The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-25
new CABINET
IS SELECTED
FOR BRITAIN
Premier Macdonald Names
Aids and Approval of
King Is Given.
OPPOSITION FORMING
National Government. Will
Face Bitter Fight With
Angry Factions.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press stan Correspondent

LONDON, Aug. 25.-The new
national government which will at
tempt to guide Great Britain
through its financial crisis Was
announced today by Premier j.
Ramsay Macdonald after it had
been approved by the king.
The cabinet, comprising out
standing men of the three political
parties, follows:
Prime Minister. Ramsay Mas
Donald Oab0.
Lord Privy Seal-Stanley Bald
win (Cons).
Chancellor of the Exchequer-
Philip Snowden Lab).
Foreign Secretary-Lord Reading
Gib.).
Secretary of State for India-Sir
Samueul Hoare (Cons.).
First Lord of the Admiralty-Sir
Austen Chamberlain (Cons).
Secretary of Dominions and Col
onies-J. H. Thomas tLab.).
Secretary for Health - Neville
Chamberlain (Cons.).
President of Board of Trade
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (Cons).
Home Secretary - Sir Herbert
Samule Gib).
Lord Chancellor - Lord Sankey
Oab.).
New Elections Soon
1t was understood that parliament
would be dissolved and new cleo
tons held as soon as the national
government finished its work. Mac
Donald, with cooperation of all
parties, was not expected to fail.
InSurgent Laborites and dissent
ing members of other parties were
not expected to muster more than
$50 votes in the house of commons.
Macdonald, meantime, arranged
to broadcast a message to the ma
ton Tuesday, beginning at 1886 D.
m. Obs Indianapolis time) he was
expected to discuss the financial
crisis.
The Daily Herald, Laborite organ.
said terms for further credit Of
fered by the United States federal
reserve bank constituted a virtual
ultimatum."
The newspaper said further credit
was conditional upon specific and
considerable economies in govern
ment operation expenses or in the
expenditure for unemployment bene-
fits.
Regarded as UItimatum
This is virtual ultimatum from
New York bankers, who played a
vital part in dividing the late cab
met over the 10 per cent reduction
of unemployment benefit" the
Daily Herald said. The newspaper
had referred earlier to Outside
pressure" allegedly being brought
to bear on members of the cabinet
who resigned rather than indorse
the proposals to decrease the dole"
According to the Daily Herald.
no new credits will be forthcoming
until the new government has in
Stituted economy measures.
Stanley Baldwin issued state
ment emphasizing the gravity of the
situation and the determination of
all parties to meet the crisis.
Britain's class struggle was ex-
pecte6 to be increased in bitterness
after the temporary national gov
eminent. The trade unionists. rep
resenting at least 100000 voters.
consider that Macdonald, Snowden
and Thomas surrendered to the
enemy instead of continuing to
fight for the unemployed. The in
f1uence of the T. y. G. is likely D
make the entire labor movement
more inclined to socialism.
Split Is Emphasized
The serious split in the Labor
party, foreshaiowing MacDonalcs
loss OF its leadership, was emphas-
lied today when eight Labor party
whips in the house of commons an
nounced they were resigning.
They included Thomas Kennedy.
Jack Hayes, former policeman; Tom
Henderson, former carpenter. and
Ben Smith. former taxicab driver.
all of whim also are resigning their
posts in the royal household.
The independent La6or party. its
least conservative element. issued a
statement threatening relentless
opposition" to the new governments
policies.
1t also urged the trades union
congress and the Labor party to or
ganize Immediately a campaign C
general resistance.