BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.

Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17385, 23 April 1928, Page 5

BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.

POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE. LORD BIRKENHEAD MENTIONED. EXTREMISTS DISSATISFIED. (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 20. The Daily Herald’s diplomatic correspondent says it is persistently rumoured (hat if Lord Birkenhead succeeds in his present diplomatic (not polling) mission to Berlin he will replace Sir Austen Chamberlain in the Foreign Office. For a long time the extremist seel ion of the Cabinet lias tried to oust Sir A. Chamberlain, whom they regard as over-moderate and cautious in dealing with Russia. Sir A. Chamberlain by assenting without enthusiasm to the Anglo-Russian rupture momentarily silenced his critics, but they now complain that lie has not followed up Hie masterstroke \Vhich might have caused Ihe collapse of the Soviel. Lord Birkenhead lias long hankered for Iho Foreign Office, and may get ids way eventually, though Uie Foreign Office itself is fearful lest some of his idiosyncrasies may handicap dealings with foreign Ambassadors.