Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-19
LLOYD-GEORGE
WILL Be ISSUE Of
NEW ELECTIONS
With Party Lines Wiped Out,
Question Is Whether Gov
eminent of Premier Will Be
Endorsed by People

LONDON, Thursday, Nov. 1.-THE
issue in the coming election is
whether the country will indorse
Lloyd Georges proposal that the
present coalition government, with
himself as premier. shall be
continued after the war Tor the work
OF making peace and carrying on the
labor of reconstruction.
Never before were British political
conditions as chaotic as they are to-
day. The war has shattered old par
Iy lines.
The electoral reform bill adopted
by parliament during the summer OF
1917 virtually doubled the number or
voters. 1t gave the ballot to all
women over 50, men over u and SOL
diers under II. This added 5000, 900
females and 100000 males to the
voting lists. How the women will
vote and what parties soldiers will
support none can predict.
Unusual situation
The prospect OF pIunging the coun-
try into the excitement and expense
of an election at such time as the
present has excited strong opposi-
zion. On the other hand, the legal
life of the present house OF commons
expired three years ago, and 1t has
extended it's own tenure of office
from term to term by resolutions.
This has been an informal proceed
ing, which would have been impos-
sible except that it had the indorse-
ment of public opinion, because none
wanted an election during the great
war.
AS the new voters will be entitled
to take part in choosing the govern
menL, 1df. Lloyd george mas before
him the difficult task of trying to
keep together that majority OF the
on arxy a tixyn 1rtNy n ri aH
his war measures, and enough Liber-
ais to give him a baIance OF power.
The decisive factors will be how
many Liberals will follow him and
what policy the labor party will
adopt.
Herbert H. Asquith remains the
official leader OF the Liberal party,
while Mr.. Lloyd George is a free
lance without any party organization
or party funds behind him.
To Summon New Parliament
A proclamation Sunmonlng the
new parliament will be issued on
November %, Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the eXchequer, has an
nounced.
Nominations for the new body
will be made on December 4 and the
polling will take place on December
IA.
Propagation of the parliament will
take place on Wednesday of next
week. On Monday an address in re-
gard to the war Will be presented
to the king and moved in both
houses. After the house assemblies
on Tuesday, an adjournment will be
made to the gallery, where the king
will receive members of both
houses.
He wishes to continue the political
truce which all parties declared at
the beginning of the war and trusts
to the slogan that he is the leader
who won the war;" to attract votes.
The program of his followers is
apparently to nominate Lloyd George
and Liberals in all districts where
the regular Liberal candidates will
not indorse the premier's platform.
If this is carried out it means split
in the Liberal party, which Will nave
to decide whether the Lloyd George
ans or the Asquithfans control 1t.
How many votes 1t will muster is
an uncertain element.
So far as Ireland is concerned, the
election probably means the almost
total disappearance of the old Ma
tionaIist party of Redmond and Dill
lon from Westminster. The Sim
Feiners are expected to sweep south
ern Ireland, but the members elect
ed by the Sim Fem always refused
to take their seats.
In addition to trying to hold to,
gether his Conservative and Liberal
supporters, Mr.. Lloyd George is try
ing to reconcile the Asquith faction.
Mr.. Asquith could have had high
seat in the present cabinet II ne
would have accepted 1T. There were
two obstacles, however, home rule
and protection. One or these tne
Conservatives will not have and the
other is objected to by the Liberals