The reshuffling of the British Cabinet at a time like the present has been variously interpreter as an attempt to show the United States that the right men are being put in the right jobs on the one hand, and as a means of forestalling criticism which is to be expected in the course of the debate on the war which has been promised for next week. It is to be doubted whether either of these reasons carry very much weight, though perhaps certain circles in the United States would be glad of the knowledge that Mr. Winston Churchill was being supported by the best men for the various ministries under him.' With regard to the coming debate in the House of Commons there are indications that the feelings expressed last week have undergone some modification as a result of the revelation of the true facts in connection with the despatch of forces to Greece, and the knowledge that not only were the British losses comparatively light but that the severe casualties inflicted upon the Germans has to a very large extent justified the decision to go to the assistance of the Greeks.
Perhaps the most astonishing change is the appointment of Lord Beaverbrook to be a Minister of State without portfolio. The office to which he has been appointed has rarely been used, and it is thought that he will now be free to use his pushful methods in other and less successful war departments than that of the Ministry for Aircraft Production. In that office Lord Beaverbrook has achieved a complete success, driving right to the heart of the problems with which he was confronted and solving them without any great regard for the limitations which red
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