Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

L1CW administration
Tomorrow or the next day king
George win cal a special meeting of
the privy council at Buckingham Palace
to swear in members Of the new gov
eminent. The retiring labor ministers
who viii not be members of the new
cabinet will hand over their seals Of
lfoe TO the King.
Labor support Unlikely.
Within two or three days organiza-
ton of the new national government
should be complete. Parliament, under
the emergency arrangements made be-
fore the end Of the last session, can
be called on seven days notice. 1t viii
take q week or longer to draft legisla-
ton to meet the national situation and
probably Parliament win swing into ac-
ton early in September.
Present indications are that the Labor
party as such will not support the new
government william Citrfne, general
secretary Of the Trades Union Congress,
said that until the party executive or
ganizatfon and the general cUa1tEii 0f the
Congress have considered the matter il
must be understood that iabcrs sup
port ended with the resignation of the
government.
This means simply that the labor
leaders who participate In the new gov
yernment do so on their own RESPONSE
bility without instructions from labor
organizations.
Declares Crisis Ended.
THE crisis is ended" said Prime
Minister Macdonald as he left 10
Downing street for Buckingham Palace
to present the formal resignation Of his
Labor cabinet.
He had met with the junior ministers
of the Labor cabinet and later received
Mr. Baldwin and Samuel
The Liberal partys shadow cabinet"
had meeting at its national head
quarters.
The prime minister was driven
through Whitehall and along the broad
mall TO the palace, where he immedi-
atsly was uShered into the presence OF
Political observers, speculative on
the composition Of MacDonald's new
government, named these possibilities
Conservatives-Baldwin, himself a
former premier: Lord Irwin, recently
viceroy of India, who might take the
portfolio of foreign secretary; sir
Samuel Hoare. Sir Austin Chamberlin
and Neville Chamberlain.
LiberalS-Lloyd George, also q for
mer prime minister; Lord Reading, who
interrupted his wedding trip to take
part In the budget discussions IL the
past two weeks: Samuel and Sir Dom
sld MscLean.
Labor-Philip Snowden, chancellor
met. and j. H. Thomas. Mr.. MacDon-
AIDS secretary for dominions, among
others.
Rule To Last Few Months.
The new arrangement has its prece-
dent in the coalition government of
1916, formed to create national unity
in wsging the war.
The new cabinet also has a war OF
sorts on its hands. Its campaign viii
be to restore Great Britain's threatened
credit in the world Of international
finance.
Balancing the budget win be the one
task Of the National Government, and
it is not expected to last more than
bills viii be rushed through the House
of Commons.
Mr.. McDonalds government came
into office on June 9, 1929. and for
nearly two and one-half years strue-
gled with national and world prob
lens whose gravity increased by the
general economic depression
Cabinet Members Divided.
For two weeks the cabinet has been
in emergency session debating measures
which would wipe on that deficit, but
opposition to measures which it evolved
eliminated in Mr.. MacDonald's resig-
nation.
The Trades Union Congress, backbone
Of the Labor movement, interposed OBJ
sections and there developed q split in
the cabinet.
In the new government, which prob
ably will not hold Office beyond next
January !, the ministers Of the retiring
cabinet who supported the prime min
ster probably will have portfolios.
Those who opposed him may fiRht the
program of the national government In
Parliament. but from present indications
they are not likely to have much chance
1f success.
MIR. MacDonald's plan is to form q
small national cabinet of IL or IL min-
sters instead of the usual 20. The re-
firing Labor cabinet had 81 members
The smaller group win be more wieldy
Tor quick action.
Il shall be in the new government"
laid Thomas. as he left Mr.. MacDon-
AIDS ONCE
6nowden also seemed certain to re-
main. and there win probably be half
! dozen others as Labor bloc In the
cabinet.
At least nine members Of the retire
ng cabinet were rcsolutely opposed to
'0nne Of the economy measures, and
'hese probably viii have no place in
be natsnnaf government.
LLOYD George who recently underwent
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