Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-08
Cabinet Shifts Loom
In Britain in New
Parliament Session
Food Minister Morrison,
Under Increasing Fire,
Seen Sure to Go
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK.


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-In fortnight's
time the present session of Parlia-
ment will probably end and the King
will convene new session imme-
diately without the usual ceremonial.
The new session Is Parliament's OBJ
portunity for making governmental
changes If the Prime Minister de-
sires, and there are some indications
that important changes will be made.
AS the days pass criticism of Food
Minister William S. Morrison con-
tinues to increase as first rationing
scheme is proposed, then altered and
modified. He is undoubtedly one
minister who will go if there are any
changes. Another whose admins
tration Is under exceptionally heavy
f1re is Leslie Burgin, supply minister.
Mr.. Bergin has never been popular
nor regarded as an outstanding man,
and it is felt that the supply job
Is the most important, next to those
OF the service ministers.
PRESSURE on chamberlain.
Ihere Is great pressure being put
on Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain to reconstruct the economic life
OF the country by putting industry,
supply and raw materials under a
competent economic administrator.
Lord Stamp Is discussed as possible
candidate for the Job.
Other changes are probably iney-
liable In the war and air ministries.
Leslie Hore-Belisha has done an ex-
cellent Job in the eyes of many peo-
pie, but his methods have aroused
considerable antagonism, and it is
thought that a new war minister
Will nave to take over sooner or
later. Air Minister Sir Kingsley
Wood Is reported not very happy
IN his present position and might
De willing to hand over if a lob
OF equal Importance were available
1t is possible that Sir Samuel
Hoare may be given some definite
JoD, Tor as 1t is he is lord priv
seal without any department and
therefore has plenty of time to
concern himself with all DEPART
ments.
The difficulty of any cabinet re-
construction is the scarcity of OUT
standing men. Robert S. Hudson.
once regarded as future candi-
date for an important ministry, is
now out of the running owing to
his connection with the famous
fl0O ,OOO, 900 loan" to Germany last
spring.
Eden May Get War or Air Post.
1t is unlikely that Harold Balfour
undersecretary of air, will step up
into the minister's job. Anyway,
ne is in Canada now attempting to
build up the Canadian airplane in
dustry. Although there are no In
dlcatlons so far, it is not impossible
that Maj. Anthony Eden, former
foreign secretary and now domln-
ions secretary, might move into the
war or air ministry.
AS the Indian situation continues
the exceedingly difficult question is
raised once more of the possibility
OF recalling the present viceroy,
Lord Linithgow. The logical man
to take this place, and the man who
1t Is thought cherishes an ambition
in that direction, is Sir Samuel
Hoare, who drew up the India Act
OF 1885. The man who could settle
the Indian question now would
probably be step nearer the pre-
miership than the one who must
take the inevitable criticism direct
ed against any important war
cabinet job.
Much depends on the events of
the next weeks as to whether the
changes will be made soon or de-
ferred until next year. This time
there is no question of a change of
premiership. although there is still
important opposition to Mr.. Cham
berlain inside the Conservative party
as we'll as in the opposition.
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