The sun., 1916-01-09
ASQUITH FOES
FAVOR CARSON
FOR PREMIER
Opponents Of Present War
Policy Lean Toward Ex-
AttOrney-G General.
GENERAL ELECTION
DEMANDED BY MANY
s,eessi co,,essO,.Issce 10 Tnr sux

qsnt, which. they allese. Is wasing the
~ a. II 1t we're mere lawsuit.
soup Of Members cf Parliament t,elong-
lpg 10 both the Uniomst and Liberal
pArtiss is contemplating the formation
q q National Coalition Opposition tn
render possible constructive criticism In
~ House Of Commons and compel the
0Overnment 20 show more decision and
rpsoiutiou In dealing with the various
problasns arising out OF the war
Prominent In this group " coalition
eppoeition members is Sir Arthur Mark
hAm, who has led most OF the criticism
n the House OF Commons since tire
coalition Government was formed. ana
10 tho background. II is said. looms the
puwerful figure of Sir Edward Carson.
V1,s resigned from the heAuorney-General-
stip because he considered the Govern.
ment vas not prosecuting the Balkan
campaign with SUFFICIENT vgor.
One Liberal NJ. r.. who during his
2sriiamentry life has opposed Sir
Ddward Carson on almost every public
question, but VINO Is now throwing in
hs lot with the coalition opposition. de-
aRares It his firm conviction that In
ewelve months time Sir Edward Carson
Wiu become Prime Minister OF the
United Kingdom.
some people" he says, ARE under
the extraordinary illusion that we have
von the war already, or are In process
n winning 1t automatically. The Gov
larry tine blows OF the enemy without
Sroubling to take the initiative itself.
New Statesmen WaittaY.
.Fr,epds OF the coalition Cabinet" he
aided, "tell US that there is no alterna- :
tive to the present Government. TAese
people resemble the Frenchmen who
in 1889 though, that with the fan or
royalty France would be at the END OF
her resources. We know what happened
Within a decade France produced more
great soldiers and statesmen than sne
lad produced In the hundred years pre-
eeding. IL will be 80 in the British En-
sire. Inside and outside the TWO Houses
Of Parliament and the Government there
are plenty OF men who have not only
Great political ability but also-what Is
lar more important--the character TO
anne to bold, aggressive DECISIONS ana
% translate them into action promptly.
Il the necessity arises the hour Will
bring the men
Coupled with the demand Tor coaii-
tion opposition is movement In IaVor
Of a general election when the Nfe OF
The present british Parliament eAp'Ie'
on January 80, although the Govern
ments Parliament and registration b!ii
provides for the prolongation OF the Par-
liamentary term for another Twelve
months. Prominent among the adVo-
catee Of an early general election IL
British authority on sea Law. blockade
no 'o'', i." ~ ,,'....si,v TO-, =.
,.n,,nn I'd !, ,rse parliament.
, eo' -. s,s,.n az hest
,, u"e ''v ,'.. ensryv into the
, ,,"t,,,. on, ,b,,t ,he coaii-
49, ~ Liii.,I Marty poyernm.nt. and
Su. -a,h,n. ,h. na,ion of An IN. nd :
S".o io'"e -, - ,,,, 10Th
co., ,,r,v saws Nr
s IN -, " CO. hs.r swa,iowed nm by IN.
49,. rh.ir ,wn c.ucus.s which once
,',,h .,ch o,h.r are now as
90 WarIeu WI WI :, ,haIr 'orrunt ur.
r.os.s.,nraI ho,,e.f.ux are
VT a ,,l,,'r,,on ca rouse NJ ,,are
Gs ,a ' s.c.. IN ,hs cous,i,uenc,es and
70 =; So ia chooae an bouest
~ .,.,r,,,. IA. hady. of either marty
nst,h.,
.In IN ,we,,v wears of the great war
.,,,s -. ,h:v hsid six general el.c-
49, .rd s,.c,.d six new PsrlIaments
E'nsr nnrd,,lnns irfnit.lv NOR. likely
Hr,r~ ,nrn,oiI ,han th.s. mining time,
nar,y ,..c. The Isw-and mo- old
AZ Obsolete Law but on. passed by the
rresent Observation-Disclosures "A dissom =
{on and a general election: the constI
tuition requires IL and II Is not there
fore for me or for those who hold with
mo TO show reasons for IT,"
OppOsittOn Of Lords.
.u. s,,,o,.,,,,., \f
SHo t,,,s az, tna, tha
~ ,hn pari,,,nant aud
~, ,,u a. 20, IN make . gen.
si a,sn,so,, ,,nnossih,s during The war
Su, ~ ,oid tha nccess,tv OF having ON.
rsnnarv
The new mov.ment for opposition to
AND criticism az ,he Government is not
conensd 10 the House OF Commons, bu,
also nsnetrating the House of Lords
\ ,rd Miner, the former Vlceroy OF IN
Ala. also strongly criticises the coalition
Svstem as well as what he calls the
.roaiition press" the outcome of the
suppression of the party system Of gov
ernment In this connection Lord Mil
neY upholds the independent attitude
taken up by Lord Northcllffc's news
papers
"Few things have seemed To me more
unfair Of late" says Lord Miner in an
interview in the Observer. than tho