El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

I ONDON. Eng April 1Z.-Within the
last few days a silent political
revolution has been accomplished
IN England The old Tory party after
a more or less continuous career for
two centuries. has disappeared
Labor. which made its appearance
in politics a few years before the
war as an humble rival OF the great
Liberal and Tory machines that had
struggled immsmorially fer power.
has pushed its way 50 far that it
seriously threatens TO win hundreds
Of seats at the next election
Lloyd George seeming the danger
has convinced his Tory and Liberal
colleagues in his. ministry and in par
lament that only a new party d.
vorced from the old organizations
and with himself as leader can hope
to hold office, now that Asqulth has
reeutered the field as Liberal leader
and has killed the Tory-Liberal coali-
ton
VIII Be n George Party
10 announcement has yet been
made officially the existence OF the
new party. and even its name has
not been settled upon. although i
viii probably call itself National
Democratic. This title IS sure TO be
shortened by the public into "Geor-
gian-" Opposed 70 the Georgians VIII
be the old Liberals under Asquith and
the labor party led By Clynes and
Barnes.
The Tory party has not been torpe-
decd without 2 struggle A group Of
stalwzrts. suu calling themselves
Unionists. viii strive TO keep the
germ OF Toryism alive until better
days Gomez one OF them VIII be lord
Salisbury, who urged. with eloquence
and pathos but in vain. his influen-
tial Tories. at a recent meeting not
70 abandon the old ship.
&C., fhn nF~ LID
lloyd Georges success IN floating
bis new party depended upon con
viucing his Tory colleagues. and es-
peciallv Andrew Bouar Law, Official
leader OF the Tory party that with
out him they were lost In this he
agreed 70 turn over the leadership OF
the National Democratic party 10
Lloyd George ard himself abdiclte
his position
Accordingly the next parliament
VIII be made up OF handful OF "die
hard" Tories and OF Carsonfte and
southern Unionlst Irishmeu. and three
great parues-Georgian. Asquithian
and Labor
Apparently the prime minister has
not made up his mind whether he
wants the election now or next year
He can hold office II he chooses for
a long time 70 come. barring some
unexpected political thunder storm
A majority OF more than 200 IN the
commons that he now enjoys can SUI
Ter many losses by elections without
dangerously diminishing-
Nay Gail Elections Soon.
But Lloyd George IS master tacti-
elan. and n he IS convinced that the
unpopulariry OF his government VIII
grow rather than diminish he VIII
not hesitate 20 dissolve parliament
and appeal 70 the country even before
America chooses a successor 70 VIII
son.
In estimating the chances Of the
troll OF Bri tain. one fact looms Up
very clearly. IL is very likely. proha-
bic I think. that neither the Geor-
glans. Asquithians nor Laborites wiz
secure a majority In the next house
This viii Introduce a situation new
in British history. as sensational as
though an American labor party were
20 rise TO equal strength with the
Democrats and Republicans and the
next house Of representatives should
find itself SO constituted that no par
y could elect a speaker without the
help OF one OF the others
May Fight Socialism
u IS possible that the Georgians
and Asquithian parties may Join
against labor II labor proves very
viii represent conservation in prop
erty and taxation against very radi-
cal labor opinions. and the alliance
would prove natural. were i not lor
personal anita gouisu-
Neither with him nor above him
nor under him" Asquith IS reported
to have remarked when the posi-