Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-16
IoJTCOME OF ENGLISH
FIECTIONS UNCERTAIN
Iincs shattered by War and
r" ycw VOTERS Make situation
More Complex.
lloyd GEORGE TAKES ISSUE
.,,,c, Puts Proposal TO Country TO
con,iuuc Present Government on
winning -thc-War Plank.


DV. IN the coming elections Is
Ihe ,nr country VIII indorse
iInyd Gewr,s propose mat the
-,..srt coalition government win
r,set as premier, shall be con-
aInst after the war for the work
u1.nsklgg peace and carrying on the
'"hor ohrt,Onstrucllon.
'AVU' A%n,,r before were British political
.Si,,ops 80 chaotic as they aro~to-
.r The wax has shattered old party
u TSs 70 electoral reform bill adopted
a,,lamcnt during the summer OF
III virtually doubled the number OF
.,o,s II gave the ballot to all wOm-
'O'or o,sr 40. men over II and soldiers
Gu t.r 81 This added 100000 fe-
-uI -ats and 100000 males TO the
mag lists How the women Will
,o,a and what parties the soldiers
,S suu0pr. none can predict. The
a'",nrrt OF puuE.ng the country into
y. sycltemru, and expense Of an
ID.,,on At such "A time as the pres
-, has excited strong opOsiuOn. On
4 bs other hand the legal Ike OF the
S,..enl house Of commons expired
gr.e years ago and 1t has extended
81. owns tenure OF Office from term
- Term by resolutions. This has
b,en an Informal proceeding which
vould have been impossible except
,hat II had the endorsement OF pub
Tr opinion because no one wanted
an election during the great war,
question Complex. r...
AZ the new voters will be ntitled
IA AXE part IN choosing the govern
w,1l Lloyd George has before
him the difficult task of trying to
gssn together that majority Of the
eo,sryatye party which supported
m, war measure and enough lib
,r,,s 10 give him a balance OF power.
Tss decisive factors will be how
nanv liberals will follow him and
Vhai policy the labor party will
|adOpt
tcal leader OF the liberal party,
While Lloyd George is Il free
arce without any party organization
ar marty funds behind him. lie
Vshes TO continue the political truce
which all parties declared at the
p.sinninE OF the war and trusts to
me slogan that he Is the Header
Who won the war" to attract votes.
The program of his followers Is
apparently to nominate Lloyd George
,berals in all districts where the
regular liberal candidates will not
endorse the premIer's platform. II
;hs Is carried out, 1t means split
in the liberal party which will have
10 decide wherher the Lloyd Georgi-
ans or the Asquithlans control II.
How many candidates the labor
party will nominate and how many
votes II will muster is an uncertain
element 80 far as Ireland is con-
c,rned the election means almost the
.oal disappearance OF the old na-
ucnallst party OF Redmond and
Dillon from Westminster. The Sinn
Faners are expected to sweep south
srr Ireland, but the members elected
! ly the Sim Fcin always refused to
,ake their seats
In addition to trying to hold to-
gs;her his conservative and liberal
.sporters Lloyd George is try
lg 10 reconcile the Asquith faction.
Nr Asluith could have had ii high
uNAN ~ A4AN ll'ofAN NthbAAANN ~ az
would have accepted IL. There were
.Vo obstacles however. home rule
and protection. SDne OF these the
conservatives will not have and the
other Is objected TO by the liberals.
Lloyd George addressed a
aFse group OF liberal members from
both houses of parliament on Tues
day Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor
4 u The eIchequer, also presented the
coalition program at "a meeting OF
conservatives This program is said
10 include safeguarding agriculture
and essential MANUFACTURES, i'm
Aperal preference and home rule
without coercion OF the six counties
IN Ulster, Lloyd Georges speech
before the liberals advocated a
..ague OF nations and EMPHASIZED
The need OF national unity.> He
oeSstd liberals not 10 talk. Limited
Protection and half way home rule
Do not satisfy the stalwarts Of either
party The greatest asset OF
Lloyd George is his personal popu-
aI.ty