The sun., 1919-08-04
COALITIONS FALL I
IN COMMONS SEEN
- GAN gTf5,. srga "
Present Government Is Classed
as Worst in Modern
4 Times.
ExTRAvAGANoE SCORED
Russian Policy and Lack Of
4 Real Leadership Rebuked
in the Press.
s0.niaI wireIess Despatch 10 TEE SUN

CopwtGh. 1913. all rt0hts reserved.
LoNpoN, Aug s.-Growing dissatis-
faction with the promises and perform
snces OF the Government foreshadow
the end Of coalition in the House Of
Commons. The recent reversais in the
elections a. 'Lanark ana elsewhere were
hard blow to the stability Of the
present Government. The Notion this
week ciassed the Government as the
most unpopular in modern times and
criticised some of its acts as childish
attempts to rig public poinion.
Even Lloyd Georges organ Reynolds
Newspaper publishes column article
contrasting the Governments perform
ances with it's promises and asserting
that too many things are being allowed
TO drift. 1t asks tor lead In regard
to the future of Ireland and action on
the problem OF prohteering. The ar
ticle concludes: 2'r -
.if the Government has any real re-
gard for its own interests. and its own
stability II viii be wise to see that the
lead Ii not looked for In vain"
Lord Rothermere, writig in the Sun
day Pictorial, asks IL coalition Is neces-
sary any longer and answers his own
question In the negative. Alter calling
attention to the financial position and
the system Of subsidies. he asserts that
the continuance Of the present extrava.
gance will mean the bankruptcy Of the
State and the wanton expenditure will
cause a need for an income tax Of 80
per cent on limited incomes.
Russian Policy Attacked.
Deprecating the military adventures
IN Russia and the Caucasus and stating
that they have been debated solely from
the political points Of view. he urges
that the primary consideration should
have been the cost. and adds:
I'VE cannot AFFORD to indulge in any
more costly crusades while we are I'M
poverished and have so many domestic
needs. Regarding the possibility that
German influence may penetrate Russia,
we must take the risk, We have bigger
risks ahead OF US at home" He points
out that the debates In the House Of
Commons are spiritless because every
body knows they are mere beating Of
the air and the nation is drifting into
the habit of disregarding Parliament
altogether. He continues:
81 consider that the time has come for
the creation of a new bloc or combination
pledged primarily to economy In admin
istration and the rehabilitation of the ma
TONS finances, placing them on a sound
footing. We want q progressive party.
which will take real construction for its
watchword and will prove It is possible to
make new Britain without dissipating
such resources as are left to US.
For my part. doubt II n true spirit
Of economy will develop through any re-
construction, Of the present coalition. We
must make q fresh start or drift into ma
tional ruin. Minds accustomed to the
wanton extravaganza OF war cannot be
adjusted to the economic exigencies OF
peace. We require not only the recon-
struction of the Government. but the re-
construction. of parties on new lines. q
Retrenchment Held vital.
1--WE must have retrenchment and re-
form we want a new party that will
pledge itself to prune ruthlessly our over
grown bureaucracy. reduce subsidies and
doles as soon as possible and check the
excessive naval and military expendi-
lures. Paramount financial and other
considerations compel us to get In mo-
ton movement for the reconstruction
of parties"
j. L. Garvin, writing In the Observer
says: 1.-THE public awakening to the
meaning of the political and industrial
situation is becoming tolerably completes
there will be still more drastic enlighten-
ment in the next three months. Coalition
is like the grasshopper that thought II
always would be summer. although the
facts will be much more uncomfortable
for coalition than for the grasshopper.
Real politics are coming rapidly &c
the forefront. Every bye election as well
ms every strike tends to bring the Gov
ernrent to the pinch For reasons Of
general convenience there may be nc
dissolution this year. but In the end al
the parties will ind that the dsnouenent
must be sought at the polls In this Al
In all times, there can be no national 90
luton with security. no sufficient pros
pect Of progress with order unless the
House Of Commons does in truth repre-
sent the country"