Evening star., 1945-07-26
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labor In the wartime cabinet, and
who probably will succeed Mr.. Eden
as foreign secretary II his health
permits. Mr.. Bevin had the gar
eantuan task OF marshaling the
country's manpower during the war
in Europe.
Hugh Dalton, president of the
Board Of Trade in the coalition
cabinet, also has been mentioned
for the foreign office, but 1t seemed
more likely that he would return to
his old post. He also has been men,
toned for chancellor OF the ex-
cheuuer. The consensus was, how
ever. that the two-f listed cockney,
Herbert Morrison, would move into
that important treasury post. Mr..
Morrison was minister Of home Sc
curity and was home secretary un-
til the coalition was dissolved.
How Labor party leaders will line
up in the Attlee cabinet Is pure
guesswork, but 1t appeared certain
that places would have to be found
for them in the new government
Some Liberals also may be given
cabinet posts.
Two Women May Get Posts.
Two women may enter the gov
ernment. Miss Ellen Wilkinson,
acid -tongued former parliamentary
secretary of the Home Office, may be
headed for the Ministry of Educa-
ton or the Ministry of Health.
DR.. Edith SummerskiE also is held
TO be cabinet material.
A. ". Alexander is expected gen.
orally to return as first lord of the
admiralty, a post he held during the
war.
Sir Stafford Cripps, who headed a
futile mission to India to talk inde-
pendence, and Philip Noel Baker
are mentioned for secretary of state
for India. Mr.. Noel-Baker also is
discussed for chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster. Sir Stafford
was minister of aircraft production
in the coalition. He might become
home secretary. although some OBJ
servers think the chances Of Arthur
Greenwood are better.
Arthur Henderson, son Of Ramsay
MacDonald's foreign secretary. held
the inside track as future secretary
of war.
No prognogticator thought much
OF the chances of Prof. Harold Laski
getting into the government. Prof.
Laski is chairman of the Labor
Party Executive Committee and
some Of his campaign utterances
embarrassed Mr.. Attlee considerably
as Mr.. Attlee prepared to go to the
Potsdam Conference with Mr.
Churchill.
Big personalities went down In
defeat in the election.
Mr.. Churchills son and son-in-
law both were defeated.
Maj Randolph Churchill was
beaten, 33,053 to 29129, by Squadron
Leader S. Segal. Labor. in the Pres
ton district, where Capt. Julian
Amery, son of the secretary OF
state for India, L. S. Amery, also
was beaten by a Labor candidate.
The elder Amery also lost his
seat in Commons.
Duncan Sandys Defeated.
Duncan Sandys, red haired SON.
in-law of Mr.. Churchill and min
lister of works and housing in the
present government, lost to his
Labor opponent by about 1000 votes.
The first ministerial casualty was
Harold Macmillan, secretary of state
for air, who was defeated at Stock
ton-on- Tees by Labor opponent.
Brendan BracKen, former minister
of information and present first
lord Of the Admiralty, was ousted
in Paddington district of West Lon
don by a vote of 16.630 to 10093.
Mr.. Bracken has long been regarded
as one of Mr.. Churchill's closest
advisers and confidants.
Sir James Grigg, war minister,