The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-06

London, Dee 5-The government, crisis found a solution tonight whic. up to the hour of its announcement was considered the least probable of practical alternatives Herbert II. As- quith resigned the premiership wnicn he has held through eight years of stormy history The Unioaist leade, Andrew Bonar was summoned 10 the palace immediately after Mir Asqui.h had departed and the king offered him the prime minister's commission
 No announcement regarding MT. Bonar laws decision has yet been made and there are some doubts whether he will accept the heavy re- sponsibiIity. 1T he declines it is con sidered certain that the honor will fall to David Lloyd George. The con tinuation of the coalition cabinet with some changes in it's membership and the speeding up of the war manage ment vii be the policy in either event
 The premiers decision 10 resign and advise the king 10 summon Andrew Bonar Law to form cabinet was ta0,- en after a day of extraordinary polit- ical excitement and activity. There were constant coming and goiugA '. the political leaders between 5uWning street and the various gov Tnment de- partments Mr Asquith met several leaders in consultation including Earl Curzon Lord Robe,t Cecil and the Earl of Derby.
 Later in the afternoon the premier met his supporters, including Wis cOunt Grey, Lewis H1Tcourt, Edwin $. Montague, the Marquis of CreWe, Reginad McKenna, Walter Runimea, Lord Buckmaster, II. Samuel Lord Reading and Arthur Henderson. The meeting lasted for more than an hour and it is supposed that Mir. Asqui5h explained that he was faced by al most insu~mountable obstacles to the reconstruction of the conflicting in Iterests and intended to tender his res ignation. The premier later drove to the palace and had an audience with the king
 It now is remarked that when Mir Asquith was asked in the house oi commons yesterday if a food dictator had been appointed, he replied sharp ly:
 T don't like a food dictator"
 There is much talk tonight of the possibilities of a general e eetion. M. Bonar Law would first form caoi- net, if he takes office as il is necessary that the government be carried on and then appeal to the electors for a ratification of his administration. There is strong opposition, how ever to any political campaign which must necessarily divert the country energies from the war work while t lasted and the new government may decide to go ahead with the approval Ol tHe AbNSt Ol tOliilltllN Olt4A hllh Abt of the voters
 The part David Lloyd George IS playing in the crisis was demonstre, , ed plainly today by the fact that he remained in his office whio the pre- mier conferred separately h tho liberal and conservative members of the cabinet Mir. Lloyd George policy had supporters in both camps His strongest liberal friend, Lord Dealing carried messages between The premier's councils and MT. Lloyd Georges desk.
 It was significant to- onlookers also that Mr Bonar Law refrained from attending the conservatives meeting with M- Asquith and Lord Curzol hastened to report to him at the codn- cil immediately after conference was ended.
 Mir Asquith's rctiremeif has taken the politicians so by surprise that they are not yet ready to predict the