Show CHURCHILL CUTS 5 FROM CABINET LONDON Feb 23 UP Prime up-Prime Prime Minister Winston Churchill Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day prepared to face the house of commons in a a. two-day two war debate after his second cabinet reorganization reorganization reo-gani- reo since the fall of Singapore and political quarters predicted that he was sure of full support for his continued prose prosecution ution of the war Five men had been dropped out of the cabinet in Churchill's second second second sec sec- ond reorganization in a gesture to the increasingly vocal critics who demanded the elimination of weaklings and men tarred with the brush of appeasement in the days of past governments Arthur Greenwood an outstanding outstanding outstanding ing labor party leader was dropped as minister without portfolio portfolio portfolio port port- folio Captain H. H D. D R. R Margesson Marges- Marges son long regarded as a power behind behind behind be be- hind the government when he was chief conservative whip as war minister Lieutenant Colonel J. J T. T C. C Moore Moore Moore-Brabazon Brabazon as aircraft production production production pro pro- minister Lord Moyne as colonial secretary and Lord Reith as minister for works and build build- ings Sir James Grigg was named war secretary Colonel J. J J 3 J. J Llewellin Llewellin Llew- Llew ellin aircraft production minister Lord Cranborne colonial minister and Lord Portal works and buildings buildings buildings build build- ings minister Hugh Dalton was transferred from the ministry of economic warfare to to the presidency of the board of trade to take the place of Llewellin and Lord W Wolmer olmer was named to Dalton Daltons former post In removing Margesson l Moore- Moore Brabazon and Greenwood Churchill Church Church- ill had jettisoned the three men most criticised in the stormy re recent recent recent re- re cent weeks He had failed to the surprise of some me critics to to drop rop A. A V. V Alexander who as first lord of the admiralty was burdened with part of the blame for the German war war fleet fleet passage past the Dover coast and Leopold S. S Amery secretary for India who is regarded as bitterly opposed to toa toa a a. greater measure of self-rule self for i India such as Is In prospect Sensation Created It was understood that Lord Portal 56 a coal magnate who has been serving as a raw materials materials materials mate mate- rials expert in the ministry of supply would absorb most of Greenwoods Greenwood's duties to consider postwar problems Something of a sensation was caused by the promotion of Sir I James Grigg to the war portfolio He had spent 29 of his 51 years in the civil service and had risen to the post of permanent undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary under under- secretary for war It was believed to be the first time a civil servant had been appointed direct without an interlude in politics s to such a post Grigg has won a name for forcefulness forcefulness forcefulness force- force and for defiance of brass hats in the war office He is the fifth war secretary since the war started Business Men MenThe MenThe MenThe I The promotion of Lord Portal and of Lord Wolmer was regarded as a a. confirmation of reports that Churchill was looking for good business men Wolmer 54 is well known In both the cement industry and the drug store business He has haa been director of cement of the ministry of works and buildings since ince 1940 1840 Newspapers generally took the view that Churchill had successfully successfully success success- fully overcome a political crisis by his new reorganization but butan butan butan an editorial in the News Chronicle liberal party organ said The new men must introduce new methods and must infuse a fresh spirit of enterprise and aid daring daring dar dar- ing into the conduct of the war They must plan and act boldly Compromise may mayor or may not have built the British empire but lately it has been busy losing it it Compromise Com Com- promise romise has got to go |