TALK OF CHANGES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 5

TALK OF CHANGES

BRITISH CABINET “SHADOW” GROUP MEETS PRIME MINISTER’S TASK APPEASEMENT IN EUROPE (Elec. Te). Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. May 26, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 25. Possible changes in the Cabinet were widely discussed during the week-end. What the News-Chronicle describes as an anti-Baldwin “shadow Cabinet” met on Sunday at Lord Winterton’s home at Shillinglee Park. Those present were Sir Austen Chamberlain, Sir Robert Horne, Sir Henry Page-Croft, and Sir Edward Grigg, all Conservative Party members of the House of Commons. The News-Chronicle surmises, that Cabinet reconstruction was discussed, but Lord Wilitertou insisted that it was a private‘party. The Times editorially says: "Though the structure of the National Government is sound enough, the facade is beginning to wear a'little thin.” It alludes to the criticism that Mr. Baldwin has lost his grip of affairs, and continues: “But tire seal of the significance of the party’s private - dinner is that Mr. Baldwin should be convinced, and so should many members of the House of Commons, that whatever else is amiss as to the Ministry its leader has neither lost heart nor interest.”

It is believed that Mr. Baldwin set himself tasks of standing by the new Sovereign during the early months of his reign and also making some definite contribution to the appeasement of Europe and it would be a profound misfortune to change the British leadership just when the latter objective seems in sight. A widespread rumour that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald’s resignation from the Cabinet was imminent is authoritatively denied. '