Evening star., 1951-10-31

governments overall majority
from l8 to IT, since the speaker is
traditionally neutral.
A group of Labor Party in
surgents precipitated the contest
over the speaker. The vote was
318 for Mr.. Morrison and Isl for
the Labor candidate, Maj. James
Miner. Mr.. Milner. 81, was
deputy speaker in the old House.
Fight by Labor in Prospect.
The contest plainly meant that
the Labor Party intends to fight
the new government on every con-
ceivable Issue. just as Mr.. Church.
ills followers fought the Labor
Government when 1t was in power
In a speech to the house before
the voting began. Prime Minister
Churchill accused the Laborites
of reneging on an original agree
ment to let Mr.. Morrison take
office unopposed. Mr.. Churchill
asserted this agreement was made
on Monday.
He said the Laborites unexpect-
edly sent word yesterday they
must either have Mr.. Miner as
speaker or a Scottish Conservative
Sir Charles MacAndrew, in place
|of Mr.. Morrison.
Former Prime Minister Clement
Attlee, now leader of the opposi-
ton. denied that he had COM
mitted his party to support Mr.
Morrison.
Experience Noted.
Mr.. Attlee said he consulted his
party members after informal
talks with Mr.. Churchill and was
instructed to submit Miners
name, with Sir Charles as an al
tentative. Sir Charles has had
considerable experience as a sub
stitute speaker in the past. MIR.
Attlee said the Laborites consid-
cred that both the Scot and Mr..
Miner had better claims on the
chair than Mr.. Morrison.
1t was reported that Labor
Party moderates led by Mr.. Attlee
tried in vain to head off Mr..
Miners nomination.
Mr.. Miners hackers were said
to have argued that since the out
going Labor Government served
under a Conservative speaker in
the old House. the Conservatives
should now agree to give the chair
to Labor Party man.
Churchill Names Defense Chiefs
The old speaker was Col. Doug
las Clifton Brown. He did not
seek reelection. Mr.. Clifton
Brown had been elected to the
chair without a contest by amic-
able agreement between the two
major parties - the usual pro-
cedure.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Churchill named
the three armed services chiefs
who will serve under him in his
dual role of Defense Minister.
They topped the list of second
level government ministers and
ohclals appointed by Mr.. Church
i'll. The appointments:
Antony Henry Head As, former
origadier, War Secretary.
J. P. L. Thomas, 48, former
financial secretary to the Ad-
miralty. First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty.
Lord de L'Isle and Dudley. a.
a former junior minister and hold
er OF the Victoria Cross, Air Min
lister.
Son-in-Law Appointed.
Duncan Sandys. 43. former Min
lister of Work, and son-in-law of
Mr.. Churchill. Minister of Supply.
GWilym Lloyd George, Sc. q for
mer junior food minister and son
of David Lloyd George, Minister
of Food.
Sir Thomas Lionel Dugdale, "a,
a former junior minister, Minister
of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Godfrey William Lloyd, 40,
chairman Of the wartime oil con-
troll board, Minister Of Fuel and
Power.
John Scott Maclay. rs, former
head Of the British shipping mis-
sion to the United States, Minister
|of Transport and Civil Aviation.
Viscount Swinton, 81, former
Minister of Civil Aviation, Chan
|cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.