The Washington times., 1919-10-03
CRISIS FACED BY
BRITISH PREMIER
Political Situation Calls for
Lloyd Georges Utmost
Strength.

LONDON, Oct. S.-Political crises
are meat and drink to David Lloyd
/ George, England's "rnau of destiny"
put the one which now impend8 prom
I ises 10 tax to the utmost the strength
| and deXterity OF the little Welshman
who has traded heavily thus far on
| the fact that he won the war and
| wrote a British" peace.
During q holiday Of Parliament Do
/ litical battles are likely TO be at best
only slCirmisheg and minor raids. The
] heavy artillery Of attack and defense
/ generally rumbles only when the law
/ makers are seated in Westminster.
The American Foreign Relations
/ Committee has revealed q plot" by
Lord Eorthcliffe, political journalist
and cabinet maker, and winston
! Churchill, Secretary for War, TO form
cabinet majority to overthrow
Lloyd George.
And labor, meaning the British
Labor Congress, representing 5,OOO,-
| 900 workers, and, with their fGmilieg
nearly half the inhabitants OF Britain,
| have taken sharp action against
| Lloyd Georges government on ma
| tionalization OF the coal mines. MILL
| tary rule IN Ireland, continuance OF
the war against BolshevtBt Russia,
and continuance Of CONSUMPTION
Opposition % George.
On the face Of things, it Is seem
! ingly inevitable that attempts to oust
the Georgian government wiz be
made from two directions. The editor
who 10 credited with having made"
the Premier and the PremieF'B best
known lieutenant, Churchill, would
turn the trick tomorrow II they saw
their way clear to do IL. Labor. aim
ing not so much at Lloyd George
himself as at the coalition govern
ment, would force a change OF gov
ernment just as quickly IL there were
not botheTsome and complicating cir
cumstances.
The bothersome and complieating
circumstances for NorthcliRe, Church
III g. Co. are:
They cannot swing a workable ma
! jority against the premier.
They haven't found the Churchill
name big enough for a headliner in
= new government and,
Their first platform plank" unre-
lenting warfare against the Bolshe-
viks to prevent Germany from COB
bling Russia, has become very un-
popular with the general public and
IS no longer tenable.
The bothersome and compIicating
circumstances FOR organized labor in
Gll its rapidly growing power are:
Labor hopes one day to be the gov
crnment.
LabOF's Power.
Labor could force an overthrow Of
the Government on one Of its major
issues, but it could not do this by
political action through its members
Of Parliament. who, are not numerous
enough for the purpose.
II labor forces the downfall OF the
government it will have to use the
strike weapon or the threat Of direct
action. The government which per
mitted" this would be discredited, and
probably would fail But the labor
movement also would lose standing
with the voters and the day when
labor can become the government
party would be postponed.
So, while there will be spirited at
tacks and noisy battles directed
against the redOubts held BY David
Lloyd George, Northcliffe. labor. Lord
Rothermere, Northcliffe's editor-broth-
er and, a score OF minor factions. no
BODY is yet visible on the political
horizon who can stage Lloyd Georges
downfall with safety to himself.
Evidence Growing.
If King George started today call
ing In leading statesmen for the pur-
pose Of inviting them TO form a new
cabinet he'd in all probability give
audience to a goodly number Of So
called leading" statesmen without
getting a single nibble.
few weeks or a few months OF
the new session OF Parliament may
develop a different story. Some states
man may grow. The pile Of evidence |
for the prosecution" which the oppo- !
gition is collecting at the door OF |
Downing street NAV grow to such ~ |
Heasions as 70 make conviction easier. !