The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-20
ASQU|TH DOES NOT
INTEND TO LEAVE
POLITICAL ARENA
Rumors That He Is
Tired of Burden Are
Unfounded.
TO NAME ISAACS
AS CHIEF JUSTICE
Premier Will Not Leave Office
Until He Has Garnered Fruits
of Parliament Act Which He
Put Through in Face of
Such Unexampled
Difficulty.
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

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100 way O." ~ go 49, -
cal ruihors as during 'hc last ie"
weeks. a fact which seems to show
that tho bc,t of mo summer has n,,ycd
,,, 49,. o,,r C,,ns<.r,,
w "'''' go u - "a 80
i've GATORS ana PoH'iclahs' LOT all 'he
rumors may Invariably be traced back
to the cam, ~ The onpos,tion
,
ne iaii ana &C it'pse OF '"e present
government was confidently predicted
as destined to take place long ago, and
when tho nronbecv vns NOT fu,nIlcd
inc poii''c"i soSS'PS pesan 10 'aiN OF
all the important changes that We're
to take Mace in the CABINET The most
.o,.,tior,I of tboso n,oaic,; ,s
-
that Mr.. Asqulth tired with the bur
dcns anu responsibilities of his office.
y,ou,d r,sic, fto. ,,,o,rttr ,,.
.
i'ofd Shici justice 10 succeed Lord
Alverstone. who, as everybody knows.
will never resume his seat on the
bench. 4 successor will have to be
found but as the long court vacation
is at hand. no new Lord Chief Justice
will nave to DC nominated until Octo-
Der. and then. mo matter how ortou
the Tory press has rradic,ed tbot Mr.
Aso,itb wn,,,d nnvor dara a. 60 ha ~,
ro,rin,,, sir t,,,, ~,
cant nosit,on And no ~ or 49,, go,
nort,ncn viii s,,, vora a,.,t ~
annoirtr,an, f,rin N, tT,,,-Ia,i ,h
=; no 49,, a. 80, NV"
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,, 'o''i "n'i "''i H''c c''"p'e'e9
''9"ppe"i Gu.
can assure my readers on The very
oeSt au'hority that MT. Asqutth has
hot the s"sntest intention or leaving
the pohucal arena now. and every
hody who knows him knows that this
IS so
The statesman who, in face Of un-
cNalnpicd diIlculties, passed the Par
iiament act, Is not going 10 leave his
post until the fruits or that great
measure are Snrnered. a distinguished
colleague OF Mr.. Asquith in the pres
cnt Cabinet said few weeks ago:
Loyalty Is one or the brightest jewels
In the crown or the Prime Minister'S
character That loyalty Will not he
wanting 10 the Liberal party at this
juncture in its fortunes. There is also
"a loyalty that man owes to himself
ana MI Asqnith must feel that it is
lhcuhbcht on MN 10 SEQ mat tho ma
Ghlne when ne fashioned IN the Far
az - '"i"o'o VI u"'"S 1ts
o,,a minors Oh nrshsh'
=; in,,i,,,,, -, 80 80 :" 10 .'.c!
a,d ~ ~, -, -. ,.a''.'I
moro ,run INN thc o,hers ''o
Gabor ncmhcrs sunro,, no ,,o,.o
mont because II &c tbn ms, c.nocr.,ic
government mar bns cvcr bni, me
in this country. Excen, on wonan.s
suffrage and the question Of direct
taxation-two admittedly important
observation-disclosures has seldom had oc-
casion to quarrel with the present
government And on both these ex-
cepted questions large number OF
Liberal members are In absolute accord
with the Labor party. TO the govern
ment the presence OF the Labor mem
hers acts as constant spur; il is
perpetual reminder to ministers that
lhey must not weary IN wcll doing.
In the houac OF Commons the Tories
are constantly ehoehNoilns TO get the
oes' VI t"I soNI n!"rtt ny some sur
pt. 80. t'".n' "'I''' ta"sh' ny nIt'e' eA-
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