Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
MACDONALD PICKS
CABINET OF 10 men,
NAMING 4 TORIES
Baldwin Chosen President of
Council, Snowden Retain
ing Exchequer Post.
LIBERALS RECEIVE TWO
PLACES, LAB0RlTES FOUR
Organized Labor Turns Guns on
New Regime, Urging Party to
Map Drive at Once.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON. August 25.-Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald as head of the
new national non-partisan government
today announced the personnel Of his
cabinet. including Stanley Baldwin. Con-
sentative leader, as president Of the
council, and Philip snowden In his old
post as chancellor Of the exchequer.
The complete cabinet hne-up Is as
follows:
Mr.. Macdonald prime minister and
firSt lord Of the treasury.
Stanley Baldwin CONSERVATIVE presi-
dent of the council.
Philip Snowden Labor chancellor
Of the exchequer
Sir Herbert Samuel 0iberaD home
secretary.
Lord sankey Labor lord chancellor.
Lord Reading tLiberaD foreign Sec
rotary.
Sir Samuel Hoare CONSERVATIVE
j. II. Thomas Labor, secretary for
dominions and colonies
Neville Chamberlain Conservative,
minister Of health.
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Liste (Conserya.
tiye), president of the board of trade.
Sir Donald MacIean GLiberaD, presi-
dent of the board Of education.
Sir Henry Betterton (Conservative),
minister OF labor
Lord Londonderry tCcnservativef,
first commissioner Of works.
Lord Lothian (LfbsraI), chancellor Of
the Duchy of Lancaster.
Lord Amulree air secretary.
Sir Austin Chamberlain tCcnserva-
tive), FIRST lord Of the admiralty.
Sir Archibald Sinclair (Conserya.
ttvel. secretary for Scotland.
The secretary for wer and the mine
lister OF agriculture arr to be announced
Ten In Cabinet Proper.
Only 10 Of these are members Of the
cabinet proper, the announcement said.
classifying as%.app0intmeutsv the posts
OF secretary Of state for var, for afr,
first lord OF the admiralty. secretary for
Scotland, president Of the Board or
Education, the ministers uf agriculture
and labor. the commissioner 81 works
and the chancellor Of the Duchy Of
Lancaster.
with 10 members, 1t Is the smallest
British cabinet for many years.
There are four Laborites, Macdonald,
Snowden, Thomas and Lord Sankey:
Chamberlain and CunlIffe-L Lister, and
two Liberals. Samuel and Lord Reading.
Mr.. Baldwin's portfolio as lord
president of the council entails also
vice leadership In the House OF Com
mons, 1t Is believed
Mr. Snowden stays in the post he
held during more than two years of
Labor government; Lord Eankey as lord
chancellor is back on the JOB he held
In the Labor cabinet. and j. r. Thomas.
who also vas pillar of the Labor
government. now has two portfolios, for
dominions end for colonies.
Emphasis on Economy Indicated.
Lord Lothian was secretary to David
Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, when
the veteran statesman was prime min
lister.
OF the seven appointments outside
the cabinet the Conservatives have
three. the Liberals three, and the
Laborites only ons. Lord Anulree, the
sole Labor representative in this group,
was air secretary In the last cabinet.
Only one of the so-cailed spending"
departments is in the cabinet list
that Of health, intrusted to Neville
Chamberlain.
This was taken as an indication the
national government really Is going to
FOCUS It's energies on economy. Tns
exception In Mr.. Chamberlain's case, It
was said, was made because he Is an
outstanding figure IN the Conservative
party and In the past has shown him.
self to be rigid economist.
King Approves List.
Macdonald took the roster to Buck
ingham Palace, where it was approved
by the King.
THE barometer is setting fair" he
said when he returned to his ONCE
in Downing street: I'VE have very near
ly finished the preliminaries.
The members Of the new cabinet will
be presented to the King at q special
meeting of the Privy Council tomorrow
and the seals OF ONCE viii be turned
over by the retiring ministers.
King to Resume Vacation.
Already the King is planning TO leave
tomorrow night TO resume his inter-
rupted vacation q Balnoral Castle in
Organized labor stiffened It's opposi.
ton to the non-partisan national gov
eminent.
The Independent Labor party, the
Left wing of the labor movement, ON
cially declaring its relentless opposition
to the new governments policies and
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