NEW BRITISH CABINET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 91, 11 January 1919, Page 7

NEW BRITISH CABINET

■■"•"■ " PROBABLE -MEMBERS:-"" ;/ ' 's (Rec. January. 10, 10.25 p.'ni!) London, January-9. v-It is : expected- -that .the..personnel. of ithenew British Cabinet -will be announced to-day.--The "Daily Chronicle" understands... that Jihortt: (Chief Secretary for ; Ireland) will take the Home Office, portfolio,/ Viscount -Milner .(Minister;, of Wai')..-ithe Colonies,--Mp-jW. '■ H.Long (tho Golonies). .tho Admiralty,-and Mr. J..; I. .Macplierson (Under-Secretary for- War). the Irish. Secretaryship.—Aus.N,Zi Cable .Assn.. • %; "Times" .message. to. -ith® Sydney ,".Sun"; ; a few .days ago. stated that it was -believed that' Mr. '• Winston-■■Churchill, (Minister of Munitions), Mr. - Fisher (President of the Board of, Education), Dr./jYddisbn (Minister of ' Reconstruction), and' Sir 'Auckland; Geddes (President of the Local Gbvernmeh"t Board) -receive 'promotion? • vMr. fisher-id 'mentioned' as Mr.-' Balfour's successor, Mr. Montagu'(Secretary of State'for India) and' •Sir Albert Stanley/(President of " the' '.Boitrd of Trade) are likely to remain at their posts'. •■"•'■ / ■• 1 f Mr: Barnes ' (Minister ' without' • port-, folio) and Mr. -Roberta - (Minister of Labour) 1 have - made : no "sign- of resigning siiice'-their' election,- ' and. the -Labour Party's sanction/to -the. ap'pointftteht of "a'Labour "represbntative-to the Cabinet is awaited with' anxious- eagerness. \-\ The "SunV'-'fipecial correspondent saysThe "choice -for: the "Labour."Party''leadership'lies between-Mr. Clynes (formerly Food Controller) 1 and Mr; Thomas (secretary,, of the-•Railwaymen.'s' Union). The new Cabinet-, will vprobably not. exceed 'ten; and it-will 'work: side-by side, with the .-Imperial War ■■Cabinet, -.which - has now become aa -established . part- bf- the governing system, ■-. >■ Tho "Daily Express" eaya. that-accord-ing to authorities in, close touch with the Prime Minister the (Cabinet will include: Loi'd' Finlay as' Lord Chancellor;-" Mr. Austen- Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer'(if Mr. - Bonar : La\r retires); '•Mr;'-■ Winston -,Cliiifchiir as' Secretary for. 'sVar; : Mr. 'Walter -Long as Secretaiiy for the Colonies; Mr; Roberts as Minister ofLabour ; -Mr. Barnes as-Minister of Pen--sions. Sir' Edward- Carson is' 'mentioned 'for'.tlie'Admiralty.' ■ 1 •