Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

TIME IOiOWuS 10 pIlSA SuiAA~i
Of the most important news OF
the world for the seven days
ended June Is. 5
GREAT BRITAIN-The following is
the makeup of the new cabinet:
Prime minister and first lord of the
treasury, James Ramsay Macdonald;
lord chancellor, Sir John Sankey; lord
president of the council, Lord Parmore;
lord privy seal and deputy leader OF
the House of Commons, j. H. Thomas;
chancellor of the exchequer, Philip
Snowden; secretary of state for foreign
affairs, Arthur Henderson; secretary of
state for home affairs, John r. Clynes;
secretary of state for the colonies and
dominions, Sidney Webb; secretary of
state for war, Tom Shaw; secretary OF
state for india Capt. Wedgwood Benn;
secretary of state for air, Lord Thorn
son; first lord of the admiralty, Albert
v. Alexander; president of the Board OF
Trade, William Graham; president of
the Board of Education, Sir c. P. Ire
valyan; minister Of health, Arthur
Greenwood; minister of agriculture and
fisheries, Noel Buxton; minister of
labor, Miss Margaret Bondfield; first
commissioner of works, George LanS-
bury; secretary for Scotland, William
| Adamson; chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster, Sir Oswald Mosley. There
Is a great deal of ability in the above
group and O. suficiency of experience.
To instance only a few: Philip Snow
den proved himself a great chancel-
lor of the exchequer In the previous
Labor government. His qualifications
for that Office are at least equal to
those of Winston Churchill.
John r. Clynes, a paladin of Labor,
is well placed for scope to his well
proved administrative talent.
There may be some question as to
the administrative abilities Of Sidney
Webb, but none as to his intelligence.
Socialism.
Lord Thomson, the air secretary, ably
| administered the same portfolio in the
previous Labor government.
It was fortunate that the needs of
the commonweal and the necessity of
bestowing an important post upon a
woman could at once be satisfied In the
appointment of Miss Bonnfield. She
| served as parliamentary secretary OF
the minister of labor in the previous
Labor government and no one ques-
tions the felicity of her designation.
l. william Graham, the new president
of the Board of Trade, is one of the
most brilliant of parliamentary debat-
| ers, and It's said that Gladstone him
self had not better head for sta
tistics
Some may demur to the preferment of
George Lansbury to cabinet llonors, but
he has probably given pledges of good
behavior. He Is really most amiable
person, whose bark Is worse than his
bite.
Arthur Henderson, the new foreign
secretary, has represented his party in
Parliament longer than any other man,
having been first elected to the Com
mons In 1908. He began life as a
laborer. He played a notably patriotic
part In the war. He was paymaster
| general and labor adviser to the gov
eminent In 1916 and minister, with
out portfolio In the war cabinet. He
went to Russia on government mis-
sion in 1917. He was home secretary
In the Labor government of 1924 and
represented that government at, Ge-
neta. It is thus seen that he has had
experience In the international field
/ Moreover, his geniality win not be
found amiSs. He should make good.
J. H. Thomas Is given a sinecure post
| In order that he may, In effect, become
o secretary for unemployment, heading
Q sort Of economic general staff." He
began work at the age Of Q as an errand
boy and rose to be locomotive engi-
neeK. He was president OF. the InteTnA-