Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-21
A Trying Month
 For British People
PREMIER LLoYD-eEoReE HAS PLAcATED THEM
THROUGH LABOR UNION
Prediction is Made That the Next Government Will be a Labor. Liberal coaIition-There Will be s,ooo,ooo New Voters at Next Election, 5000, 7 900 of Them Women.

London, Jan. 2o.-The first month of 1913 has been one of the most trying of the whole war for the British people. Now the nation seems to have weathered it's doubts and disagree ments and accepted the watchword We must go on or go under'
 The labor unions met the demand upon them for more men in khaki with a critical and doubtful spirit; they in sisted upon knowing the government s exact war program and were inclined to believe that peace negotiations were possible. These questions have been threshed out with the government fully and freely, with straight talking on both sides, and the government seems to have carried the day.
 Lloyd George Answered Questions.
 This result is due principally to Pre- mier Lloyd George, and it strengthens his position and authority for the time being The premier's resourcefulness was never disturbed by the fusillade oi fuestions from the laborites. some of them out and out pacifists, at the Fri day conference.
 Probably the most effective state ment MT Lloyd George made was that the government was ready to go into peace conference whenever the Ger | mans showed any disposition to nego- tiate on equitable terms. But he saw no disposition of that kind now. Sharp Criticism of Government. There is still sharp criticism of the | government among the masses, tho | chief ground being the food problem
 While apparently there are enough supplies in the country to maintain the population in comfort, the com 1 plicated business of distribution has not been successfully met.
 Eight Million New Voters, | A general election is expected a.
 soon as new register of voters car
 be made. Eight million new voters
 six million of whom are women, vii
 go on the rolls under the reform bil 1 which the house of lords is now de batting. The predictions are that tn,
 next government vii! be a labcr- libera
 coalition. with the lahcr party ho!a ing the largest number of seats of an, party in the house Of commons and tn
 strongest position in the cabinet. i Labor Party's Conference. 1 The labor party,,s conference at Not
 tingharn this week will be one of tn most important in it's history. Pro | D
 considered which will admit all brai]
 workers to the party's ranks on a,
 equality with the trade unionists. Thi
 is called the hand and brain" move
 uient, and the laborites expect that ]
 will make their organization tn
 largest and strongest political body i
 the kingdom
 The party's policy for reconstruc ton after the war will be framed. Tn proposals to be submitted include national wage minimum, democrat control of industry, revolution of na tional finance and the use of privat
 surplus wealth for the common goot : some of the sub-heads in this pro , gram are employment for all, organiza ton of the demobilized armies, insur ance against unemployment, natural
 ization of land, railways, mines an l electric power, steeply graduated tax ation on incomes and wealth