The New York herald., 1921-06-25
LLOYD GEORGE AGAIN
SHOWS His POWER
Gets Confidence Vote From
Hostile House in Anti
Waste Test.
STOPS CABINET REVOLT
Now Determined to Comb
Ireland of Foes After Wey-
lerS Cuban Plan.
CABAL AGAINST HIM FAILS
Governments Position Also
strengthened by Better Eco
nomic Prospect.

ID.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, June "a.
Political gossip in London to-day
centres around the masterful way in
which Premier Lloyd George showed
his ability to defeat the powerful anti
waste campaign waged by the North
cliffe, Beaverbrooks and other news
papers against the Government.
Following the vote of confidence ac-
corded by the House of Commons yes
terday in connection with the debate
which was due to the attacks Of the
opposition newspapers. over the salary
of DR.. Christopher Addison, Minister
Without Portfolio, who received $4,000
year, attention is being directed
here to the way in which the Prime
Minister, while agreeing to a reduc-
ton in DR.. Addison's salary to f2,50O
year. maintained his control over the
House OF Commons and again demon
strated the reason why he is the only
head of a State who has survived the
war-and peace
Revolt Headed on.
It has developed that behind the
scenes and before the Parliamentary ses-
sion last night, the Prime Minister
headed off what looked like a near re-
volt in his Cabinet. 1t revolved about
Ireland. Lloyd George won. and the
very newspapers which reported the
Kings kindly words" in Belfast the
next day carried statements that ten
more battalions had been ordered to
ireland. Now 1t appears that the Prime
Minister, aroused by the refusal of
Eamonn de Valera and the bulk of the
Irish people to respond to his many di-
verse offers of peace negotiations. is de-
termined to comb Ireland. His enemies
say II will be a campaign like that of
Gen. Weyler. Spanish Governor-General,
in Cuba.
On the other hand, friends Of the
Prime Minister compare his move with
the finally successful tactics OF Great
Britain In connection with the Boer
War. However, whichever way IL turns
out, 1t will be vigorous attempt by
Lloyd George to remove from the Irish
problem every one who is capable of re-
sistance. Then the Government hopes to
put its own homo rule scheme into ef-
feet
Typifying this programme OF delay. the
Belfast Parliament. after hearing the,
Kings formal speech read by Sir
James Craig. the Premier, adjourned
without debate until September.
Plot Against Premier.
According to the Manchester Guar
dian there has been a deep laid plot to
overthrow the Prime Minister. II
charges that Lord Birkenhead, the Lord
Chancellor. heads this plot This has
been described as a "farrago of wild
invention" Nevertheless political affairs
at Whitehall have been In such a state
of flux for the last ten days that there
undoubtedly is foundation for the state
ment that serious dissension in the Cabi-
net ended only when Lord Birkenhead
delivered the Cabinets decision in the
House of Lords three days ago to the
effect that there was no fiscal autonomy
concession possible for Ireland.
Lord Birkenhead, despite his ante
cedents and connection with Sir Edward
Carson's Ulster army in 1914. is reported
to favor concessions to Ireland. and his
statement In the House OF Lords refusing
them was said to represent a Cabinet
decision rather than his own personal
convictions.
The Manchester Guardian says the
revolt would have succeeded had IL pos
sessed a leader In the House Of Com
mons. Winston Spencer Churchill, Sec
retary OF State for the Colonies. was
assigned TO that duty. 1t says, but at the
last moment decided that the time was
inopportune to attack Lloyd George and
refused TO act.
There Is no doubt that the Cabinet
dissensIon was over ireland. and there
is equally no doubt that Lloyd George
won handily In the Cabinet The opposi-
ton press sensed this fight and led It's
own attack In the "anti-waste" cam
paign. which centred around DR.. Addi-
son IN the House OF Commons. The
Prime Minister defeated that as easily.
apparently. as he did Lord Birkenhead's s
move in the Cabinet.
BETTER Times Ahead.
A side light on the political expecta-
tlon OF better times In England was
afforded yesterday when the Bank OF
England rate was cut from 6h 70 per
cent. II has been stated frequently that
this would not be done until the in
dustrial outlook cleared up.
The pessimistic speech by Frank
Hod ges, secretary-generai of the Coal
Miners Federation. at the Brighton
labor convention when he spoke OF the
striking miners having TO bow TO the
Inevitable" influx OF foreign coal. which
would enable vital Industries 90 carry
on. and at least the beginning OF the
break in the ranks OF the strikers by
the return OF some Of the men TO the
pits. has added TO the feeling OF op-
timlsm here.
with better business conditions OBJ
tanning. the Government will be able TO
get out Of the serious budget deficit. and
IL II succeeds In It's Irish policy another
serious problem will have been solved.
Pending these efforts, all talk OF n
change In the composition OF the Coall-
tion OF OF Lloyd George swinging def
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