VIII,
Lord advocate for Scotland. VIII
liam Watson.