CABINET CRISIS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 881, 6 December 1916, Page 7

CABINET CRISIS.

ACUTE STAGE PASSED. THE NEW WAR COUNCIL. RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS. Australian niut N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 4. The "Evening Standard" says:— "The acute stage of the crisis has passed. Mr Lloyd George has got substantially what lie wants, inehiding a smalt War Council with ample powers of quick decision, at

which Mr Astiiiith will have the power to attend. It will probably consist of Mi - Lloyd George, Mr Bonar Law, Sir Edward Carson, and Mr A. Henderson. It is asserted lhat the Unionists urged Mr Asquith to resign, but they withdrew this request upon receipt of a message from Mr Asquith."

I The paper adds: "This Council of four will form an admirable working body. Sir Edward Carson is a suitable colleague. With Sir John iJellicoe at the Admiralty, Mr Bonar Law may go to the Treasury, and IMr Balfour to the Colonial Office, I although Mr McKenna, who has j gained Mr Asquith's confidence in dealing with colossal figures and ! harmonising the Allies' finance, is j naturally dissatisfied at the proposed j rearrangement." CONFIDENCE IN ASQUITH. i A LIBERAL RESOLUTION. Australian and K.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 5. One hundred Liberal members of the House of Commons passed a : resolution of confidence in Mr Asjquilh, and declared that his continuance in the Premiership was necessary in order to retain national unity for the successful prosecution of the war. I RELATIONS WITH AMERICA. A POSSIBLE DANGER. Au-itraiian itud X.2. Cable Association. NEW YORK. December 5. The "World" stales that if Mr A.squith and Viscount Grey are forced out of office the change may be anything but beneficial to the igood relations between Britain and America. The cahle news in this Issue accredited to "The Times" lias appeared in that journal, hut only where expressly stated is such uws the editorial opinion of "The Times."