New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31

me support Of the government was not
,nconslstent with Liberal PRINCIPLES.
IT. Is persistently rumored to-day that
me Asquithians mns reunite under
fremicr Lloyd George
W the 122 defeated candidates VINO
were members OF the last House, 80
were Liberals, 25 Nationalists, ID
Lnborites, 8 Coalition Liberals, Co
anton Unionists and Independents.
~ TIE Nationalist there remain only
Joseph Devlin, r. P. O'Connor. Captain
Redmond, p. Donnelly, Philip O'Doher-
ty, e. J. Kelly, jeremiah MacVeagh
and 7. HARRISON.
tor the nne Belfast seats ST.
On'onlsts, two Labor Unionsts and
one Nationalist were returned. The
Ulster constituencies returned twenty
three Unionists, eight Sim Feiners and
seven Nationalists.
Take Seats January q
According to present arrangements,
the members Of the new House of Com
mons, elected this month, win take
uary a.
1t is anticipated in political circles
that the provisional list OF new APP
polntments to the Cabinet viii be
available before the end of this week
One ct the most important vacancies is
tnat OF the Chancellorship Of the En-
cheQuer, Andrew Bolar Law having
expressed his intention to relinou 81
TINS office and coninc himself to the
government leadership n the House.
All the Coalition Ministers have been
reelected to tho House and are avail
a@,e Ior reappointnoat to the Cabinet.
he defeat OF Arther Henderson
niece vacant the Craftsmanship Of The
labor party in the House J. t.
lhonas, secretary Of the General Raj
y aymen's Union, has been elected to
tie vacancy, and his selection meets
" IN general approval.
Winston Spencer Churchill, in 4
statement, declares that tne results Of
tte election have shown that the Brit
ISL electorate VIII have nothing 20 do
with either Kaiserlsm or Bolshevism.
In Coalition circles, generally, it is
believed that II the Germans had any
Aopes 81 4 paciiist victory n the Brit
I'm elections, they have been. sadly
c..illus.onQ,.
"4hs Times says that the country
voted for men whose war record was
Legend re2roach. 1t asks whether Pre-
miel Lloyd George will succeed N
Welding from h 5 gigantic following a
compact party imbued with his own
deals OF progress. eve should be more
hopeful.' il adds, ar the Prcmier's
ton Of labor is immediately neces-
cary, and the Premier should make
supreme effort to secure it. 1t would
De a real safeguard against reaction"
Pacifsm Learns Lesson
81 ho I1oi1v 'ro1
election was the most complete tri-
umph for the Prime Minister in the
history Of Parliamentary government
! he average estimate Of the coalition
maj ority was half the actual results.
Pacifism and dcfeatism received, it
says. "such a lesson as wrong headed
mischief making had never before. Pre-
mier Lloyd George Will have unex-
ampled power 70 carry out the tasks
of peace and reconstruction. lie has
unique opportunity. We are convinced
mat he wlll make the most OF it,
The Daily Chronicle contends
never more democratic, progressive
and patriotic. 1t thinks the fact that
the Premier's majority includes q
unlonlst majority need not disturb
because Of his great personal
strength
Tine Morning Post says that the
nation has decreed the political ban
lshment of the two parties who have
been unfaithful jo the national cause"
The Manchester Guardian" SAYS
that the election illustrates one of the
dangers lnherent in a democratic gov
ernment, namely. the ability of the
party III power by Selling moment
of popular excitement and<confusion.
TO obtain a verdict which is not gen
uine. 1t alleges that the Premier ex-
plotted the strong popular feeling re-
gardlng the punishment of Germany.
II However, the newspaper believes Mr..
Lloyd GeoEe "is better and will do
greater things than his speeches pre-
saged: With regard to the Irish prob
lem "The Guardian" points ont that
some supreme act Of craftsmanship
will solve it.
THE Guardian" points out that
reports from all parts of the country
show that the women voted in larger
proportion than the men.
"1he Daily News" says that the
result cannot be considered as the
Judgment Of the nation. but verdict
'snatched in a moment Of extreme
on the relatively trivial mat
ters of hanging the Kaiser, punitive in
IDENTITIES and the expulsion Of Ger
mans"
All the papers express regret at the
tef"at of former Premier Asauith. and
it is suggested by s6me that he go to
Hhe House Of Lords.