Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-20
Lord Robert Cecil Joins
Opposition; of Wis
count Grey, Asquith.
No Immediate Prospect
of General Election Is
Writer'S s Observation.
BY GEORGE BARNES
Former Member Of the British Parjta.
ment and Paris Peace Conference,

Special Gable Dispatch to The Tribune.
Copyright. 1921 by The Tribune.
Powerful elements are artsine in
Britain against Lloyd George but
there is no immediate prospect Of
q test OF strength. George N. Barnes
declares II his cable Saturday.
London, Feb. 10.-Lord Robert Cecil
has gone over to the opposition. This
presages, some observers say, q rival
coalition including, among others. Tis-
count Grey and Former Premier As
quith. At all events, the governments
difficulties have increased, for. Lord
Cecil has growing following.
Lloyd George has reconstructed his
cabinet. Walter Long and Lord Mil
ner have disappeared but Balfour and
the other chief followers remain and
Winston Churchill has become colonial
secretary.
Meaors Program Of King.
Parliament opened this week with oil
the old world pomp, circumstance and
trappings Of leisured age. It heard
the kings throne speech which con-
tained but meagre legislative, pro-
gram. The speech consisted Of prom
ises respecting dumping of foreign
goods. promises regarding insurance
benefits for the unemployed and the
regulation of the sale of alcoholic
liquors. The reconstruction of the
House of Lords is made dependent on
time.
From all this the writer concludes
that there is no immediate prospect
Of a general election. During the
early part of this session, parliament
will be more concerned about happen
ings under old laws than it viii in
making new ones. There il much dis
quietude both about the Irish question
and unemployment. Although the
Irish problem has probably passed it's
worst stage. it still IS pretty bad aud
the army Of unemployed now numbers
over a million.
Ulster Parliament
In Ireland preparations are under
way to set up a parliament in Ulster
There also is more hopeful a.mos-
phere regarding some agreement with
the insurgent elements elsewhere. It
is difficult, however, to give a reason
for this feeling and to make the reason
consistent with surface appearances,
unless one should attribute it to the
confronting Lloyd George
of stealing the thunder of the new par
combination mentioned
aoovC. 0tAl UEuctc lu6C I0G OkpGE0.
lion OF the new act, with two Irish
is a necessary condition
for a fundamental settlement of the
Irish problem, but even before this
here must be a cessation Of fighting.
under military law, would |
,e an absurdity.
Rail Strike ls Feared.
The threat of the locomotive engi- |
leers' union to strike on both the |
British and Irish railways in reprisal
or the shooting of two members of |
heir organization unless the govern
nent constitutes public inquiry and
the future safety Of Irish
ailway employees is fraught with ugly
possibilities inasmuch as some of the
rish belligerents are probably beyond
he control of aEy government. Per-
onally, I think the strike threat will
o up in smoke. Our people are tired
t strikes and tired of the fomenters
t labor troubles.
Concerning unemployment, the labor
arty has offered number Of amend
rents to the throne speech. This is
he parliamentary procedure for rails
'g political issues and the labor party
ill seek to justify its recent lack OF
cooperation by keeping its proposals.
18th the government policy of relief
'ork and insurance benefits. Labor
eclares the foremost cause of unem-
loyment to be the absence of trade
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