Show Viscount Peel Made Secretary LONDON M March 18 By Associated Peel former undersecretary undersecretary undersecretary under under- Press Press Viscount secretary of the war and air ministry and chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lan Lan- caster in the present ministry has been appointed secretary of state for India succeeding Edwin S. S Montag Montagu who resigned last week Edwin S. S Montagu resigned as secretary secretary sec see of India March 9 as a result of permission he had given without consultation consultation con con- with the theother other members of the cabinet for tor publication of a telegram telegram telegram tele tele- gram from the government of of India setting forth the position of the Indian Moslems toward tho the Near East problem problem lem as affecting the sultanate Viscount Peel Is a member of the house of lords and his appointment is In line with the forecast that Prime Minister Lloyd George would replace Mr Montagu by a peer so that another election bye-election might be avoided Such an election would have ha been necessary had a member of ot the house of commons commons com corn mons been appointed Viscount Peel i is a Unionist Before succeeding to the In 1912 he served several years years as member of the parliament parl for Manchester l and and Taunton During the war he was Joint parliamentary secretary for the national national national na na- na- na service department and in 1919 was appointed undersecretary t ry of state sate for the war department and vice Ice president president dent of the air council He lie was named chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster when the Lloyd George ministry was recast last April |