The New York herald., 1922-10-20
PRESS OF BRITAIN
TAKEN BY SURPRISE
Continued from First Page.

division along party lines was unknown
| in its councils.
Less complete but quite sufficient and
! seldom difficult to control was the har-
mony between the two coalition wings
| in the House of Commons. The failure
was in the constituencies: there the
party machinery proved intractible to
| coalition requirements. AS long as an
appeal to the constituencies was re-
mote the coalition was safe; anything
which brought an election nearer en-
| dangered II.
Coalition government of one type or
another Is likely to be the eountry's lot
| for much Of its foreseeable future. :.
The immediate prospect before us Is
purely unionist ministry under Bonar
! Law, but unless, which we think un-
likely, it secures a clear majority after
! the dissolution. IL may come TO be much
modified and even supplanted early in
! IT'S career.
"One or two points we venture to fore
cast. One is that In foreign affairs no
change in orientation will be tried.
Those in France and elsewhere who
based their hopes on a change in Govern
ment will shortly be disappointed. The
other Is that the Irish treaty must stand"
| On the other hand the Morning Post
! halls change as victory in the In
terests of tho country no less tha~for
| the historic Conservative party, and
says: Freed at last from what had be-
come an incubus, delivered from sys-
tenn under which all principle and all
patriotism alike was subordinated TO the
erratic will of that dynamic force Lloyd
George. the Conservative party can now
go straight forward in answer to an
appeal from distracted country with
clear conscience and an honest policy,
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path. Coalition Government, so long
moribund, is dead and gone unwept and
unsung. . The decision ultimately
turned on the sole point: Is the Conserv-
ative party to accept Lloyd George as
Prime Minister or not? Chamberlin's
attempt to leave this question in sus-
pcnse was swiftly defeated"
The Morning Post expects the Minis
terial Conservatives ultimately to line
up with Bonar Law and thinks that 1t is
necessary to hold a general election
soon.
The Daily cypress also thinks that
the party will ultimately remain intact
for the highest interests Of the state
and declares that Chamberlain and the
ministers who Sollowed him sacrificed
themselves on the altar of personal
| loyalty. 1t says that they still remain
conservatives.
"Tfmes" Expresses Satisfaction.
The Times says that there Is cause Cor
national satisfaction in the turn of
events and believes that the effects
everywhere will be beneficial. adding
that the nation now has an opportunity
to set its house In order. It praises
the courage of Bonar Law. but adds that
s,..o ..-e-.ens are futile at this early
duf a holt tte+
country is urgent, adding. The coun-
try. it may be hoped, has reached the
end Of the intermediate period between
the war and peace periods In which the
persistence OF war methods and the war
habit mind vitiated br impeded much
/ that might otherwise have been done to
! accelerate the restoration OF peace con-
ditions The liberating deed of the
unionist party should open up a pros
pect OF greater freedom in public life,
the adoption of constitutional methods
in government and sobriety in the use
OF government power"
"Newsn Sees End of Coalition.
The Daily NeOs says: Coalition gov
eminent is at an end. and with II the
period Of sham and make believe. which
In the last four years reduced politics at
home TO succession of squald intrigues
and brought the credit of this country
| abroad TO the lowest point which u ha,s
! reached for generations Whatever gov
/ ernment succeeds tho Coalition could not
/ be anything but an Improvement"
The Daily Net1s is strongly against an
I Immediate election, largely because OF
! the difficulties abroad. II admits that
the position OF Lloyd George must still
bc considered, doubts II he can lead a
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will have to rewrite his speech.
The Westminster Gazette doubts "
the conservatives can carry on long but
| thinks that the coalition W definitely
| ended, adding: ''The atmosphere Of
politics is sweeter for It's going. Like
tree rotten at the core while the bark
is still intact, II disappeared before a
| gust of wind"
The Doly Mail says the conservatives
redeemed their reputation by their vote.
thinks that n Interpreted tho feeling OF
I the nation and that IL means the end OF
the coalition.
"The outcome" II says. may be the
retirement from official life of n few
prominent Conservative Ministers, but
for the time being We shall be better
for their withdrawal" IL even attacks
tho Earl OF Baifour for his Palestine
policy as "scandsious" and calls Cham
beriain IAN essentially weak man with
A. narrow outlook, and VIC shall be mo
4 worse for his revefsion TO private life. "
| Il doubts " Lord Birkcnhead will
soon regain prominent place In poiit'
icai life, attacks his sincerity and
coupling him with Winston Churehill
says: These two Ministers are primaI.
ny responsible for the reckless war pol
icy In the Near Fast which has led q
the overthrow OF the coalition. The
country at last has the opportunity tc
make fresh start N will send into
retirement with its polite thanks th'
Ministers who became 30 efficient IN wal
time that they we're incapable Of con
ducting q peace administration.
Sow let us make fresh start and gei
sack TO a policy that Britons can un'
derstand and approve"
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