Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-12-03 | Page 2 | New War Council Will Succeed Present British Cabinet, Rumor; Asquith and King in Conference

SEW NEW tV WAB AR C WIll SUCCEED I PRESET PRESENT DR BRiTiSH Ct BINET AD IP ASQUITH S RIT A AND D K KI I COQ COr FERENCE I L. L KEEN By ED Cy By United Preen Frees Pr to Th The Telegram Telea LOND LONDON Nr Dec pee 2 Rumors Rumors of an impending cabinet upheaval al Which ha have ve been growing gowing during the past few t d days ys came came to a climax this this' afternoon when it t was wa lear learned e t that at Premier r Asquith had held a lengthy conference with King George The evening newspapers almost without exception today's war news news to a discussion of ot the political situation There were various gu guesses sS S ranging from the re retirement retirement retirement re- re of or Premier Asquith in favor of David Lloyd-George Lloyd minister of war war war- or A A. Bon Boner Bonar r Law to substitution of a council of ot five consisting of Asquith Asquith As As- Law Lloyd-George Lloyd Balfour and Sir Arthur Carson for tor the present ministry The most intense interest is manifested manifested manifested mani mani- in Mondays Monday's session of parlia parlia- ment A number of members have given given given en notice of their intention at this sitting sitting sitting sit sit- ting to question the government regarding regardIng regardIng regard- regard Ing certain crises now considered to have been reached In the cond conduct ct of the war and of internal administration if no announcement as to a change Is made before that time There is no disguising the popular dissatisfaction against the present cabinet cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net which In some quarters has developed developed developed devel devel- Into the most bitter vituperation The general charge has lIas been ineptitude in the conduct of the war The Evening News announced rumors rumor that David I Lloyd Lloyd George George minister of war was his belongings in his his' offices The Daily Express asserted that a crisis had b been en reached and that the coalition cabinet seemed likely to togo togo go being r replaced d by a new war council council coun coun- cil consisting proba probably ly of of Asquith Lloyd-George Lloyd A A. A Bonar Boner Law Arthur Balfour and Sir Edward Carson The Times Times like like the Evening News a Northcliffe paper Northcliffe-paper papEr demands a small harmonious and pd determined ministry to replace the present cumbersome one and yokes voices non no hope of or improvement in administrative work so long as Asquith remains prime minister Significance is seen in the quotations quotation above from the Northcliffe newspapers It w was sL Lord Td Northcliffe who practically made Lloyd George first by agitating agitating ing for his appointment as minister of munitions and nd later by having him re replace replace re- re place the late I Kitchener as minister of war Although the London rahlA cables do Continued on page 11 11 I NEY NEW WAR COUNCIL t I Continued from page 1 not give further lurther details it is assumed that a move is in in the making whereby Llo Lloyd George George d the masterful energetic like dynamo-like Welshman will becom become prime minister in place of Asquith The latter has bas lost la a great deal of his popularity with the public of late I Viscount Grey minister of for foreign ign affairs attain has also been bee bitterly under at attack attack attack at- at tack particularly by suffragists now turned from militancy against anything even slightly savoring of pro-German pro taint and w who ho have been drumming up sentiment throughout England holding that the for foreign ign office under Grey isI is still stitt a little pro German I