| Show rOES DOES 1 RAP C CHAMBERLAIN IN UP SHAKE Press Demands Drastic Steps To Win Conflict Unimaginative Shifting of Well Weil- Worn Pawns' Pawns Draws Protests Churchill Becomes Military C Chief LONDON April 4 4 INS INS Great Groat at Britain's cabin cabinet t sh shuffle which placed First Lord of th the Admiralty Winston Churchill inthe in inthe inthe the position of virtual military dictator aroused a storm of criticism and protest in England Thursday The general press reaction ion was was that the he cabinet reorganization wasn was n not t drastic enough Newspapers of virtually all shades of political opinion joined In the outburst of criticism One of the most outspoken objeCtors objectors objectors ob ob- was the laborite London Daily Herald HeraM which ripped into Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain vigorously The government changes have been received with astonishment and dismay said the Herald Throws Away Opportunity Once again Chamberlain either from lack of imagination or a surfeit surfeit surfeit sur sur- feit of complacency has thrown a away ay an opportunity for r recon recon- str ift f R Referring to cancellation of the theoffice office of mil minister ster for lor coordination of defense fo formerly merly held by Lord Chatfield who resigned the Herald Herald Herald Her Her- ald added If the prime minister thinks he can abolish a cabinet office of this nominal magnitude without explaining explaining ex ex- pla himself to the country heis heis he heis is vastly mistaken A famous liberal newspaper the Manchester Guardian joined the chorus of disapproval with this comment The changes in the ministry are disappointing The reconstruction is extremely partial The prime minister is content to move well worn pawns about in a manner which seems in Ili some instances almost al almost al- al most capricious Raps Unimaginative Choice The Guardian expressed wonderment wonderment wonderment wonder wonder- ment at what it called Chamberlains Chamberlains Chamberlain's Chamber Chamber- lains lain's so unimaginative choice of men The London Daily Mail had this to say The prime minister still declines de declines de- de clines to appoint a small compact war cabinet His decision arouses profound disappointment Demand for a real war cabinet will grow and is bound to be granted grant grant- ed if the war drags on Even the sedate sedat Times of London London Lon Lon- don which ordinarily supports a conservative government commented commented commented com com- caustically The cabinet changes look indeed Indeed in In- In deed at first sight like an elaborate game of puss In corner Voices Limited Approval One influential newspaper Lord Beaverbrook's London Daily Express Express Express Ex Ex- press however expressed general approval of ot the changes but nevertheless added There are still men in the government government government gov gov- who ought to be out Some failures are still at their posts and some bad spots remain The shift appeared most important important important tant in the manner in which it affected af affected af- af the status of Churchill who now will preside as senior service Continued on Page Seven Column Six fix AIRS CONFIDENCE l lOF CHAMBERLAIN I OF VICTORY OVER NAZIS IN WART WAR Continued From Tom Page One s' s blockade of of Germany escape escape- roof f. f ff fou You can mn take it from me he ht heit it d that one by one leaks anc and are being stopped anc and at jat as the war goes on that strang stran stran- ling g g effect will more and more morn I rain ain the life blood out of our ow emY einy on the other hand the prime rims j linister inister r declared there is noe no short short- In e of food in Britain lt If If some som time later on we want wani save ive shipping space pace for war maSas mads ma ma- rials ds or it if we want to restrict Sas ands upon our foreign exta ex- ex ange ige ge we may have to do without ta me oine things that we have been ged ed to but we can stand a lot of Curtailment yet without feeling any worse e for it he said tampers pers Blockade He said consideration for neu- neu als aIs h had d hampered the allies' allies Blockade but warned that It cant can- can t be expected that we should alLy al- al Ly Germany indefinitely to profit W our our scrupulousness and to draw yd rid d and comfort from neutrals who not free agents and who know t their hearts whatever they mayy may t y that our victory spells freedom them whereas our defeat would loom com oom them to slavery The rec-nt rec French British-French dec- dec of a closer alliance gave E ii e best assurance that we all not be cheated of the fruits of victory and that the essential ele- ele of European security will be Available to us when the war iser is ver er he told the council The seven months of war war he said lave ye ve enabled the allies to make and remove our weaknesses and tune up every inn rm offensive and defensive and enormOUSlY to add to our fight- fight i strength that we can face the Future with calm wha whatever it rings He continued I 1 would be the last to underrate tie e enemy's strength or his deter- deter ni atlon to use that strength with- with iut scruple and without mercy ifie if ie e thinks he can do doso so without getling get- get ling g his blows returned with in- in lerest erest lIsay IsaY this too too the the very completeness com com- of his preparations has left eft ff him little margin of strength o a call call upon iThe prime minister declared that u nay has not any real friends fe a the world and that leaks and in Britain's blockade of Germany ermany are being mended ij Our ur victory he declared spells freedom UI I I ask you to bear in mind that his isis hiis is a war of will and the will conquer D f I put my faith in the urage and tenacity of our race race thick ch has never failed Chamberlain announced that a secret session of the house of com commons corn corn- mons mops would be arranged for next Thursday to debate the 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