El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-12-07
BONAR LAWBALKS
LUN#LAH HN-
AT KINGS REQUEST
TO FORM CABINET;
ASQuTH HAS QUIT
Difficult Job May Now
Be Passed Up to
Lloyd George
HOPE OF
AN AGREEMENT
lRv Leased wire 70 New MexIean.l

(By Leased Wire to New MexIcan.)
London, Dec. GA. Bonar Law TO
day declined the, invitation Of Ktne
George to undertake the formation q
a new ministry, and the king then sent
for David Lloyd1George, who Is pc
lieved, like Mr.. Bonar Law, to have in
formed the sovereign Of the difficult
ties which he would have to face il
he undertook the construction Of 9
cabinet.
This afternoon the king initiated
negotiations in the hope Of settling
the difficulties among the members OF
the Asquith administration, Mr.. AS
quith and all the other members be
ing summoned to Buckingham palace
MI. Lloyd-George was already there.
A. j. Balfour, Arthur Henderson and
Mr.. Bonar Law oon arrived. They
and other members had been in con-
ference with the king for sometime
before Mr.. Asquith arrived, on receiv-
ing an intimation that his presence
was required, he hurriedly left to join
them.
The Earl Of Derby said today he be-
lieved it possible that an agreement
which would bring the coalition back
to power might be reached in regard
to the membership of the small war
council, the difficulty which wrecked
the coalition.
Whether Mr.. Lloyd-George, whose
action led to the disruption of the coal.
ition government and the resignation
of Mr.. Asquith, would have any great
err success in forming a ministry than
Mr.. Bonar Law, is a question which
has not been answered. Political cor
respondents predict that Asquith will
be back at the head of the government
before many days.
Mr.. Asquith takes a majority OF the
Liberal ministers with him in his re-
tirement, Mr.. Lloyd-George being as.
sured of the support of only Herbert
Samuel, the home secretary; Edwin s.
Montague, minister of munitions;
some Of the junior ministers, includ-
ing DR.. Christopher Addison, parlia-
mentary under-secretary for num-
tions, and a small section of the party
known as the ginger group" 1t is
not believed probable that Mr.. Lloyd
George will have any success with the
labor members than did Bonar Law,
the parliamentary correspondents say
while the attitude of a large part of
the. Unionist party is doubtful.
Bonar Law Sir Edwardson and the
Earl of Derby probably would act un-
der Lolyd-G George as they supported
his ultimatum to Premier Asquith, re-
garding the formation of a smaller
war council.
The Westminster Gazette says Pre-
mier Asquith's resignation was not re.
ceived with any dismay in Liberal
circles. A majority of the party warm
Iy approved his decision and was pre-
pared to give a Unionist ~administra-
tion a fair chance, II n were formed
But 1t predicts that any minority gov.
eminent would have a precious exist
ence. The Gazette continues;
1T may we'll be that Asquith VIII
as a result be summoned once more
to the palace to form an administers
tion which would have the advantage
Of commanding a majority In the
house which no other administration
seems likely to be able to obtain"
After receiving LloydGeorge to
whom presumably he offered the pre-
miership. King George summoned to
the palace several members of the
recent cabinet in the hope Of solving
the crisis. Among these who attend
ed we're Andrew Bonar Law, Mr..
Lloyd-George, A. J. Balfour, first lord
of the admiralty. and Arthur Hender-
son, president OF the board Of educa-
ton and representative of the Labor
party.