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COMMENCING THURSDAY
FETIH Y
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1937.
INTERNAL RUMBLINGS AT WESTMINSTER
SPECULATIONS ON CHAMBERLAIN
CABINET MAKE-UP
Internal rumblings at Westminster are deepen- ing with the approach of the occasion for the re- signation of the Prime Minister and the assump- tion of the helm by Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
It is understood that Mr. Chram- to give the post to Sir Samuel berlain will follow the precedent set] Hoare, what then? by Mr. Asquith in 1908, introduce Would the Simonites make-trouble? his Budget, and leave the handling It is extremely doubtful. They have of the Finance Bill to whosoever threatened to resign before now if shall succeed him at the Exchequer. they did not get the appointments Britain is soon going to see, in they wanted, but few believe they fact, another the third-reforma-would have carried out their threat and Mr. Chamberlain tion of the "National" Government. then,
be more certain than The first came with the resignation must of the Liberal Ministers on
1933, and Ottawa Agreement in the second with the resignation of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald two years ago.
The third is to be the big- gest and most risky change-over of the lot.
now.
it the ever they will not do
Outside the coalition they have no.. future as an independent party, and they know it.
No: if Mr. Chamberlain makes Sir John. Simon Chancellor of the Exchequer, it will not be from fear of the Simonites resigning. It will be because there are a lot of elec- tors who can still be made to think
An Embarrassing Task Quite a number of gaps have to be filled, the "National" fiction has to be kept up and no "National" that the Simonites speak for what figures offended. Mr. Ramsay Macis left of organised Liberalism. Donald, who swore long ago never
Pill För Tories
to desert his dear Mr. Baldwin, is There are already indications in retiring with him. Lord Hailsham, the Lobbies that the Tories would it is reported, wants to give, up the be strongly opposed to finance and two Woolsack. Mr. Duff Cooper is certrade being in the hands of tainly leaving the War Office, and Simonites-Sir John Simon at the Sir Philip Sassoon will probably Exchequer, and Mr. Runciman at the give way to somebody at the Air Board of Trade. Ministry.
But the statements that have been
And then, of course, there is made that Mr. Runciman contem- Mr. Chamberlain's own post to plates retiring altogether are with- be filled at the Exchequer. If the out foundation.
new Prime Minister gives it to Still, it is plain- the Tories- have Sir John Simon or Mr. Runci- got to swallow that pill, or some- man, as he must do if the Tories thing equally disagreeable, or throw are not to hold the three great up the "National" sponge altoge- offices (Premiership, Exchequer, ther, and they are not going to do and Foreign Office), then many the latter. So many of them want seats. Tory champions of Sir Samuel Liberal votes to hold their
Some of these Tories (they can be Hoare are going to be upset. The three offices, it is true, are so ruthless) think Sir John ought held by Tories now, if you call Mr. to be content to accept the Wool- Baldwin a Tory,
but the country sack.
Mr. Churchill Baldwin a8 has winked at Mr. Tory just as Mr. Baldwin has pro- The other changes are not going bably winked at himself and just to be easy if the present balance of as the true Tories have laughed at parties is to be maintained. Where him in that character. So little is the National Labour man to re- of party dogmu is there about him place Mr. Ramsay MacDonald? Lord that he has been the most acceptable de la Warr is the head possible of a National Gov- give. ernment.
2
answer: some
But National Labour is so utterly negligible that Mr. Cham- must berlain may decide that it
to
Sir John Simon But even if Mr. Chamberlain ap- forfeit the post. And who is
at the! pointed a Simonite Chancellor and succeed Sir John Simon
l'at the same time appeased the Home Office, Odd though it
may
Tories, his troubles. would not be at seem, rumour is giving that office an end in respect of the Exchequer, to Sir Samuel Hoare, Captain Mar- Sir John Simon it is said, wants gesson, the Chief Whip, it is said, the Exchequer. But the City and might go to the Admiralty, which trading interests would prefer that is what might be expected seeing Mr. Runciman should have it. He that he is a cavalryman. There was has, therefore, to choose between once another, cavalryman at the.
Admiralty Mr. Churchill. And do the two.
Sir John Simon is leader of the not let us forget Mr. Churchill's Simonites. He is also Deputy Lea late amiable quiescence towards the der of the House. It would be dif Government. ficult for him to accept an inferior post in the Ministry to Mr. Runci man. And Mr. Chamberlain can less afford to offend Sir John Simon for Sir John
than Mr. Runcimanful than
Simon is much more
Mr Runciman as a leader to in fluence Liberal
COLONY'S VITAL STATISTICS
The country In the 48 hours ended at mid- knows little of Mr Runcindan It night Sunday, two new cases of has heard a good deal of Sir John smallpox were reported from Kow- Simon. The Simoniter claitos to loon - together with one case be still a big element in the Na-diphtheria. tional” majority would be satisfied
There were one meningitig and
VIOLET LORAINE "ROADHOUSE" by the appointment of either man two typhoid cases in Victoria, and
GORDON HARKER in
GAUMONT - BRITISH PICTURE
Resignations?
If by, any chance Mr. Chamber lain, under Tory pressure, were
one diphtheria. case and one, men- Ingitis case from Aberdeen, and Rural Hong Kong,