El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-20
BONARLAW NEW
BOSS;
CARSON HIS AID

london. Eng. Oct 20-Two sig
I nlficanr things stand out IN the po-
ltical situation OF Britain today that
/ are. perhaps, important enough 10
I penetrate even the frenzy OF political
/ talk in which America Is revealing at
/ the moment
They are.
I First-rhere is a strong suspicion
. abroad. voiced without equivOcation
Z by some, that Lloyd George, after
T career that is almost miracle, has
3 finally lost command Of his govern
, ment That Bonar Law, the leader
I OF the Unionlst party, and behind
[ him. Sir Edward Carson. OF Ulster,
Ireland, hold the reins-
Eeccnd-There Is talk OF another
general election, another appeal 70
/ the country, in the air
Result OF 3I'swinev Ease.
In simple form. the first situation
Is the result Of the MacSwiney case
{ and OF the workings Of the socalled
I coercion bill In Ireland The story
goes that the governors OF Ireland,
the men on the ground, agreed TO at
/ tempt operation OF the restoration
! Of order" bill on condition that they
have absolute power, without inter
ference from Downing street The
hunger strike cases made the Issue
international in its appeal Lloyd
George sounded a compromise key
note in Switzerland, then FASTENED
home 10 find q graceful way OF re-
leasing the hunger strikers once
here he ran into the promise he had
given the government OF Ireland For
two days he struggled. then was faced
by a flat ultimatum that il he re-
leased the hunger strikers his Irish
government would resign and make
no further attempts at operating tie
restoration Of order" law. II meant
a cabinet crash Under pressure he
signed an unequivocal pledge TO carry
out the law and let the hunger strik- Z
ers die
was It an article OF abduction7
Did Bonar Law and Sir Edward Car
son take over the real control OF tne I
government at that moment
The next day officials OF the Irish I
office pointed 10 the signed statement 4
and said; We've got him now" And T
Sir Hzmar Greenwood. the Irish sec
rotary, runs with Bonar Law
Election Bumorx.
As 10 the general election: A !
weekly political journal was the first /
to sound The warning It's version was Z
that Lloyd George planned 10 stand 4
pat In opposition TO relaxing vigi- I
lance in ireland. and oppose TO the !
last ditch the miners strike agitation I
as revolutionary then AT the critical I
moment Issue a call for a general .
election and 60 before the country Z
on a law and order platform-mainte-
nance OF order in Ireland. and the de-
Feat OF all reddish" or radical labor I
moves at homes
Since the MacSwiney episode the
tune Of the general election talk has 4
changed appreciably. For months il
has been no secret that the banking
and propertied class has held that the /
way 70 save England from Soviet
ling influence is TO 90 20 the mat
with labor at once, and once and for
an The success OF the Unionist or
Conservative" or Tory element IN
getting a strange hold on the premier
IN the matter Of the hunger strikers
nas resulted in new Interpretation
or general election talk IN this the
star, an opposition paper. leads, with 4
the assertion thar the Tory gov
eminent heads plan 20 let the coal
strike which. with its accompanying
Inconvenience for the middle classes
and unemployment for the working
classes, IS bound 20 be unpopular. and
then confront the nation with
'noice between an opposition. Of
p" men lapor is strong part. and a
government which wants peace and
prosperity in domestic affairs. 10
ms end declares the Star. the Union
80 or Tory leaders are already quietly
assembling their speIbinders and
paigns-
Awdit Ripe @Oeeasion.s
The pot is boiling over. Events viii
show what viii develop, for the gov
eminent must have a ripe occasion
Tor throwing the nation into the dis
.urbinE period OF an election. else
face unpopularlty itself.
In an election on such issues LLOYD
george would be returned Again AMI
II. He would be picked TO head the
ticket and would be returned II the
men behind the scenes thought lord
5irkenhezd, until lately known as i.
2 smith, and Of some fame in Ulster
% be not yet ripe for The premier
ship He is being trained for that
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