Show ENGLAND'S CABINET CRISIS IS FAR FROM ENDED Sir John Simon Home Aff Af Al- f fairs Secretary Tenders His Resignation v LONDON Jan 4 It It again becomes evident that the cabinet crisis is far from ended The only definite point is that Sir John Simon secretary of state for home affairs has resigned He lie had hada a prolonged Interview with Premier Asquith yesterday The premier did his utmost to to induce Sir John to re remain remain remain re- re main in the cabinet but without t aVail and an and l It is almost c certain nain that the home secretary's resignation will be officially announced on the reassembling of par par- The position of Reginald McKenna chancellor of ot the exchequer and Walter Walter Waiter Wai- Wai Wal Wal- ter Runciman president of ot the board of ot trade is still undecided They are arEl making the acceptance of ot the government government government govern govern- ment compulsion bill conditional onal upon securing a concession to their vi views ws on the eventual size of the army Asquith Embarrassed In this matter Premier Asquith is in inan inan inan an embarrassing position He lie is js being strongly Impelled from the outside not notto notto notto to yield this point and it is believed that a majority in the cabinet itself is against their views Hence today's meeting of ot the cabinet to consider the latest draft of or the compulsion bill may may result in further changes and nd may pos possibly possibly pos pos- OS- OS sibly result In the resignations of ot these two important mini ministers The treatment of at Ireland is another thorny problem and the conflicting statements regarding this matter may maybe maybe maybe be an Indication of the struggle which will go on in the cabinet this morning All the papers both and supporters of voluntary enlistment agree that Ireland will be excluded from the operation of the bill and that the press association statement that Ireland would be included was mac mac- curate According to the Times Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land was included in the first draft of ot the bill which was was only intended to provide a convenient basis for tor discus discus- sion To Safeguard Navy The Morning l Post expresses the belief that Premier Asquith has been able to give McKenna and Runciman assurances that measures can and will willbe willbe willbe be taken to insure that a sufficient number of ot men will be left not only to carry carryon on the the manufacture manufacture of munitions munitions munitions muni muni- but all trades tradE's vital to the the in interest interest interest in- in terest of ot the country The Post al alU although al- al U though ough a paper at attaches attaches attaches at- at importance to the retaining of ot these two ministers in the cabinet The Daily Chronicle says that the new nw 1111 bill will contain a clause safeguardIng safeguarding safeguarding safe safe- guarding the navy from the danger of ot the bill weeping sweEping all efficient men into the army and estimates that when all aU allowances are made for unfit men and nd those required for the manufacture of ot munitions and for tor other other- necessary services the new bill will bring only men Into the army Simon Will Explain Ved Wednesdays Wednesday's sitting of ot parliament will be of ot exceeding interest Besides Premier Asquith's statement Sir John Simon will make a brief brief- address address' explaining explaining explaining ex ex- ex- ex his position He lie had already taken formal farewell of or his department department department depart depart- ment chiefs The names of Lewis Harcourt first commis commissioner loner of ot works and Herbert Samuel chancellor of ot the duchy of ot Lancaster are mentioned among his possible successors at the home office Opposes Conscription The South Wales miners appear to tobe tobe tobe be dead against conscription James Winstone president of or the South Wales Vales Miners' Miners federation in a speech at Pontypool yesterday announced announced announced an an- that the executive committee had passed a resolution protesting against conscription I 1 know what I am saying he lie added Unless the politicians of ot this country are careful they will stop the South Wales coal fields and there will willE willbe willbe be E no coal for the navy navy |